On November 5, 2014, the Trail Town Program held its first annual Fall Summit in Oil City, PA at the Days Inn Oil City Conference Center. Over 45 members from various communities and businesses along the Erie to Pittsburgh Trail System attended the conference, including, Titusville, Oil City, Franklin, Emlenton, and Foxburg. The conference started off with a presentation regarding … Continue reading
In the dead of night, I sometimes awake to the muted sound of a train whistle. Strangely, there are no active rail lines in ear shot of our little trail town. While I am sure there is a logical explanation, it is not lost on me that a once-prosperous railway did run through town. In fact, its path along the … Continue reading
On October 27th, the Trail Town Program held its annual Fall summit at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Cumberland, Maryland. Just over forty business owners, community members, and volunteers from several of the Trail Towns came to the summit. After the introductions Courtney Mahronich, one of the Student Conservation (SCA) Trail Town Outreach Corps Fellows, gave an update on … Continue reading
Canal Place and Riverside Park received a facelift on Thursday, October 23 at the hands of eighth grade students from Braddock Middle School. The students planted 36 trees along the trestle walk and canal basin under the supervision of Paul Erickson, Natural Resource Specialist for City of Cumberland and staff from the Department Natural Resources. The trees will act as … Continue reading
Day Four: Final Destination- Cumberland, MD We woke up early the next morning determined to be in Cumberland to get ice cream before our shuttle would pick us up at three pm. There was such a dense fog that you couldn’t see the river as we crossed the bridge to get back on the trail. The fog burnt off quickly … Continue reading