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UNLOCKING FLYWAY TRAIL- BRIDGING THE BLUFFS CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS NAMED …PRELIMINARY WORK STARTS

NEWS RELEASE UNLOCKING FLYWAY TRAIL – BRIDGING THE BLUFFS CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS NAMED — PRELIMINARY WORK STARTS For Immediate Release: OCTOBER 21, 20019 Contact: DAVE ADCOCK, [email protected] Gary Evans, Winona business and philanthropic leader and Jim Wilkie, Mayor of Alma, Wis., will spearhead the FLYWAY TRAIL – BRIDGING THE BLUFFS Capital Campaign, a $1.2M campaign for […]

“We want to hear from you!”

Excitement is growing for The Flyway Trail! Thank you very much for agreeing to read the draft campaign materials for the $1.2 million Bridging the Bluffs campaign. Volunteers are contacting more than 150 individuals, businesses and organizations to request input on the campaign’s draft Case Statement and Frequently Asked Questions documents. We are looking for […]

LATEST NEWS ABOUT FLYWAY TRAIL

We’ve rounded up a couple of the most recent articles sharing the good news. Buffalo County pledges $150K toward trail to connect Winona to Wisconsin https://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/buffalo-county-pledges-k-toward-trail-to-connect-winona-to/article_3c45c3a6-c083-5eb0-8152-f4dfd6645d88.html Winona City Council reaffirms support for Flyway Trail https://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/winona-city-council-reaffirms-support-for-flyway-trail/article_ca33c38e-6a71-5407-b2cd-32d30be3c7d9.html Proposed bike trail would provide Winonans safe, convenient passage to Wisconsin https://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/proposed-bike-trail-would-provide-winonans-safe-convenient-passage-to/article_fdf4be9e-8715-5845-bb7b-6b4cb0ec1fb0.html Interested in learning more about Flyway Trail and […]

Big News

We have secured an easement on land along the Capx corridor between Alma and County Road OO. In order to apply for engineering and construction funding for the Flyway Trail we need to have “control” of the land it will be built on. This is the beginning of that process. A small but important step […]

News Flash 

GREAT RIVER STATE TRAIL-WINONA CONNECTOR IN BUFFALO COUNTY Recommended Award = $2,093,027 The award funds part of the Winona Connector project which includes a new bridge over Burlington- Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, bridge deck on existing abutments over the backwaters of the Mississippi River, and over 3.5 miles of 10-ft wide limestone surfaced trail. […]

Gross National Happiness

The Monastery Taktshang- Bhutan You’ve heard of Gross National Product but have you heard of Gross National Happiness? How happy are you? What makes you happy? Take the survey at www.happycounts.org Gross National Happiness is a term coined by His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck in the 1970s. The concept implies […]