tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907894325459450852.post4608431576744568794..comments2024-03-28T13:17:01.168-04:00Comments on Pink Lady: Windham Rail TrailHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999228748986145056noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907894325459450852.post-12347393035218634242009-09-14T08:10:22.954-04:002009-09-14T08:10:22.954-04:00Holly,
The unique thing about that rail trail is ...Holly,<br /><br />The unique thing about that rail trail is that it is the first place in the U.S. where a park was unmade.<br /><br />In the 1970s it was set up for motorized use. Back then that meant an occaisional dirt bike. By the early 2000s, it meant an invasion of ATVs. So much so that the neighbors banded together to petition the appropriate panels to take back the park. To make it only open for non-motorized uses.<br /><br />It was a terrific fight with the NH Trails Bureau [aka DRED] who likes motorized uses, but in the end, the community took back the park and made it into what you have today.<br /><br />And now you know the rest of the story.<br /><br />Craig Della Penna<br />413-575-2277 mobile.<br />Craig@CraigDP.comCraig Della Pennahttp://www.greenwaysolutions.orgnoreply@blogger.com