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Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail 9^th Annual Meeting and Dinner

When:    Tuesday April 27, 2010    Doors open 6:00 pm    Meeting starts 6:30 pm Where:    Shipshewana Town Center    800 N. Van Buren St.    Shipshewana, IN

Download the registration form here.

You can also register online at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2q3w8zl29abee48

Note: only one person at a time can be registered online.
Online registration is $24.50 per person, $1.00 more than regular registration.

Meeting Program

The doors will open at 6 pm for viewing trail-related exhibits, light refreshments and an opportunity to tour the Hudson Auto Museum. Admission to the museum is $5, which is half the regular price.

Door prizes will be a bicycle and gift certificates from local bike shops.

It has been an exciting year in the development of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail.

• In June, the Elkhart County Park Department opened 2.7 miles of trail between County Road 127 and County Road 33, making a total of 5.2 miles open to ride or walk.
• In June, the 10^th anniversary Pumpkinvine bike ride attracted more than 1,000 riders.
• In October, the Friends co-sponsored the first Maple City Walk, a mini-marathon on the trail.
• In January, Elkhart County Park Department received $1.5 million in stimulus money to build a tunnel for the trail under U.S. 20 south of Middlebury.
• Preliminary engineering was finished on the seven miles of the trail between Middlebury and Shipshewana. Bid letting for the construction will be done in July.

Yet, much remains to be done to complete the trail. The annual dinner will bring you up to date on the recent past and Friends’ plans for the future. You will also hear brief reports from the local trail managers about the impact of the trail on their staffs and departments.