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Tour Quincy -Bike Rental Launched
Tour Quincy is an exciting new program the Quincy Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and Friends of the Trails launched this fall. The program will offer visitors the opportunity to rent bicycles to tour Quincy on an hourly, daily or weekend basis. Although the newly purchased Trek Lime Lite bikes and Torker Bermuda Tandem are retro in…
Read MoreSafe Routes to School Success
Safe Routes to School success is growing. The City of Quincy was awarded $322,000 in the 2007 application cycle to implement a sidewalk in front of Monroe School on Payson Road. The construction began in the Spring of 2009 to widen Payson Road and install sidewalks from 24th St. to 36th St. IDOT was working on updating the intersection at…
Read MoreFRIENDSOF THE TRAILS 4TH ANNUAL BICYCLE FUN'D RIDE & WALK
The 4th Annual Friends of the Trails Bicycle Fun’d Ride and Walk will be held August 22, 2009 at Wavering Park. This annual poker run is a great way to stay active and experience the city of Quincy’s trail ways. The cycling portion of the event will have four different distances for cyclists. We will…
Read MoreCedar Creek Trail Open
Cedar Creek Multi-Use Trail’s first phase is complete; however, there is still a lot more to be accomplished. The Quincy Park District has a big project ahead of them to complete the trail way plans. The Cedar Creek Trail when completed will run from Bonansigna Drive to 36th Street creating about a 3 mile non-vehicular…
Read More4th Annual Bicycle Fun'd Ride Success
The Friends of the Trails held their 4th Annual Bicycle Fun’d Ride and Walk this past August. The ride portion encompassed four different routes from 5-miles to 62-miles for riders to choose from. On each of the routes riders drew five cards to try and get the best poker hand of the day! When everyone returned from…
Read MoreFriends of the Trail Member Honored for Service
On January 14th the Friends of the Trails honored member Chuck Bevelheimer for his exemplary service to the organization since the inception of its creation. Chuck has worked on several projects with Friends of the Trails. Some of those projects include digging dirt and pouring concrete for the South Park Trail and kiosk. He has…
Read MoreLincoln Bicentennial Ride the Circuit
Join the Quincy Lincoln Douglas Debate Sesquicentennial opening ceremonies on October 11th 2008 in Clat Adams Park. There will be a 4-mile bicycle ride that will leave from Clat Adams Park and travel to the Lincoln Storyboard sites. Riders are asked to pre-register for the event by contacting Jennifer Arnold at 217-228-4514. Registration in the…
Read More7th Annual Hancock County Sheriff's Auxiliary Bike Ride
The 7th Annual Hancock County Sheriff`s Auxiliary Bike Ride is this Saturday, September 6th in Plymouth, Illinois. Fees are $25 individual, $50 family. The ride offers an 8-, 24-, 68-, or 80-mile ride through the beautiful rich farmland country of southern Hancock, McDonough, Adams, and Schuyler counties. The 24-mile ride can be ridden as a…
Read More3rd Annual Bicycle Fun'd Ride and Walk
The 3rd Annual Friends of the Trails Bicycle Fun’d Ride and Walk will be held August 23, 2008 at Wavering Park. This annual poker run is a great way to stay active and experience the city of Quincy’s trail ways. The cycling portion of the event will have four different distances for cyclists. We will…
Read MoreRJ Peters Drive Project Completed
On Friday May 30th at 2:00pm along RJ Peters Drive just west of the Indian Mounds entrance the Friends of the Trails celebrated the completion of this section of the Dogwood Trail. We held a brief ribbon cutting ceremony with members from Gardner Denver, the Quincy Park District, City of Quincy, and Friends of the Trails.…
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