In August 2010, ten bicycles and helmets were donated to the Kalamazoo Junior Girls, a youth organization located along the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail on Paterson St.  The girls will use the bikes for exercise and recreation on the trail as part of their summer and after school programs.  The donation is part of the [...]

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You can now Google Maps for biking directions?  Read more…

Community members that came out to Greater Galesburg Day, Comstock Daze and Kindleberger Festival had the chance to enter into a drawing for a bicyle and helmet.  Three bikes were given away from the Friends of the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail and three helmets were donated by Breakaway Bicycles.  Congratulations Hunter, Morgan and Melanie on [...]

Viewpoint in Kalamazoo Gazette by our three campaign co-chairs.
Thank you to all who came out to the Groundbreaking Ceremony on April 6th! See article in Kalamazoo Gazette
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Following is a letter that was signed by all nine of Kalamazoo County’s superintendents, showing their support of the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail project. Here is a PDF copy of the letter with signatures

Connections
This is an underlying emphasis of our region’s education system. We want our students to connect to each other, to their community [...]

Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners
Resolution In Support of The Kalamazoo River Valley Trail

WHEREAS, in 1992 a citizens’ group called the Friends of the Kalamazoo River Valley Trailway was formed to pursue the development of the 35 mile Kalamazoo River Valley Trail through Kalamazoo County to connect residents and visitors of Kalamazoo to the Kal-Haven [...]

At the forefront of trail development
The Kalamazoo River Valley Trail was named Project of the Year for Michigan by the Mid-American Trails & Greenways Conference. The regional group, covering Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, met in Kalamazoo in October for their bi-annual conference.
“This award validates all the hard work by many partners,” said [...]

What is the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail?
The Kalamazoo River Valley Trail will encompass 35 miles of trail throughout Kalamazoo County.  Kalamazoo will be a regional hub, connecting Battle Creek to Lake Michigan, D Ave. to Portage, and eventually Lake Michigan to Lake Huron.  This existing trail and planned trails in other counties will enable you [...]

2009 marked the first full year of programming on the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail. A grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation allows us to plan programs for users of all ages and backgrounds, promoting exercise, local history and conservation. In 2009 Trail Program Director Kyle Lewis and his staff worked closely with many community organizations [...]

This was printed in the Kalamazoo Gazette October 8, 2009. Reprinted with permission from the author.
By Chris Lampen-Crowell
co-founder, Gazelle Sports
As I drove to work each day this past summer, I watched a new trail being constructed along the road, through parks and on a stretch of the Kalamazoo River leading into downtown Kalamazoo.
I notice it [...]