Acme Connector Wayfinding Signage Installed
Critical navigational signage on the Acme Connector was produced and installed by Image360. We are grateful for the wayfinding signage that allows trail users to easily navigate along the trailway.
Project Updates
Torch Lake Schematic Design Complete
The recommended alignment for the Torch Lake Township segment was presented and approved by the Torch Lake Township Board on December 19, 2023. This marks the culmination of a comprehensive schematic design process that included …
Acme Connector Is Completed
The trail segment through the KOTI development property has been completed and the entirety of the trail is fully open for use. This completed central trail section is a pivotal safe community connection.
Acme Connector Ribbon Cutting
The first official segment of the Nakwema Trailway officially opens. On October 25, advocates, funders, state and local elected officials, partners, and trail enthusiasts all came out to cut the ribbon and celebrate the new …
Breaking Ground on the Acme Connector
On May 3, a hearty group of community leaders, advocates and enthusiasts came out to break ground for the trail connection in Acme–no bad weather could stop us! Team Elmer’s is now busy constructing the new …
Acme Connector Campaign Receives $75,000 Boost
The fundraising campaign to get the Acme Connector on the ground received a big boost on June 18 thanks to a challenge match provided by the Oleson Foundation, Tri-County Bicycle Association – DALMAC Fund, and Aspire North Realtors.℠ Through July, every gift from private donors towards the Acme …
Spring Trail Segment Updates
Spring has sprung early in northern lower Michigan and your trail team partners are busy planning and working to ensure that the momentum continues to build as we keep focused on our goal to develop …
Online Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Trail South from Charlevoix
An online survey was conducted in the winter of 2021 to help inform trail planning and design for the Nakwema Trailway south of Charlevoix. The questionnaire was available following a virtual presentation by the Nakwema …
Project Team Supports Design for the Charlevoix Connector Trail
The Little Traverse Wheelway ends before it gets to Charlevoix, so the City of Charlevoix and Top of Michigan Trails Council are working on plans to change that. The conceptual planning phase for a separated …
Trail Route Proposed for Charlevoix ↔ Fisherman’s Island State Park Segment
The project team and Michigan Department of Natural Resources hosted a virtual presentation on a proposed trail route for the Charlevoix ↔ Fisherman’s Island State Park Segment of the Nakwema Trailway on December 17. The partners …
