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Articles, Editorials and Correspondence about the Blue Star Trail 


City trail 'support' is step backward (10/2019 Commercial Record)
Saugatuck council supports its version of trail plan (10/2019 Commercial Record)
City of Saugatuck Resolution 191014-B re: Friends of the Blue Star Trail (October 14, 2019)
Council forum shows harbor, trail support (10/2019 Commercial Record)
Friends’, city manager’s trail accounts differ  (10/2019 Commercial Record)
Ride’s success shows value, need (9/2019 Commercial Record)
Harvest Ride draws 400 plus, raises more than $24K (9/2019 Commercial Record)
Time has come to support trail (9/2019 Commercial Record)
Blue Star Trail will be big win-win (9/2019 Commercial Record)
Lakeshore Harvest ride tour rolls Saturday (9/2019 Commercial Record)
Advertisements paid for by Friends (9/2019 Commercial Record)
City imposes another trail hurdle (9/2019 Commercial Record)
City wants trail stakeholders’ meeting (8/2019 Commercial Record)
Lakeshore Harvest Ride to roll through Sept. 14 (8/2019 Commercial Record)
City gives Trail Friends runaround (8/2019 Commercial Record)
Non-agenda trail safety dominates fire board talk (8/2019 Commercial Record)
OK Trail, former mayor says​ (8/2019 Commercial Record)
Trail Friends have sought fire input​ (8/2019 Commercial Record)
​City Trail holdup makes no sense (8/2019 Commercial Record)
Bridge sidewalk is unsafe substitute (8/2019 Commercial Record)
Trail Friends have met city concerns (7/2019 Commercial Record)
Vision future with Trail gift (7/2019 Commercial Record)
Progress, change can lift us all (7/2019 Commercial Record)
Friends thank council, supporters (7/2019 Commercial Record)
​Where will city trail talks lead? (7/2019 Commercial Record)
​Safety is big key to trail's design (7/2019 Commercial Record)
City ‘supports’ trail? Get real  (7/2019 Commercial Record)
Friends unfurl campaign to "sell" City Trail (6/2019 Commercial Record)
Time for city to work with Friends (6/2019 Commercial Record)
Encourage council to support trail (6/2019 Commercial Record)
Friends present lower-cost trail plans (6/2019 Commercial Record)
City should OK new trail plan (6/2019 Commercial Record)
Tri-Community Trail Update letter to Saugatuck Twp., Saugatuck City & Douglas (5/2019)
$200K pledge may spur finishing north trail (5/2019)
Saugatuck's City Manager update to Council on trail (2/2019 - memo to City Council)
City wants time to study interim trail plan (2/2019 - Commercial Record)
What's the hold-up on Bike Trail? (2/2019 - Commercial Record)
Trail route options, plans and requests (1/2019 - letter to Saugatuck City Council for workshop meeting)
Exhibits for workshop meeting & letter:
Proposed regional trail route
Construction plans for Saugatuck City & Township
Trail organizational structure for maintenance plan
City maintenance plan proposal           
Ask city to support west trail plan (1/2019 - Commercial Record) 
Will east meet west on Blue Star Trail (1/2019 - Commercial Record)
​Project manager says LO story wrong (1/2019 - Commercial Record)
West Trail plan was thought out (1/2019 - Commercial Record)
Douglas to make fall bike path changes  (10/18 - Commercial Record)
Thank You to our sponsors! (10/18 - Commercial Record)
Harvest ride hosts 400+, boosts Blue Star Trail ( 09/18 - Commercial Record)
Setting Blue Star Trail facts straight (08/18 - Commercial Record)
Trail partners (08/18 - Commercial Record)
Three towns sign Blue Star Trail pact  (08/18 - Holland Sentinel)
Proposed Collaboration Between Saugatuck Township & Douglas Over Bike Trail Issues Is Needed As Group Behind Effort Seeks State & Federal Grants (08/18 - Local Observer)
False, rude letters disserve all (06/18 - Commercial Record)
Toast to Blue Star Trail raises more than $40K  (06/18 - Commercial Record)
Bike Trail Group Pitches Interim Path To Saugatuck City Officials For Grant Try (05/18 - Local Observer)
How dry we aren’t (05/24 - Commercial Record)
Blue Star Trail celebration Sunday (05/18 - Commercial Record)
Celebration planned for trail section (05/18 - Holland Sentinel)
Blue Star Trail celebration slated May 23​ (05/18 - Commercial Record)
Risk & Rhetoric  (05/18 - Commercial Record)
Blue Star Highway Work In Douglas Expected To Be Completed By Memorial Day (05/18 - Local Observer)
Township eyes sidewalk, interim trail plan  (05/18 - Commercial Record)
Saugatuck Township & Douglas Eye Trail Expansion Plans (03/18 - Commercial Record)
County gives go-ahead for bike trail’s southern stretch (01/18 - Commercial Record)
Bluestar Trail Friends Change Leadership (12/17 - Commercial Record)
Recreational Trails are boons to communities (10/17 - Commercial Record)
Path to Somewhere (09/17 - Commercial Record) 
Time for common-sense safety steps (09/17 Commercial Record)
Get Outside - an article about the development of a similar trail (08/17 - Cincinnati Enquirer)
Township urges bike path cooperation (07/17 - Commercial Record)
When in doubt writing about about trail try facts (06/17 - Commercial Record)
Subdivision board backs path plan (05/17 - Commercial Record)
Anti-trail letter misrepresented facts (05/17 - Commercial Record)
Character assassin's tactics, background reveal much (04/17 - Commercial Record)
Community Should Support Blue Star Trail (04/17) - Local Observer
Dear Saugatuck City Council (04/17 - letter)
President of Friends respond to "mistruths" about the project's plans and funding (03/17 - Local Observer)
Setting Record Straight (03/17 - Commercial Record)
Set Aside Differences (03/17 - Commercial Record)
Progress Made on Blue Star Trail (07/16 - South Haven Tribune)
Friends Raise Funds for next Stage of Trail (07/16 - Commercial Record)

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Mission
    • Our Vision
    • Milestones
    • Board of Directors
    • Maps and Five Year Plan
    • Source & Use of Funds
  • TRAIL UPDATES
    • What's New
    • Saugatuck City Options
    • Articles, Editorials & Correspondence
    • Community Support
  • SUPPORT US
    • Connect Us
    • Donate
    • Contact Local Officials
  • EVENTS
    • Upcoming Events >
      • 2020 Lakeshore Harvest Ride
    • Past Events >
      • Blue Star Trail Celebration
      • Toast to the Blue Star Trail
      • Lakeshore Harvest Ride
  • RESOURCES
    • Trail Development & Its Benefits
    • Trail Activities >
      • Walking
      • Running
      • Cycling
    • Michigan Trails
    • Bicycle Shops
  • SPONSORS
    • Lakeshore Harvest Ride
    • A Toast to the Blue Star Trail