What started as an effort to get a hiking merit badge needed for the Eagle Scout rank has turned into the creation of a trail reference for those looking to get healthy by hiking locally in Algonac.
“Our son Tegan is a 15-year-old Scout who is working on the hiking merit badge needed for Eagle,” said Steve Ponke. “For the merit, he wanted to get a safe local hike of up to 10 miles documented, so we hiked and rode bikes locally over a month last summer to fine tune and used Google Maps to set a path with points of interest to ‘keep us hiking forward.’ He and fellow Scouts ...
It may seem a ways off yet, but by the spring of 2025 Marine City will have a new fishing pier and walkway installed and ready for the public’s use in its Marina District.
The project, that will begin taking shape later this summer, is being made possible thanks to a pair of grants that recently came to the city...
Linking the picturesque lake views, towns and parks of St. Clair County in one trail system is no easy task, but the Community Foundation of St. Clair County recently made it a little easier with a grant award of $24,000.
The foundation awarded the grant to the Friends of the St. Clair River to support its work for the Bridge to Bay Trail. The goal for the trail is to be able to fully connect from Lakeport State Park to Algonac State Park. Friends Executive Director Sheri Faust said via email that the Friends applied for the grant in early spring...
The Algonac City Council discussed several items at its April 16 meeting, including a Bridge to Bay Trail wayfinding project, special event permits and more.
“The Bridge to Bay Trail is a system that extends along 50 miles of shoreline across St. Clair County,” Mayor Rocky Gillis said. “In 2022, the Friends of the St. Clair River Watershed received a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Fund to support the purchase of kiosks and signs for 14 of the Bridge to Bay Trail communities...
The city of Port Huron announced a new roundtable working group to gauge community feedback on downtown’s Main Street this week.
It comes amid early design efforts to reconstruct Huron Avenue from the Military Street Bridge to Glenwood Avenue — a massive project the Michigan Department of Transportation has slated to start in spring 2026, as Huron and Military are part of the state’s Interstate 94/69 business loop through town...
A new path along Clinton Avenue in St. Clair is set to be completed this spring, marking another step forward in the Bridge to Bay Trail initiative.
The Clinton Avenue path, stretching from Carney Drive to M-29 near the river, spans one mile in length and measures 10 feet wide for most of the trail. With a price tag exceeding $1 million, the project received support from several organizations locally and across the state including the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and a $400,000 grant from the Community Foundation of St. Clair County, showcasing a community-driven effort to enhance local infrastructure...
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments recently awarded nearly $2.3 million in Transportation Alternatives Program funding for five projects for fiscal year 2025, including $311,062 for East China Township.
TAP projects are transportation-related improvements to roadways, local streets and corridors. Most often, they address mobility options through new or enhanced bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including things such as pathways, bike lanes, sidewalks and pedestrian crossings, according to SEMCOG...
Over $700,000 is headed to a new St. Clair County park near Algonac. The North Channel Park has been named the recipient of three grants from three state agencies, that when matched locally, will total nearly $1 million. The funds will be used for everything from building a parking lot and walking trails to a canoe and kayak launch. Additional amenities such as restrooms and a fishing and observation pier are planned for the park....
An over $2 million bike path in Marysville is a step closer to reality, but not without some controversy. Marysville City Council Monday voted six-to-one to accept grants from several statewide organizations to complete a section of the regional Bridge to Bay trail network along River Road.
Currently, bicyclists and pedestrians share the road with vehicle traffic. The preliminary plan is for a separated bike path along the two way section of River Road between the cemetery and Mack Avenue...
Marine City Commissioners received an update on the Bridge to Bay Trail at their June 15 meeting.
Sheri Faust — chairwoman of the St. Clair County Regional Trails Board, president of Friends of the St. Clair River and executive board trustee for the Community Foundation of St. Clair County — spoke at the commission’s meeting about the Bridge to Bay Trail and its progress in Marine City.
Faust said the Marine City Commission originally approved a proposed plan for the Bridge to Bay Trail in August 2020. She said there is a Marine City trail advisory committee that has worked to get the city’s project fully funded through grants...
Bicyclists and walkers gathered to watch the ribbon cutting for a new pedestrian Black River Canal bridge Wednesday in Port Huron.
