REDWOOD FALLS -- A series of open houses sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Trails Initiative have been scheduled to obtain public input on the future of the first leg of the proposed Minnesota River Trail.
After meetings in Appleton and Montevideo, the next meeting will be held Monday in Redwood Falls from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Redwood Falls Area Community Center. Granite Falls will hold an open house Tuesday from 4:30-7 p.m. at Granite Falls City Hall and Ortonville will hold the final open house from 4:30-7 p.m. March 2 at the Ortonville Senior Center.
Legislative authorization calls for the Minnesota River Trail to begin at the entrance to Big Stone Lake State Park near Ortonville and extend along the Minnesota River Valley, connecting with the Minnesota Valley Trail in LeSueur.
Input will be sought on suggested trails, surfaces, amenities, etc. Maps and other trail information will be on display at the open houses.
Questions, comments and opinions can also be sent to Laurie Young, Trail Planning Supervisor, (651) 259-5638 or laurie.young@dnr.state.mn.us ; or Gregg Soupir, Area Trails and Waterways Supervisor, (320) 796-6281 or gregg.soupir@dnr.state.mn.us .
