A group of trail supporters recently gathered in Storm Lake to discuss a proposed Iowa Great Lakes Connection Five-County Trail.
The proposed trail would follow the Highway 71 corridor to complete a bike trail from Spirit Lake to Carroll through Dickinson, Clay, Buena Vista, Sac, and Carroll counties. Group organizer Kathy Fueston says the group hadn’t gotten together since 2013 prior to meeting on March 18th
A new trail would run from Spencer to Lake View. The project would connect to existing trail systems on each end including the Iowa Great Lakes Spine Trail to the north and the Sauk Rail Trail to the south. Smaller loops could possibly connect other communities.
According to Fueston, the next section of the project to be built will be from Dickinson to Clay counties.