Historic Pathwalkers Spring Newsletter March 2011
According to the calendar spring has arrived but the warm temperatures have not. At least the snow has melted and we can again walk on clear sidewalks.
Our walk boxes will soon be in place for another season. The total for 2011 is an even dozen, three of which are year round walks. Six of our walks start on April 1 and the other 3 on May 1. We will not have a box in Douglas/Saugatuck or in Manistee this year but if anyone would like to volunteer to adopt a box for next year please let me know.
A new walk this year is the one in East Lansing which begins at Biggby Coffee, 4480 Hagadorn Rd. Okemos MI. The walk is mostly on the campus of Michigan State University with its historic buildings and sculptures. Be sure to visit the Dairy Store which is part of the Agricultural Dept and has delicious ice cream for sale. Our YRE and seasonal walk locations are as follows:
Coldwater Ludington State Park
East Lansing Lansing
Grand Haven South Haven
Grand Rapids St. Joseph
Holland Traverse City
Howell Zeeland
Once these walks begin again we are required to submit quarterly statistics to the AVA so please send those numbers to jean.woltjer@att.net so that I can send them in. This should be done at the end of each quarter and I will send a reminder when the time comes. Please continue to send any money received to our treasurer, Alma Lucas, 5261 Southbrook Ct. #51, Hudsonville MI 49426.
More information about these walks is available at www.ava.org and on our blog at http://historicpathwalkers.blogspot.com/ You can also find us on Facebook.
Historic Pathwalkers Group Walk Schedule
April 16 Coldwater
We will start from the Holiday Inn Express, 630 E. Chicago St. at 10:00 a.m.
NOTICE! The group walk in Coldwater scheduled for this Saturday, April 16 has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 30 at 10:00 a.m. The start point is the Holiday Inn Express, 630 E Chicago St.
May 21 Howell
Starting from Uptown Coffeehouse, 102 E. Grand River at 10:00 a.m.
June 25 Grand Rapids
We will start from Big Boy, 407 Pearl St. at 9:30 a.m. so that we can meet for our annual business meeting afterwards.
Suggestions are welcome for July and August!
The 17th Biennial AVA Convention will be held this year from June 18 – 26 in Des Moines, Iowa. I have registration forms if anyone is interested in attending. You can also go online at www.ava.org/clubs/ava2011convention/index.asp
SEE YOU ON THE TRAIL!!
Also a reminder to all that the MOVES club in Middleville is hosting a walk at Paul Henry Thornapple River Trail on May 7. This is a beautiful spring walk! Check www.ava.org for more info on this.
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