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Arrow #11 Nottabloid.Cdr
April Number 2006 The Arrow 11 Official Publication of The Yellowstone Trail Association “A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound” Trailman of the year Major Effort to Mark the YT and Promote Seven On March 18 a small but hardy group of Yellowstone Trail Small Communities Association members gathered to honor the Trailman of the Year, As we mentioned in our last Arrow, seven small communities Michael Koerner of Appleton, WI. Michael is an outstanding strung along 40 miles of the Yellowstone Trail in central Wisconsin researcher. He has documented the location of the Yellowstone recently banned together for the purpose of promotion and Trail in detailed and meticulous research using automobile Blue economic development. They are Cadott, Boyd, Stanley, Thorp, Books, aerial photographs and field work. Withee, Owen, and Curtiss. The group sought a community- connecting theme through which to promote themselves. These He has traveled hundreds of miles through several states and has communities are not suburbs looking for a city. They each offer a come up with additional information about the route and some buffet of little gems like city parks, beautiful centenary churches, changes in maps previously composed by John Ridge. This is quaint restaurants, and American history in addition to particularly useful to John who now has some modern industry. someone who is a tremendous help in The group chose the Yellowstone Trail as its unifying documenting the theme, showing the group’s knowledge of the route of thousands of detailed the Trail along present highway County X, and of its turns and twists as historic importance. -
Arrow #15 V14.Cdr
Number 15 Official Publication of The Yellowstone Trail Association “A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound” The Arrow is back! Trail-O-Grams A note from the Ridges: After a three-year hiatus, the Yellowstone ¦Jim Marx of Michigan is Trail Association is ready for members again and is ready to planning to bicycle the Trail from produce the Arrow! We never really went away. The non-profit Seattle to Plymouth Rock this 501(c)3 status has been retained and we and many YTA members summer! See his blog. Visit have been very busy, so busy that we stopped soliciting http://jimarx.tumblr.com/ memberships and sending Arrows for a simple lack of time. The purpose of the organization is still to promote, educate, research, Also, we will follow him on our and preserve the Yellowstone Trail. But since the first of the year Facebook page: we have Mark Mowbray, volunteer Executive Director, to direct www.facebook.com/YellowstoneTrail Better than a membership matters and the operational aspects of the YTA. That Read his blog and learn how to contact Model T? allows us to continue our research and writing about the Trail. him when he comes through your town. That is the good news for all of us. The bad news (well not so very Arrange to meet him and get some bad) is that the newsletter, the Arrow, can no longer come at you in publicity for the YT in your town! printed form via the postal system. The printing, mailing costs, and ¦Hudson, Wisconsin’s Yellowstone Trail weekend, May 14- time requirements are prohibitive . -
Table 20 Great American Rail-Trail Statistics in Wyoming
Wyoming ROUTE Wyoming has the potential to be an incredible section of the Great American Rail-Trail. Its landscapes are unique in the United States, and Wyoming is already known for its outdoor recreation assets. Because of Wyoming’s topography, any route through Wyoming will require sizable grade increases at several locations. Local options including shuttle services could be explored to accommodate trail users who are unable to traverse these grade increases. Currently, there are not significant miles of multiuse trail that could be used to route a trail across Wyoming. However, with the statewide commitment to the project and the exceptional landscapes across the state, the Great American Rail-Trail is a viable project to help Wyoming with its outdoor recreation and tourism economy. RTC found and reviewed 20 plans in Wyoming to better understand the state’s trail priorities. A full list of these plans can be found in Appendix A. Casper Rail-Trail in Wyoming | Photo by Kevin Belanger, courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy TABLE 20 GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL STATISTICS IN WYOMING Total Great American Rail-Trail Existing Trail Miles in Wyo. (% of Total State Mileage) 8.1 (1.6%) Total Great American Rail-Trail Trail Gap Miles in Wyo. (% of Total State Mileage) 500.0 (98.4%) Total Trail Gaps in Wyo. 6 Total Great American Rail-Trail Miles in Wyo. 508.1 84 greatamericanrailtrail.org GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL ROUTE ASSESSMENT WYOMING TABLE 21 GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL ROUTE THROUGH WYOMING Existing Trail or Trail Gap Name Length in Wyo. Along Great American Rail-Trail (in Miles) TRAIL GAP 62 – Neb.–Wyo. -
