Port Huron, MI — The Bridge to Bay Trail, a 54-mile long project hoping to connect New Baltimore to Port Huron, has a few gaps that local stakeholders want to eliminate as soon as possible. One of those is a section of trail that would connect the school campuses of Holland Woods and Port Huron Northern.
The proposed trail would be built along the south side of the Black River Canal from Gratiot Avenue and head west. It would include a pedestrian bridge over the canal.
Port Huron Mayor Pauline Repp said, “These trails are a great compliment to the City’s efforts over the last several years to make
substantial investments in our parks and public amenities, and this new trail along the Canal will allow families to safely walk or ride to Lakeside Park and then south to Lighthouse Park and our downtown.”
The projected cost for the project along the canal is $650,000 and donations from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund are paying the majority. A boost from the community could help fund the remaining $25,000, so The Community Foundation of St. Clair County is taking donations for the project online at StClairFoundation.org or you can contact them at (810) 984-4761 to plan an offline gift.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
