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Nearly $1m Grant Awarded to Town of Shipshewana for Pumpkinvine Extension

Thanks in part to a generous NextLevel Trails Grant, and the work of more than a few determined individuals, Pumpkinvine Nature Trail will finally connect to downtown Shipshewana by the end of 2021.

On Thursday, March 4th, the grantees of the 2nd round of NextLevel Trails Grants were announced--nearly a near after the original announcement predictions,...

Progress Made on Final Remaining Gap in the Pumpkinvine

650 feet of greenway to the west of County Road 35 in Middlebury is nearly complete, and the long-anticipated closure of the Trail’s final gap is on the horizon. However, Brittany Short, Friends of the Pumpkinvine Board President, says that getting to this point took longer than anticipated.
Gas main discovery halts 2020 construction

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Carrico named 2020 Outstanding Trail Advocate Receives Greenways Foundation award at its Annual Luncheon

By John Yoder

Elkhart resident Robert Carrico, a member of the Friends of the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail board of directors, received the 2021 Outstanding Trail Advocate award from the Indiana Greenways Foundation at the organization’s virtual Annual Luncheon, April 29, 2021. The foundation gives this award each year to the trail advocate who has demonstrated outstanding...