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Millennium Communities ⑉ Community of the Month
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In a historic first-time gathering of all elected officials from the county and 24
municipalities, Pinellas County celebrated its selection as the Millennium
Community of the Month. Co-chairs Barbara Sheen Todd and Carl Kuttler
and Executive Director Michele Routh have done an outstanding job in
coordinating numerous diverse programs that touch on all areas of the
county.
A new county park will open and be dedicated for the Pinellas Millennium
Celebration on July 4, 2000. A time capsule will be buried in the park, and it
is designed to be opened every 100 years to add new items until the
Millennium 3000. This legacy project will preserve 1000 years of history
about life in Pinellas County.
Programs during the month of November 1999 included Museum Month,
with special exhibits and discounts; Celebrate Life Millennium Madness, a
fitness-oriented weekend event at five county parks; Beachbuddies Bash,
an educational family outing on the environment; and the Millennium Youth
Project, a middle and high school student project that will establish a teen
center.
December holds many special events including the publication of a diversity
calendar for the year 2000 showing the holidays and celebrations of all
ethnic and cultural groups in Pinellas County. The grand opening of the
Friendship Trail Bridge will feature "Hands Across the Bay" - a
3400-person human bridge!
Find out more about these and other exciting programs planned by Pinellas
County by visiting their Web site at http://www.pinellas2000.com, or calling
727.552.2000.
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DECEMBER 1999 - TOLEDO, OHIO
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The city of Toledo has kicked off an exciting program designed to
Month
bring recognition to its historical communities and neighborhoods
and to focus on the future through educational programs. A
Name
celebration was held for The Valentine Theater, built in 1865,
which was refurbished to become the Center of Arts. The Toledo
Zoo celebrated its 100th birthday, and a dedication was held for
the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, which was recently
expanded. Programs promoting inventions, education and other
futuristic-related ideas will take place during the year 2000 with
the Center for Science and Industry, the University of Toledo and
the Toledo Public Schools. A visionary "white paper" for the year
2000 is to be developed in partnership with the University of
Toledo. For more information on these programs, call
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Wolf River Nature Area
The City of Germantown, Tennessee is committed to embracing the White
House Millennium Communities Program with excitement and a
comprehensive plan to carry out "Germantown 2000 - A Year of Service."
Programs and projects that promote the following principles will be part of
the city's year-long celebration:
Environmental stewardship
Volunteerism
Community enhancement
Commitment to good health, safety and improved quality of life
Implementation of the "good neighbor" philosophy
A diverse range of community groups, businesses, schools and religious
institutions have collaborated to establish a focus for each month during the
year. A "Hometown Heroes" recognition program, construction of the Wolf
River Nature Area, improvements to the "Old Germantown Historic District"
and the creation of the Germantown Volunteer Corps are just a few of the
service initiatives taking place in Germantown this year.
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Mayor Mollis presents Millennium Town Logo.
"Our challenge will be that as we discover new ways to
instantaneously communicate with people at the other ends of the
earth that we remember to take the time to communicate and
build relationships within our own neighborhoods and within our
families."
Mayor A. Ralph Mollis
The Town of North Providence began its year-long millennium
celebration with a vision to reach out to all segments of the
community, to reflect on the accomplishments and contributions
made by the residents of our community, and to voice our hopes for
the future. A committee comprised of public officials,
representatives of the business community, and residents
developed a series of programs to raise awareness of the town of
North Providence's history and promote spirit among all
constituencies. From the "Dance Around the Clock Block Party,"
featuring music throughout the years, to the Y2Kabaret, chronicling
the history of the town, to the student essay contest writing to the
theme, "There's No Place Like Home," residents depicted a town
whose family values and community pride remain in tact, but whose
visions for themselves and the community were as far-reaching as
their imaginations would allow. On December 31, 1999, the
celebrations led to a final townwide event in which a time capsule
designed and built by North Providence High School students was
filled with North Providence memorabilia collected from local
government offices, organizations and residents. Mayor Mollis and
Former State Senator Frank Sgambato, born in the year 1900,
sealed the capsule to be reopened in the year 2100.
