“Spring
Fling” Birthday Bash Theme - March 10, 2010
Click HERE for event poster!
Tickets
went on sale February 1st for the 14th Annual Anniversary/Birthday
Bash Celebration of the Prairie Spirit Trail. The gala
will take place on Wednesday, March 10th at the Community
Building located in Garnett’s North Lake Park.
Social
time begins at 6:00 p.m. The buffet dinner featuring
smoked meat, delicious salads, side dishes and birthday
cake will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m. A silent auction
will be ongoing throughout the evening and includes some
really nice items. Guest speakers, including Trail Manager,
Trent McCown, will be on hand to give updates on trail
happenings.
Don’t
be left out! Tickets to the “birthday
bash” are only $7 per person and are available
for purchase at Garnett City Hall, Archer Insurance
(Garnett), or can be purchased at the event.
CELEBRATE
SPRING! Don’t miss your chance to enjoy
an evening of fun and show your support for the Prairie
Spirit Trail. Buy your tickets and mark your calendar.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, March
10th!
Why
We Celebrate!
FUN
FACTS: The first stretch of the Prairie Spirit
Trail officially opened on March 30, 1996. Since
that grand
opening day 14 years ago, many people have shared
the “Prairie
Spirit” experience and many projects have
been realized through the development of the trail.
The
improvement projects
in Garnett are numerous and include the renovation
of the Santa Fe Depot as a tourism information
center, the Santa
Fe Depot Walking Tile Project, a nostalgically
lit pathway through town complete with benches
lining
the trail and
native landscaping. Bluebird houses have been placed
along the trail for birdwatchers to enjoy and a
new train caboose
has been retired on the grounds of the Santa Fe
Depot to enhance the railroad heritage of the trail.
On
September 1, 1998, Phase II of the trail officially
opened and extended the trail from 17 miles in
length to more than 33 miles (Richmond to Ottawa).
Trailheads
and
native landscaping were developed in the cities
of Ottawa, Princeton and Richmond. The City of
Ottawa
and the Franklin
County Historical Society have made extensive
improvements to the rail corridor within the city limits,
including
enhancements to the Old Museum Depot. Picnic
shelters and other amenities are ongoing Friends of the
Prairie Spirit
Trail projects in the communities of Welda and
Richmond.
Phase
3 opened in 2008 connecting the first two phases to the
enchanting communities of Colony,
Carlyle
and Iola and lengthen the trail to more than
51 miles.
The 14th anniversary celebration is open to
the public. The Friends of the Prairie Spirit
Trail
invite you
to show your support of the trail and the communities
along
the
Prairie Spirit by attending.
“
CATCH THE SPIRIT” Bicycle Ride
June 12, 2010
5…10…20…and 50-mile
bike event on the
PRAIRIE SPIRIT TRAIL
OTTAWA: A charity bike ride is being planned for Saturday, June
12th. The ride is being coordinated
through the Ottawa Recreation Commission and will benefit
the Franklin
County
Cancer Society and the Prairie Spirit Trail.
The ride will begin at the Kanza Park in Ottawa
and participants will
have the options of trekking 5, 10, 20
or 50
miles.
More information to be released soon as final
details of the
ride are made.
Mark your calendars and make plans to join
us on the trail on June 12th! Entry forms
will be
available
online
or inserted in the month trail newsletter,
The Prairie Spirit Express.
Join
the Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail!
Annual
membership is only $10 per person and with your membership
you will receive The Prairie Spirit Express monthly newsletter
(one per household). Just send your name, address and $10
(check or money order) per person to:
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
P. O. Box 71
Garnett, KS 66032-0071
Be
a part of the Prairie Spirit Trail,
Purchase a Walking Tile
The
Santa Fe Depot Walking Tile Project was created in 1997
ago as a monumental way of raising money for improvements
along the Prairie Spirit Trail. Proceeds received from
walking tiles to date have provided bicycle racks, benches,
picnic tables, trash containers, birdhouses and landscape
plantings along the trail and at trailheads. Two picnic
shelters, such as those outside the Santa Fe Depot in Garnett,
have been purchased through this project with the help
of a matching grant from the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
These shelters are now located at the trailheads in Richmond
and Welda. Two new picnic tables were the most recent purchases
for the trailhead in Iola.
The
12-inch square walking tiles of mahogany granite can be
purchased with choice of wording for only $40, $55 with
logo. The tiles are engraved with gold lettering and have “In
Memory Of…” memorials, special messages, names
of businesses and organizations, and family names.
Persons
interested in purchasing a walking tile are encouraged
to view the tiles at the Santa Fe Depot, Main and 7th Avenue.
Tile applications can be picked up at the Santa Fe Depot,
Garnett City Hall or by downloading a Prairie Spirit Trail
Order Form here: "ORDER FORM".
For more information please contact Garnett City Hall,
(785)
448-5496 or email:info@prairiespirittrail.org
There
are hundreds of tiles on display at the Santa Fe Depot.
Don’t delay; get your walking tile application in
today!get your walking tile application
in today!
To
receive a free "passportfolio" of information on
what there is to see and do along the Prairie Spirit Trail,
including lodging accommodations, restaurants, historical
sites, walking tours, etc. in Garnett, please e-mail us today
at: info@prairiespirittrail.org
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