Wabash River Water Trail approaching the half-way milestone!
Events are being planned up & down the Wabash to celebrate the opening of the Wabash River Water Trail. Currently, cooperating entities are being contacted to allow for the posting of the signs at access points and the placement of maps in convenient kiosk boxes. If you would like to host a sign kiosk, or can help mount a bridge sign, contact your county river representative with the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission. Other opportunities will include hosting trail users at camps or offering excursions from the river to Bread & Breakfasts, dining, golf, or other near attractions. For these opportunities, contact Ron James, our Executive Director. Events currently being scheduled include:
Events are being planned up & down the Wabash to celebrate the opening of the Wabash River Water Trail. Currently, cooperating entities are finalizing their access point sign postings and finishing maps for placement in convenient kiosk boxes. If you would like to host a sign kiosk contact your county river representative with the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission. Other opportunities will include hosting trail users at camps or offering excursions from the river to dining, golf, Bread & Breakfasts, or other near attractions. For these, contact Ron James, our Executive Director.
Upcoming events include:
- June 15, 2008 Heritage Transportation Festival hosts Water Trail Opening in Carroll County
- June 16 & 17, 2007 Antique Transportation Festival, Carrollton Bridge, Carroll County
- July 7, 2007 in Tippecanoe County, West Lafayette, Indiana, Riverfest, Tapawingo Park
- Little Italy Festival, Clinton, IN, Vermillion County
- September 10, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. in Kehoe Park, Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana, at the National Neighborhood Day Celebration.
- September 17, 2006 in Potawatomi Park, Attica, Fountain County, Indiana at the Potawatomi Park Festival.
- October 23, 2006 at Paradise Springs Park in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, during Wabash River Week
Photos of Dedications already complete, include:
- From May 30 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Wabash Valley Festival
- From June 3 in Hutsonville, Illinois
- From June 3 in Merom, Indiana, Merom Bluff Chautauqua
- July 8, 2006 in West Lafayette, Indiana, Riverfest, Tapawingo Park
- August 5, 2006 in Greyville, Illinois before the Wabash Paddlefest
- August 5, 2006 in New Harmony, Indiana at the take-out of the Wabash Paddlefest
- August 12, 2006 in Logansport, Indiana at the Taste of Cass County
Click through on the county of your choice below to download a Water Trail map of the area:
Last modified: Friday, 23-May-2008 14:42:48 EDT