Millennial Activities
May
Elementary students logo design contest
June
Press conference to kick off millennium events, unveiling
millennium clock and winning logo
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Independence Day concert and fireworks display
September
Dance Around the Clock Block Party; featured music through the
century
September through December
School Activities
Grades K-3
Galaxy of Wishes - Students wrote their wishes for
improving life on earth, which were displayed in public
buildings and local businesses throughout the town.
Grades 4 and 5
Picture the Past/Picture the Future Art Contest -
Students drew an illustration of their recollection of the
past and their ideas for the future, which were
displayed in public buildings and local businesses
throughout the town.
Grade 6
Tell A Story Community Project - Students
participated in Len Cabral Storytelling and workshop
series and later interviewed senior citizens about their
past in Rhode Island. With this information, the
students created their own stories to pass on to
younger students.
Grades 7 and 8
Essay Contest "There's No Place Like Home -
Celebrate the Spirit of North Providence; through the
use of computer technology, students researched the
history of North Providence and then wrote their
essays.
Grades 9-12
Woodworking and art students collaborated in their
efforts to build and design a six-foot time capsule. A
panel was designated and told the history for each
village within the town.
October
Y2Kabaret - A parody conveying the history of the town through
music, comedy, and technology.
December
Pre-Millennium Dinner Dance Gala at the Salvatore Mancini Center
on Aging; A full course meal was prepared and served to the senior
citizens by volunteers and seniors submitted family trees they had
been preparing for the time capsule.
Sealing of Time Capsule
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99-year-old Senator Sgambato addresses the community.
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MARCH 2000 - THE ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES
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The Alaska Federation of Natives was
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designated as a White House
Millennium Community on April 28,
Name
1999. We are honored and excited
about this recognition because it allows
Alaska native people to highlight how
important our cultures and traditions
have been to the United States.
We stand at a critical point in our
history. There is tremendous
opportunity, but we are also in grave
danger of losing our unique identity, our
place in history, our cultures and
another generation of our young people.
There are now over 100,000 natives
living in Alaska - one-half under 18
years of age. The Alaska Federation of
Natives Visioning Project, which was
"The Alaska Federation of Natives is
recognized by the Millennium Council
envisioning the future of culture and
as a community model, is an effort to
technology."
build on the strengths of our own
people.
As we approach the beginning of a new millennium, the Aleut, Eskimo and
Indian peoples of Alaska are working together with nonnative citizens to
define our future as native people. Our task is to maintain our indigenous
cultures while carefully integrating ourselves economically and politically
into mainstream modern America.
Our desire to remain true to the traditions of our ancestors, while changing
enough to ensure future opportunities for our descendants, is a difficult
endeavor. To develop the innovative and creative approaches we need to
accomplish our collective goals, the Alaska Federation of Natives has held a
series of dialogues throughout Alaska and the nation.
Alaska native people understand that if they are to survive in the 21st
century, they must share their goals and aspirations with the larger society.
Experience tells us that if we listen to our elders and learn from our own
experiences, we can adapt to, and thrive in, the rapidly changing conditions
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Mark Your Calendar! ATA Annual Meeting Saturday, February 5, 2000
Arizona
Trail
ASSOCIATION
NE WS
Vol. 5, No. 3
News and Information on the State's border-to-border Arizona Trail project
Fall 1999
Arizona Trail Named
The Vision
The Opportunity
America's Millennium Legacy Trail
The Vision A continuous, 750-mile
Congratulations to
to be at the nation's
non-motorized trail across Arizona
all Arizona Trail
Capitol to receive the
from Mexico to Utah, linking deserts,
supporters
your
award in ceremonies being
mountains canyons, communities
efforts have brought a
held at the Executive
and people.
great honor to our
Building at the White
The Opportunity. The Arizona Trail
state and to the
House. Arizona Trail
invites hikers, equestrians, mountain
Arizona Trail project!
representatives invited to
bicyclists, cross-country skiers and
other outdoor enthusiasts to
At special White
attend the ceremonies to
House ceremonies
accept the recognition
experience Arizona.
Every day work is being done to
held in Washington,
were ATA president, Jan
D.C. on October 21,
Hancock, and ATA
complete the Arizona Trail. The goal
is to complete the trail border-to-
1999, First Lady
Executive Director, Larry
Hillary Rodham
Snead.
border by the year 2000.