FINAL Arrow #39
FALL NUMBER 2017 39 Trail-O-Grams By Alice Ridge and contributing members *Association News – All past issues of the Arrow newsletter are now available on our website for your reading pleasure…starting with Issue #1 in February 2002. http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/page152.html An index is also available at http://www.yellowstonetrail.org/Arrows/ArrowIndex08.pdf *Hamlet, Indiana is emerging as quite the Trail booster. Juanita Ketcham seems to be the heartbeat. Three events marked their calendars this past summer. June 17th they held Trail Days, featuring a cruise on the Trail into three counties. A popular event was the Manifold Cooking Contest wherein participants wrapped food in aluminum foil, revved up their engines and turned them into cooking surfaces. That evening a group called the Comedy Deli appeared at the American Legion for the benefit of the Yellowstone Trail Fest, coming in August. Then in July new Yellowstone Trail road signs went up, courtesy of Nipsco’s Improvement Grant. Their annual Yellowstone Trail Fest occupied August 19-20 this year which looked like as much fun as the June 10th event. Repurposing metal parts from automobiles to sculpture drew triple the contestants over last year, and the Indiana Historical Society’s History on Wheels interactive automotive display was also a big hit. Food, fun, music, beautiful weather and the Yellowstone Trail booth! *Bill Dirnberger, energetic leader of the Minnesota Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), reported on the old car run on the Yellowstone Trail this summer. The run across a large part of Southern Minnesota included views of Michael Dowling’s automobile business in Olivia; Dowling was president of the YTA in 1917. -
Arrow #36 V.27
FALL NUMBER 2016 36 Vintage Maps and Guides for the Yellowstone Trail By Dave Habura, YTA Board Member and Northwest Correspondent, photos by author Over the years I have collected several hundred maps and travel guides, and have looked to see where our Trail is cited by name in a guide or on a map. The original Yellowstone Trail Association did not publish a guide showing the Trail in detail. In fact when we try today to determine the exact route of the Trail in some parts of the country, the experts have to rely on a variety of resources from a hundred years ago. I am not an expert! But over the years I have collected a variety of resources that I enjoy using. I want to share some of them here and give a very short elaboration on where you might find many like them. Let’s start with Rand McNally Auto Trail maps, or perhaps Clason’s Maps. Both identify the route of the Trail by name, either on the map, or by number and trail blaze. Rand McNally also attempted to show the road surface with little hash marks on one side or both sides of a road. Both are available on sites like eBay, and both are in single sheets and atlases. You will quickly discover that small scale maps like Rand McNally and Clason’s are Clason’s Map Co. Example great as a starting point, but they don’t give Rand McNally Map Example you much detail. For detail you will want to turn to publications that provided turn by turn descriptions or more detailed strip maps. -
Arrow #08 Nottabloid.Cdr
Spring Number 2005 The Arrow 8 Official Publication of The Yellowstone Trail Association “A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound” Nels Monson is Travel Along the Trail Trailman of the Year I love to drive on road trips! I first got the “old road” bug when I took a solo To show appreciation for the work that Trailmen do, your officers of the road trip on Route 66 in the summer of 2002, from Chicago to Santa Yellowstone Trail Association decided to establish a Trailman of the Year Monica. In American Road magazine I read the C a l i f o r n i a award. Nels Monson of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is Trailman of the articles on “The Yellowstone Trail” by Alice & John T r a i l m a n Year for 2004. The award was made at a meeting of the South Milwaukee Ridge, and it’s all history from there. Historical Society. The presentation read, in part: Dianne Hunt traveled the I began exploring the Yellowstone Trail (YT) on “Those bright yellow signs T r a i l l a s t another solo road trip last summer. I started in Seattle around town reminding us that summer and and headed east to Yellowstone National Park. It was we are now on the Yellowstone sent us this so much fun going to every little town listed on the Trail are there largely through spirited report. original map, going into every museum and visitor the hard work of Nels Monson, center I could find, and meeting the nicest people. -
ARROW #40 V21a
