In the late 1980s, William C. Gibson and Paul D. Pounders worked with the County of Midland's Parks and Recreation Department and were at the forefront of the creation of the trail.
The trail is named after the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad, named after Jacques Marquette, a FrenchJesuitmissionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement at Sault Ste. Marie. Père is the French word for father; ergo, Father Marquette.
The first portion of the trail opened in June 1993. This portion was almost wholly contained in the city of Midland and started at The Tridge.
^Isabella County Parks & Recreation: Pere Marquette Rail-Trail 2006-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
^"Pere Marquette Rail-Trail". Retrieved 5 December 2011.
External linksedit
Description of the rail trail
Pere Marquette Rail Trail Page at RailsToTrails.us
YouTube Video: "Virtual Bike Ride: Pere Marquette Rail-Trail"
January 01, 1970
pere, marquette, rail, trail, confused, with, pere, marquette, state, trail, pmrt, rail, trail, michigan, occupying, mile, abandoned, railroad, corridor, midland, county, isabella, county, that, once, part, flint, pere, marquette, railroad, 1874, tracks, stret. Not to be confused with Pere Marquette State Trail The Pere Marquette Rail Trail PMRT is a rail trail in Michigan occupying a 28 mile 45 km abandoned CSX railroad corridor in Midland County and Isabella County that was once part of the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad In 1874 the tracks stretched from Ludington to Flint transporting supplies to the timber industry in southern Michigan s mills 1 It is currently a Michigan Rails to Trails Conservancy Hall of Fame trail 2 Pere Marquette Rail TrailLength28 mi 45 km LocationClare Isabella and Midland Counties MichiganTrailheadsClare Michigan Loomis Michigan Coleman Michigan Sanford Michigan Midland MichiganUseWalking running biking rollerbladingDifficultyEasySurfaceAsphaltTrail map The trail in Clare passing underneath U S Route 127 Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn the late 1980s William C Gibson and Paul D Pounders worked with the County of Midland s Parks and Recreation Department and were at the forefront of the creation of the trail The trail is named after the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad named after Jacques Marquette a French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan s first European settlement at Sault Ste Marie Pere is the French word for father ergo Father Marquette The first portion of the trail opened in June 1993 This portion was almost wholly contained in the city of Midland and started at The Tridge Location editPere Marquette Rail Trail Location Coordinates Midland The Tridge 43 36 39 8 N 84 14 55 3 W 43 611056 N 84 248694 W 43 611056 84 248694 Clare Fourth St and Pine St 43 49 07 7 N 84 45 58 9 W 43 818806 N 84 766361 W 43 818806 84 766361See also editThe TridgeReferences edit Isabella County Parks amp Recreation Pere Marquette Rail Trail Archived 2006 05 05 at the Wayback Machine Pere Marquette Rail Trail Retrieved 5 December 2011 External links editMidland County Parks and Recreation Pere Marquette Rail Trail Isabella County Parks and Recreation Pere Marquette Rail Trail Description of the rail trail Michigan State University Pere Marquette Rail Trail Research Study Pere Marquette Rail Trail Page at RailsToTrails us YouTube Video Virtual Bike Ride Pere Marquette Rail Trail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pere Marquette Rail Trail amp oldid 1142935398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