Most of the Arizona Trail will be
Clinton held a
"Millennium Trails is a
located on public lands. An Arizona
national press
national initiative to
Trail Management Guide assists
conference and
create, enhance and
public agencies, the Arizona Trail
formally announced
celebrate trails as part of
Association,organizations and
the Arizona Trail had
America's legacy for the
citizens in planning, development,
been selected as one
Congratulating the Arizona Trail Association at the
new millennium," the First
management and maintenance of
of the nation's
reception following the White House ceremony was
Lady said. "These 50
Millennium Legacy
Jeff Olson, National Director of the Millennium
the Arizona Trail.
Millennium Legacy trails
Trails Program.
Trail Stewards - individuals and
Trails!
symbolize the spirit of our
groups - work to ensure the Trail is
One trail from
efforts to connect our
well-managed and properly
each state was selected by the White House
nation's culture, heritage and communities."
maintained for continued recreational
Millennium Council to receive this national
The Millennium Trails initiative is a
and educational use.
honor. Trails from every state in America, as
collaborative effort of the White House
The Arizona Trail Association was
well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, were
Millennium Council, the U.S. Department of
created to facilitate the completion of
nominated by each state's Governor for this
Transportation and the Rails-to-Trails
the Arizona Trail in accordance with
national recognition.
Conservancy. The Arizona Trail will receive a
the vision of the project's founder,
Representatives from each state were asked
special Millennium Legacy Trail sign that may
the guidelines of the Arizona Trail
Continued on page 6
Partners and wishes of recreational
trail users.
Contents
The Association helps promote the
Arizona Trail as a unique and
outstanding recreational and
Millennium Legacy Trail
1,6
National Park Service Workshops
7
Message From the Executive Director
2
BLM to Produce Video
7
educational resource within the state
New Catalina Mountains Trail Head
2
Arizona Trail in the News
8
of Arizona, and provides
Getting to Know You
3
Membership Campaign/Fund-A-Foot
9
opportunities for citizens to become
Terry Sario Named to Board
3
Reports from the Field
10-11
involved in the development,
Leave-No-Trace Training Classes
3
Help Wanted
12
National Public Lands Day Events
4
Regional Trail Stewards Named
12
maintenance, use and enjoyment of
REI Sponsored Maintenance Event
5
Volunteers Needed in Flagstaff
12
the Arizona Trail.
Planned Tonto Nat'l Forest Trailhead
6
Oracle Passage Map
13-14
Heritage Grants Awarded
7
Welcome New Members
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Continued from page one
America's Millennium Legacy Trail
be displayed on the trail.
Portions of special funding for
MILLENNIUM
Millennium Legacy Trail
LEGACY
projects, donated by American
Express and the National
Endowment for the Arts, may
become available for Arizona
Trail projects as well.
This significant nationwide
recognition is a tribute to the
dedication and effort of all of
IUM
our Arizona Trail members,
volunteers, ATA leaders,
advisors, financial supporters,
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton
Agency Partners, and our
announces the White House
corporate sponsors who have
Arizona Trail Association President Jan Hancock and Executive Director
Millennium Council's Legacy Trails
"built the team to build the
Larry Snead attended White House ceremonies announcing the Arizona
at a ceremony held in Washington,
trail." You have brought
Trail's designation as one of America's Millennium Legacy Trails.
D.C.
America's honor to the Arizona
Trail, both now and into the future!
Tonto National Forest Trailhead Planning Begins
The Tonto National Forest's
The Tonto National Forest has
landscape architect, Kim Vander
been a leader in planning and
Hoek, is beginning the planning
completing large sections of the
process for two important projects on
Arizona Trail in the areas near
the Arizona Trail. Kim is very familiar
Tonto Basin Ranger District,
with the Arizona Trail and serves as a
Roosevelt Lake, the northern
member of the ATA Advisory Board.
portions of the Superstition
The first project she is planning is
Mountains, and Four Peaks. Kim
the expansion and enhancements at
Vander Hoek and Carl Taylor from
Picketpost Trailhead on US Route 60
the Tonto National Forest
between Apache Junction and Globe.
