Photo by Lauren Zeugner – The Mail Journal The bridge, spanning the McConnell-Skinner Ditch, officially opened this fall. After years of planning and hard work by all involved, this vital link in the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails system is finally complete. … Continue reading →
Photos and article by Lauren Zeugner – Staff Writer – The Mail Journal It was in the fall of 2003 a small group of the community met at the Syracuse Community Center to discuss the possibility of creating a … Continue reading →
Construction of the bridge spanning McConnell-Skinner Ditch has begun! When completed, the bridge will serve as a connecting link between the trails serving the western Syracuse – Wawasee High School areas and the Syracuse Village – Pickwick Road trail system. … Continue reading →
Stan Fox remembered with memorial bench on trail By Deb Patterson, Staff Writer, Mail Journal The first to use the bench were Fox’s widow Becky, left, and his sister, Sally Springer, Syracuse.A plaque is also at the site. (Photo … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →USI Consulting, an Indianapolis based engineering, surveying and design firm, was retained by the Trail Committee to design and secure permits for a pedestrian bridge across McConnell Skinner Ditch. With deeds and easements secured, assuring the trail’s routing along the southern boundary of Parker Hannifin’s … Continue reading →
During the Fall of 2010, the Cornelius Road Trail segment was extended along Cornelius Road from the Wawasee Boat Co. east to the Pleasant Grove Road intersection. Primary funding source for this section was the 2010 Wawasee Property Owners Association … Continue reading →
By Lauren Zeugner – staff writer for Mail Journal Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee has been hard at work this past fall raising matching funds for a K21 Foundation Grant for a bridge slated to go over McConnell/Skinner Ditch connecting the trail … Continue reading →
Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Newsletter December, 2008 Things are happening on the Cornelius Road/Eastshore Drive segment. Erosion control barriers have been put into place. The proper agencies have been notified that construction is underway. Telephone wires have been raised and NIPSCO has … Continue reading →