Labor Day is fast approaching and many families make plans to squeeze in one last, quick trip. Many people head up to the Mackinac Bridge for the annual walk over the bridge. The bridge walk began in 1958 and took place in June with 68 people making the first crossing. The next year it was changed to Labor Day and has remained that day ever since. It is estimated that the most people to ever walk the bridge came in 1992 with 85,000 people participating in the annual event.
Here in the Blue Water region, a local crossing is looking forward to its 12th year. St. Clair County Parks and Recreation is hosting the Trek the Trestle Walk on the Wadhams to Avoca Trail. It is a five-mile walk that will begin at 9 a.m. on Labor Day at the Avoca Road trailhead in downtown Avoca. Those making the trek will cross the 640 foot Mill Creek trestle which is the longest bridge of its kind in the state of Michigan.
