Calendar of Events -2009

* Check out our new Interpretive Signage along the trail. (more info)

The new picnic shelter, adjacent to the Weston trailhead, was made possible through the generous contribution of the Alexander Foundation, along with a grant from the state DNR.  The electrified shelter, with picnic tables, was constructed by the Marathon County Parks Department and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

                         (NEW SHELTER)                      

The Weston Trailhead is closed for the Winter.

When it reopens in the Spring..trail passes, refreshments and information wwill be available at the Trailhead located north of the Weston Village Hall on East Schofield Avenue(Hy. JJ).

The Marathon County Parks Department  has re-surfaced the 13-miles of the trail in Marathon County with crushed limestone. In connection with the trail resurfacing, the Marathon County Park Department along with the Friends group located a number of benches along the trail...from the Weston trailhead to Norrie near the Shawano County border.

New sponsors of the benches include:

• The Schulta family
• Also....There are still 5 benches available for sponsorship.  For more information, contact Friends President Helen Pagenkopf...mshp@g2a.net

The newly-resurfaced trail should now make for an enjoyable experience and is also smooth enough for persons in wheelchairs.

The new bicycle bridge across the Wisconsin River from Rothschild's River Street Park to Rib Mountain is now open. 

This year; the Friends' group again financed the placing of two porta-potties along the Marathon County portion of the trail.   The Friends' group is also investigating the possibility of placing a permanent rest room at Ringle.

The Marathon County Parks Department reminds you that ATV's and motorcycles are FORBIDDEN  to use the COUNTY's section of the Mountain-Bay Trail!!  For Information on ATV use on the Shawano and Brown County portions of the trail, contact those park departments whose numbers are listed on their respective pages of this website.

The  Marathon County Friends'  group was awarded a DNR                         

grant to install more mile markers along the county's portion of the trail.

A grant from the DNR...along with a generous contribution from the Alexander Foundation...has paid for the erection of trail signs by the Friends group directing  people to the Mountain-Bay trail.  The signs will be at the Eastbound and Westbound approaches  to Highway X on state highway 29. From there, you head north to Schofield Avenue        (Hy. JJ) and then head East for about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile.

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