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Saturday June 7thm 2008, National Trails Day celebration in Machias

• 10:00 AM - Gather at the Box Car - Route 1 near to the Bluebird Restaurant
• 10:30 AM - Parade through Machias to Witney's Tool Shed
• 11:00 AM - Barbacue at Witney's Tool Shed - with music, kids activities and motivational speeches
• 12:00 noon - walking and biking the future Sunrise Trail

Recap of Sunrise Trail Coalition April 2
Business and Community Development Conference
"What the Trail can do for you,what you can do for the Trail"

Sponsored by the Sunrise Trail Coalition, Down East RC&D, Washington County Council of Governments, Maine Department of Economic Development/Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Sunrise County Economic Council, DownEast Acadia Regional Tourism, Hancock County Planning Commission, and Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

Conference Brochure

Conference Minutes

Conference Presentations

Updates on the Downeast Sunrise Trail

• Sall Jacobs, President of the Sunrise Trail Coalition
• David Rodriques, Maine Department of Conservation
• Charlie Corliss, Trail Manager Down East Sunrise Trail

The Role of Trails in Community & Economic Development

Judy East Executive Director	Washington County Council of Governments	Trail in Community Development (1.8 MB PDF)
Kathy Mazzuchelli Director	Caribou Recreation Department
Carl Knoch Manager of Trail Development	Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Northeast Regional Office
Jane Murphy	New Brunswick Trails

Examples and Opportunities in Business Development

Planning for the Trail in Your Community

Sandi Duchesne, Engineer and Planner	JW Sewall Company	Working with Consultants
John Noll Planner	Eastern Maine Development Corporation	The Dennysville Trail Plan
Jim Fisher Planner	Hancock County Planning Commission	Ellsworth Bike Pedestrain Plan and Geotourism

Resources for Business Development

Tim Tunney	Bar Harbor Bank and Trust
Betty Egner Business Counselor	Maine Small Business Development Center at Coastal Enterprises,Inc
Ruth Cash-Smith	Women's Business Center at Coastal Enterprises, Inc
Georgiana Kendall, Washington County Coordinator	Women, Work & Community
Elizabeth Sprague, Small Business Coordinator	WHCA/Down East Business Alliance (DBA)

Resources and Tools for Community and Trail Development

Dan Stewart, Bicycle/Pedestrian Specialist	Maine Department of Transportation
Scott Ramsay, Division Head, MaineDOC Off-Road Vehicle Division	Maine Department of Conservation
Kathy Mazzuchelli, Department Head	Caribou Department of Recreation

 

Trails and Business Conference Sponsors

www.mesnow.com	www.atvmaine.org	www.greenway.org
www.BikeMaine.org	www.gomaine.org