Supervisor's Office recently made
This trailhead is partially developed,
site visits to review draft plans for
and the Tonto National Forest and the
the proposed new horse camp
Arizona Trail Association will work
located near Frazier Trailhead and
together with several other
Cottonwood Cove on Roosevelt
organizations who will be assisting in
Lake.
planning design elements to pay
Tonto National Forest's Carl Taylor rides the area designated
Our ATA members will be kept
tribute to Wil Passow, one of the
for the future new horse camp which will be right on the scenic
informed as the plans for the
charter members of the Arizona Trail
edges of Roosevelt Lake.
Roosevelt Lake Horse Camp and
Association and a beloved Segment
the Picketpost Trailhead become
Steward in the Picketpost Mountain area who passed away in
more defined and project time lines are established.
January of 1999.
The Arizona Trail Association extends its appreciation to our
The YMCA Y-Trekkers International have been raising funds
agency Trail Partner, the Tonto National Forest, for its continuing
with special projects to help the Sierra Club and the Arizona Trail
and strong support in providing trail construction, maintenance,
Association financially support an appropriate way to symbolize
and special enhancements to the Arizona Trail. The Tonto National
Wil Passow's dedication to the Arizona Trail at the Picketpost
Forest has one of the largest portions of the Arizona Trail within its
Trailhead. It is hoped that a draft of the trailhead design might be
boundaries. The Tonto is also the closest national forest land to the
made available to the ATA by the Members' Annual Meeting in
metropolitan areas around Phoenix and the many communities
February, 2000.
located east and north of the Valley of the Sun, including the
The second project is the development of Roosevelt Lake Horse
communities Superior, Globe, Miami, Sunflower, Payson, and
Camp linking the Arizona Trail and Frazier Trailhead to an
Pine.
overnight camping site for equestrians near the shores of Roosevelt
Lake.
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WHEN YOU WERE A KID. what did you think
life would be like in the year 2000? Possibly, in your imagi-
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nation, crime, poverty, and disease would be nonexistent.
There'd be no gridlock, no languishing in the checkout line,
no dust bunnies under the sleeper sofa. Everything would be
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efficient, clean, and beautiful, a world of plenty. Yet here we
clothes to the next level. Choose from a variety of
are, facing some of the same problems that have dogged the
clothing for men and women, organized by brand,
human race for centuries. It's tempting to think there's
activity, style, and more. Cyber-mannequins let you
see the clothes on a three-dimensional form you ro-
To Reach Out
tate by moving your mouse. Not sure if that top goes
with those shorts? Mix and match your choices on
the mannequin in a virtual dressing room.
do you good, and others as well.
Cleaner Hands, Better Attendance: Little hands
spread lots of germs, resulting in outbreaks of illness
at schools. Gel-like hand sanitizers such as those
nothing you can do, but you'd be wrong. Traffic jams and
made by Purell and Softsoap may help kids stay
grocery lines notwithstanding, one person can make a dif-
healthy-and in school, according to a study of more
ference, and the new millennium is inspiring many of us to
than 6,000 children. Students using the disinfectants
get up, get out, and do something meaningful. Instead of
between hand-washings had 20% fewer absentee
obsessing over those same silly resolutions you've made
days due to illness compared to kids who didn't.
every year, why not put your energy behind a project that
benefits your community? There are plenty of ways to get
Wash Away That Grudge: Letting go of resentment
involved through churches, United Way agencies, and vol-
can improve your overall health, according to two
unteer placement services. Or hook up with one of these
studies presented at the American Psychological As-
special millennium-oriented projects.
sociation's annual meeting. People who held grudges
had higher heart rates and blood-pressure levels than
Millennium Trails. This joint project of the White House
those more likely to forgive others.
Millennium Council and the Department of Transporta-
tion is recruiting volunteers to help develop new walking
and hiking trails and restore historic routes such as the Free-
dom Trail in Boston. For more information, call 202/366-
4045, or send e-mail to [email protected].