1917 Oakland raises $7,000+ with Trail Tour - Part 1 By John Gunnell, Iola, WI Photos by author The Yellowstone Trail, which runs through 409 miles in Wisconsin, was recently used to help celebrate 100 years of Lions Clubs. Automotive author John Gunnell and Manawa Lions Club Member and mechanic Dave Sarna, drove the Wisconsin section of the historic trail eastward from Hudson to Waupaca and from there southward to Kenosha. The Oct. 9-14 trip, in Gunnell’s 1917 Oakland car, to date has raised over $7,000 for the Wisconsin Lions camp for blind and disabled kids in Rosholt. Gunnell purchased the 1917 Oakland car as one of his dream cars in 2015, after buying a building in Waupaca that was an Oakland dealership and a Yellowstone Garage. Sarna is a former automotive technology instructor at Fox Valley Technical College, a mechanic and friend. The two decided to tie the 100-year-old car with the 100-year anniversary of Lions Clubs International by driving the Yellowstone Trail through Wisconsin. The journey started at the Hudson Arch in Lakefront Park at 9 a.m. on Oakland at Yellowstone Garage in Waupaca Monday, Oct. 9. Gunnell and Sarna traveled to Menominee, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Cadott, Stanley, Abbotsford, Marshfield, Plover, Waupaca, Oshkosh, North Fond du Lac, Hartford, Hales Corners and Kenosha. The finish line was at Gateway Classics in Kenosha the afternoon of Oct. 14. Just prior to the trip Sarna and Gunnell overhauled the car’s rod bearings and installed a clutch. Two East Coast men, Wayne Koffel of Pennsylvania and Andy Wise (www.wiseandysgarage.com) specialize in Oakland parts and repairs and supplied parts by overnight mail to keep the car going. -
Arrow #01 Ver5.Cdr
The National Arrow A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound Official Publication of The Yellowstone Trail Association Volume 1 February, 2002 Number 1 Why Are You Receiving This Rediscovering Newsletter? the Yellowstone Trail You are receiving this inaugural copy of The National Arrow For six years, Alice and John Ridge have been searching out for one of several reasons: information about the Yellowstone Trail and about the lasting You are a friend of the Trail who provided information, influence of auto trails. They met many people who knew the stories, or pictures to document the history of the Trail in their area and some who were actively promoting it. Yellowstone Trail. Trail Days, community- You are a history buff, preservationist, historian, based gatherings inspired by librarian, teacher or archivist who has an interest (or the original annual day set might develop an interest!) in the aside to work on the Trail, history of the Yellowstone Trail. have been held in Ipswich, South Dakota. That’s the You are involved in a museum, home of Trail Association library, archive or other founder J. W. Parmley. A organization along the Trail that similar event was held in could use knowledge about the Thorp, Wisconsin, home of the Yellowstone Trail Corridor, Trail to promote interest in local with a parade of old autos. In the or regional history. You have an interest in forwarding the same spirit, Greenville Township, heritage of the Trail by preserving its memory and artifacts Wisconsin, formed a Yellowstone and spreading knowledge about the Trail and its historic role. -
A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound Official Publication Of
AUGUST NUMBER 2021 50 Official Publication of The Yellowstone Trail Association A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound The Yellowstone Trail Association is: Contents . a charitable and educational organization with- About the Yellowstone Trail Association-Howto join ------------1 in the meaning of 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with the following purposes: New book about the YT announcement --------------------------2 1) Public Education: to increase public knowledge of Historic Military Convoy on the Yellowstone Trail --------------3 the Trail and its importance in both local and national Trail-O-Grams ------------------------------------------------------4 history, 2) Historical Research: to acquire information and Mullan Chronicles -------------------------------------------------5 stories about the Trail and its historical context, 1921 Four Great Highways from Sea to Sea ---------------------6 3) Historical Preservation: to promote the preserva- Hamlet Yellowstone Trail Fest -------------------------------------9 tion of appropriate sections of the Yellowstone Trail and buildings or other artifacts along the Trail, Hudson Yellowstone Trail ------------------------------------------9 4) Communication: to provide a medium of commu- Murder on the Yellowstone Trail -------------------------------- 10 nication and support among its members, Amazon Smile ---------------------------------------------------- 10 5) Heritage Tourism: to promote heritage tourism along the Trail to support the above purposes, and Yellowstone Trail Alliance of Western Minnesota ------------- 11 6) Related Events: to sponsor or support various YT Association Notes --------------------------------------------12. events related to the history of the Trail to support the above purposes. As we convert to using an on-line membership management program it is possible that you will find some problems when renewing or joining. If so, do not hesitate to let us know. The ways to contact us are listed on page 2. -
