There’s a lovely article about the Rail Trail photo and video contest which can be found here.
Hope that everyone can enjoy the relatively warm weather to explore and take some pictures and footage. See you on the trails!
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FNTG members will be receiving a letter in the mail from us soon,asking for your continued support with a contribution to our annual holiday appeal. We hope you take a minute to read it and reply. If you are not a member,please consider joining this year. Why? Because members of FNTG help make . . . Congratulations to our newly elected officers Sean Kinlin (Vice President) and Mary Jo Stanley (Treasurer),and thanks for many years of service from our outgoing founding officers Susan Voss and Judy Cardell,who will be stepping down at the end of the year. Their efforts on behalf of the local trail network is greatly appreciated. There will be a FNTG planning meeting on Thursday,December 15th at 7:00pm (341 Prospect Street,Northampton). We will be reviewing plans for the spring,folding the holiday appeal,and appointing a new Treasurer. Refreshments provided. Just a reminder:Wayne Feiden will be leading a tour of the “Lost canals of Northampton”on Saturday,November 12th. The New Haven and Northampton Canal extended from New Haven to Northampton. The canal was a commercial failure,coming just before railroads became the dominant mode of internal travel,but it shaped our landscape and remains visible . . . The New Haven and Northampton Canal extended from New Haven to Northampton. The canal was a commercial failure,coming just before railroads became the dominant mode of internal travel,but it shaped our landscape and remains visible in many areas today. The canal ran from New Haven (Canal Street by the current IKEA) to Northampton, . . . You are invited to join us to brainstorm how to help keep the trails beautiful and accessible for everyone. The first-ever meeting of the ad-hoc Volunteer Trail Maintenance group is on:Wednesday,October 26th at 7 pm at Trailside Realty,14 Strong Avenue,Northampton. At this meeting we’ll plan the dates for the fifth annual . . . The Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways (FNTG) is sponsoring a photo and video contest of images and stories that highlight the special quality of our regional rail trail network. We encourage you to submit entries by the end of August,2012 that best capture the sense of these trails and the people who use . . . There are a number of upcoming events in and around Northampton that might be of interest. On Sunday,September 11th at 1:45pm Craig Della Penna will be leading a walking tour of Florence Center’s railways. The tour will depart from the Florence Community Center at 140 Pine Street. More information can be found at . . . In case you missed it,there’s an interesting article in the CT Mirror about trail developments on the Northampton to New Haven canal route. According to the article,the longest completed stretch in Connecticut consists of 22 miles of paved trail,much of it under a graceful canopy of shade trees,between Farmington and . . . |
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