Raising the Bar
Millennium Service Project. A nonprofit volunteer pro-
gram working one-on-one with local people on community
In theory, sports-nutrition bars are attractive:
projects such as constructing new playgrounds, tutoring
portable, virtually indestructible, light on fat,
school-age children, building and repairing houses, and
and replete with vitamins and minerals. But
there's the not-so-small matter of taste, the race
providing health-care assistance. Volunteers are asked to
contribute at least a week of their time. Call 800/487-1074,
in which most bars fail to place. Not so Clif's
new Luna bar. It's marketed for women because of its cal-
or send a message to [email protected].
cium, soy protein, and folic acid (three nutrients that fig-
Earth Day Network. Earth Day takes place April 22, but the
ure prominently in a woman's good health), but we found
Earth Day Network is planning year-round activities focus-
this cross between a Rice Krispies Treat and a chewy gra-
ing on health, wildlife, land use, and energy resources. "We
nola bar too tasty to deny the males in our midst. Each
shouldn't fuel the future with the polluting methods of
bar contains 180 calories, and 22 vitamins and minerals.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIM GOLDING
the past," says Denis Hayes, Earth Day Network
Available in four flavors (Chocolate Pecan Pie, LemonZest,
chairperson. "We have the technology to power our
Nutz Over Chocolate, and TrailMix), Luna
future in ways that don't threaten our health or
bars are sold at natural-food and gro-
poison our planet." To be a part of the Network's
cery stores ($1.69; call 800/884-5254
efforts, call 206/264-0114, or visit www.enn.com.
for a store near you).
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JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2000
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The Associated Press State & Local Wire
February 21. 2000. Monday, BC cycle
SECTION: State and Regional
LENGTH: 380 words
HEADLINE: Cross country snowmobilers pass through Utah
DATELINE: SALT LAKE CITY
BODY:
It pales in comparison to the journeys of Marco Polo or Lewis
and Clark, but snowmobile enthusiasts are rumbling across Utah as
part of a 19-day. 2,000-mile wilderness ride.
"A novice might not want to do it." said Mike Browning of
Kaysville. Utah, leader of the middle-aged group that was midway
through the trip Saturday.
Meeting at the Soapstone Campground above Kamas around lunchtime,
members of the Great Western Trail Riders paused to reflect on
their progress.
More than 1,000 miles ago, they had gassed up and hit the trail
near the Canadian border. NOW. with five days remaining. they were
planning to reach the Grand Canyon.
"I got this far. I'm not turning back," said Kay Lloyd of Cle Elum,
Wash., who at 63 was not only the oldest member of the pack, but
one of the hardiest.
"Shake my hand," she said, offering a viselike grip in a
demonstration of her steely condition.
Browning said the journey was part adventure and part public
relations, aimed at raising awareness of a 3,100-mile informal
network of high-country paths that constitute the proposed Great
Western Trail.
Several groups hope to get the federal government to bestow
"national trail" stature on the route where it meanders through the
Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico.
Such distinction would place it on par with the Oregon Trail and
the Appalachian Trail, protect it from development and advertise it
to users of all kinds.
"We're trying to demonstrate that riding parts of the trail by
snowmobile is doable by the general public," Browning said.
However, Ken Rossum of Sandy warned the ill-prepared to stay home.
He showed off his provisions: food, water, extra gasoline, a tent,
first-aid supplies, a solar blanket, snowshoes and cameras.
The fleet was outfitted with a satellite-linked telephone for
emergencies. Each rider also wore a radio-wired helmet to stay in
touch with fellow travelers over distances of up to 40 miles.
In Montana, the contingent rescued an unaffiliated snowmobiler who
had wedged his machine into an abandoned mine shaft. Blizzard
conditions near Yellowstone Park made that crossing dicey.
Still, the mission was considered a success.
"We stay the night in local places and have breakfast there in the
morning," Browning said.
Copyright 2000 The Post Register
Idaho Falls Post Register
February 16, 2000, Wednesday
SECTION: News; Pg. A9
LENGTH: 306 words
HEADLINE: Great Western Trail - Riders dedicate Idaho section
BYLINE: Brad Hem
BODY:
REXBURG - Okie Leach and a handful of snowmobilers rode 700 miles
to celebrate the Idaho section of the Great Western Trail.
Leach is part of a group of nine snowmobilers who started riding
last week at the Canada border near Eureka, Mont. They plan to
follow the trail through the rest of Idaho and Utah and finish in
Pinetop, Ariz., almost to Mexico, Feb. 25, unless they run out of
snow.