Arrow #42 Final Draft Rev.19 Ridgeedit
YTA Director attends the LHA Conference Earlier this year, the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) invited our Executive Director, Mark Mowbray, to attend their 2018 National Conference. The Conference was held June 20-24 in Iselin, New Jersey. Mark was able to attend this event with the purpose of exploring ways for the LHA and our Association to share information and cross-promote our historic routes. Mark was able to meet a number of the attendees individually and participate in some tours of the area. He also had Mark Mowbray at LHA conference a display table of Yellowstone Trail information and was set up to show our 24-minute video in a “book room” set aside for displays of various visitors and vendors. Scheduling conflicts all three nights did not allow much time for the attendees to visit with Mark and view the video, but at least some of those attendees learned of our LHA Conference attendees at Hudson City New Jersey Trail and were given brochures, stickers, and contact information. Next year, the LHA Conference will be held in Rock Springs, Wyoming and we are hoping to again have a presence there and hope to further inform LHA members there of the history and mission of the Yellowstone Trail Association and to learn more about their historic road. YTA Minnesota Chapter is being formed By Alice Ridge, Arrow Editor Emerita We are happy to announce that the YTA is forming a Minnesota state chapter: The Yellowstone Trail Association–Minnesota Chapter. Members of the YTA who live in Minnesota are now also members of that Chapter. -
County, Local Community Continue Their Efforts to Preserve Red Brick Road
COUNTY, LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO PRESERVE RED BRICK ROAD By Samantha Pak, Redmond Reporter, Redmond, Washington [email protected] Photos courtesy of King County, WA Dept. of Transportation and Mark Mowbray In 1913, a 1.3-mile stretch of road in unincorporated King County just outside of Redmond, Washington was paved with red bricks and the Red Brick Road was born. One hundred years later, that road still exists, and King County officials, along with the local community, have taken steps to ensure that it stays that way for a long time. Recently, King County crews built a turnout with an informational kiosk for visitors to learn more about the Red Brick Road’s history. The road — also known as 196th Avenue Northeast — runs north-south from Northeast Union Hill Road to State Route 202 and the kiosk is located along the north end. In addition to educating passersby about the century-old road, the kiosk was constructed using salvaged bricks that were removed when a roundabout was installed where the road intersects with Northeast Union Hill Road. Tom Minichillo, archeologist and cultural resource coordinator for the King County Road Services division, said when they built the roundabout, they needed to get permission to remove the bricks from two entities: the King County Landmarks Commission and the National Historical Preservation Act. He said in order to be able to remove the bricks; both entities required some sort of mitigation and saw a turnout with an informational kiosk as an appropriate use of the bricks. Tanya Rusak, who has lived on Red Brick Road for five years, said the residents along the road are very protective and passionate about the historical landmark. -
Old Yellowstone Trail South Corridor Study
2020 Old Yellowstone Trail South Corridor Study Park County Montana Old Yellowstone Trail South Corridor Study Page Intentionally Left Blank i | Page Old Yellowstone Trail South Corridor Study Table of Contents Definitions .................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Study Area ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Focus Areas ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................... 3 Public and Stakeholder Participation ........................................................................................................ 3 Problem Statement, Goals, and Objectives .............................................................................................. 4 Possible Improvements ............................................................................................................................