The $1.4 million project now offers a pathway between Port Huron Northern High School and Holland Woods Middle School and fills a gap of the Bridge to Bay Trail along St. Clair County’s waterfront.
The bridge was completed on March 22 and is available for bicyclists and pedestrians. It weighs 78,100 pounds and took approximately seven hours to assemble...
Bad Dad Joke of the Day: Why did the engineer build a bridge? To get to the other side.
Bridges are built to transport people or vehicles from Point A to Point B. But bridges really serve as connections, helping to bring together two previously unconnected entities and uniting them.
Such is the case with the new pedestrian trail bridge on the north end of the City of Port Huron that crosses the Black River Canal and connects the Port Huron Northern High School campus on the north with the Holland Woods Middle School campus to the south...
A new marina in downtown Marine City is getting a $393,000 boost in funding through a grant from the Community Foundation of St. Clair County.
“Support for this new marina project in Marine City just keeps growing,” City Manager Scott Adkins said in a statement. “The City is excited about how relatively quickly funding and support from our partners has come together – it’s a great asset for the whole community."
The marina project was voted in 2021 as one of the region’s most important developments by the Blue Meets Green coalition, a large regional group of stakeholders from every sector of the community....
A massive truss bridge sat waiting this week near the northern edge of the Black River Canal in view of athletics fields at Port Huron Northern High School — its future foundational base covered in snow.
It’s part of a larger 10-foot pedestrian pathway set to span the canal, connecting both the high school and Holland Woods Middle School to the south, as well as points in the Bridge to Bay Trail dotting St. Clair County’s waterfront....
What started as an effort to get a hiking merit badge needed for the Eagle Scout rank has turned into the creation of a trail reference for those looking to get healthy by hiking locally in Algonac.
“Our son Tegan is a 15-year-old Scout who is working on the hiking merit badge needed for Eagle,” said Steve Ponke. “For the merit, he wanted to get a safe local hike of up to 10 miles documented, so we hiked and rode bikes locally over a month last summer to fine tune and used Google Maps to set a path with points of interest to ‘keep us hiking forward.’...
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation announced nearly $2 million in grants to 80 organizations through the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds. Since the inception of the funds in 2016, over 385 grants totaling nearly $9.5 million have been awarded.
Endowed funds at the Community Foundation are designed to grow over time and provide funding in perpetuity for charitable causes according to a donor’s wishes. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation established endowment funds at the Community Foundation to support issues that were important to the late Ralph C. Wilson, Jr."...
Regional effo1is throughout St. Clair County to complete the remaining gaps in the Bridge to Bay Trail system received a significant $200,000 boost from the Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (Blue Water Area CYB).
"I can’t overstate how significant this financial investment is," said Sheri Faust, who serves as Chair of the Regional Trails Planning Committee. "Since we began this process back in 2017 our capacity and management needs have been primarily funded by our Community Foundation along with the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation"...
Come spring or summer 2022 and people might be able to cross a new bridge over the Black River Canal, connecting two Port Huron schools and getting closer to connecting 54 miles of trails in St. Clair County.
The Port Huron Area School District and city of Port Huron are putting finishing touches on plans for major new trail projects to connect Port Huron Northern High School to Holland Woods Middle School along the canal...
Where can you go to experience one of the largest freshwater deltas in the world, known as the St. Clair Flats? Where can you go to see ten islands – six of which are Canadian Walpole Island First Nation, connect to two state parks and fourteen Great Lakes beaches? The Bridge to Bay Trail in St. Clair County!
St. Clair County’s Bridge to Bay Trail is a non-motorized trail system that provides exceptional visitor experiences through scenic waterfront communities and rural countryside views. There are short downtown loops within the longer loop, access to in-water paddling trails, and even a link to a ferry, creating many options...
In the shade of the trees of Lighthouse Park, Port Huron Township resident Dan Danner stood with his bike, helmet and face mask. Danner, an avid cyclist, was on an advisory committee giving input on St. Clair County’s trail system. He came out Monday morning to celebrate a big announcement on those efforts. And to get in a bike ride.
Local stakeholders were recently granted more than $1.9 million to boost efforts to complete the 54 mile Bridge to Bay Trail system in St. Clair Count...