The Great Western Trail, which passes through eastern Idaho, is one
of 16 trails nationwide to receive National Millennium Trail
status.
More than 40 snowmobilers, politicians and trail enthusiasts filled
Madison County commission chambers Tuesday to dedicate the Idaho
section of the trail.
"We get it designated, and they can never take it away from us,"
said Leach, a resident of Park City, Utah. "We're slowly losing our
places to ride." Leach was alluding to the threat to end
snowmobiling in Yellowstone National Park and on other public lands
in the West
of the 16 Millennium trails, only three others allow motorized use,
Lewis and Clark Trail, Iditarod Historical Trail and Hatfield-McCoy
Trail.
Kay Lloyd, a member of the committee that chose which trails would
be designated, said allowing motorized travel is important because
it opens up use to people who don't hike or ride horses or bikes.
Lloyd is one of the snowmobilers making the 2,000-mile journey.
The Millennium Trail designation is also expected to boost tourism
for cities and businesses along the trail, said Mike Titus, a
member of the Great Western Trail Association.
The Great Western Trail was chosen for its length, diversity of use
and access to scenic, historic, geologic and archaeological sites,
Titus said.
Regional reporter Brad Hem can be reached at 542-6761 or by e-mail
at [email protected].
Copyright 2000 Boston Herald Inc.
The Boston Herald
February 6. 2000 Sunday ALL EDITIONS
SECTION: NEWS: Pg. 013
LENGTH: 436 words
HEADLINE: Coastwise trail will link East's urban waterfronts
BYLINE: By JULES CRITTENDEN
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A trail that cuts straight through cities and harnor areas or
well as marshes and quaint villages along the Atlantis -eabo
announced yesterday by the activists who hope to Link smaller
trails from Maine to Key West
The proposed East Coast Greenway. running hrough 12
states. is one of 16 so-called National Millennium Trails
designated by the Clinton administration last summer. including
trails such as the Underground Railway. the Iditarod Trail and the
Appalachian Trail.
In Boston. trail advocates highlighted the harbor's history by
pointing out that the trail will take bicyclists. hikers and 10-
line skaters through the old Charlestown Navy Yard. past the USS
Constitution.
"We felt we were the only urban trail in the United States with
historical and cultural interest." said Patricia King, chairman ST
the East Coast Greenway Alliance, a nonprofit group working to
establish a chain of paths through 12 states by 2010.
Supporters hope to create the East Coast Greenway by linking
waterfront-esplanades: abandoned railways: cenat roads and
paths, such as- the one cutting through the Charlestown NAVAT
Shipyard.
"What a stunning way to see the country." said U.S. Sen. John Kerry
(D-Mass.). "The East Coast Greenway is precisely the kind of
project Massachusetts and the Atlantic Coast needs. It will DATA
link connecting state capitals. colleges. towns. cities.
trails, farms, waterfronts And parks."
The trail is intended to restore public access to waterfront areas
people have been cut off from for decades.
Rather than taking travelers deep into the woods, however. the
trail will show them the breadth of human activity and American
history, running through urban areas in Boston. New York and
Washington, D.C.. and by fishing villages and lighthouses,
airports. museums and factories.
Alliance members plan to build the trails from the ground up, with
the help of local. state and federal money. including special
highway funds set aside for bicycle trails.
The alliance has already designated five trails - in Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland - and six more trails are
under consideration.
The Providence-to-Hartford path is expected to be the first
complete city-to-city path. It would follow an interstate highway
in Connecticut and a railroad line in much OT Rhode Island
The Salisbury-to-Attleboro path would cut through Boston, fattowing
Interstate 95 for much of its route. A spur would curl through
Worcester and the Blackstone Valley. then enter Rnode issant - :
Millville.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
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Anza Trail history: "The Anza Millennium Trail" is the theme of
a panel discussion Thursday at the Arizona Historical Society
Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe.
The society's Heritage Series will address the designation of the
Anza Trail as a National Millennium Trail by the White House
Millennium Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Millennium Trails are the roads, rivers and routes that best tell
American's story. The Anza Trail honors the cultural heritage of
the Spanish/Mexican settlement of the Southwest.
The event runs from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Information: (480) 929-0292.
Ext. 139.