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  • Kiwanis Donation

    Jack Birch, President of the Syracuse Kiwanis Club, presents Tammy Cotton, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, and Spike Ford, of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Commitee, with a Trail donation. The Chamber partnered with the Trail Committee to raise the $20,000 needed to match a K21 grant.  The funds will be used to construct a pedestrian bridge connecting the…

  • WPOA July 2010 Fundraiser for Trail

    Mail Journal Photo by Deb Patterson WPOA 2010 Trail Fundraiser At the annual Wawasee Property Owners Association Awards Dinner, held August 14th,  President Kay Young presented the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail with a check for $23,000, the proceeds from the 2010 Wawasee Cottage Tour and art sale.  For the third year the event drew record numbers who enjoyed a tour by…

  • Trail Committee Continues to Move Forward

    The Mail Journal – July 28, 2010 By LAUREN ZEUGNER – Staff Writer Members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee heard updates about several trail sections during the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Spike Ford, committee chair, reported he recently received a letter from the Indiana Department of Transportation regarding transportation enhancement grants. INDOT has elected…

  • K21 Grant for McConnell Ditch Bridge

    The Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee has been awarded a $20,000 matching grant from the K21 Health Foundation based in Warsaw.  The funds are to be used for the construction of a pedestrian bridge across McConnell Ditch.  When completed it will connect West Pickwick Dr. and East Pickwick Dr. and will be a part of the Trail…

  • Trail Construction Update Dec 2008

    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 re-configured pole supports at the necessary locations.  Interfering trees and brush along the route has…

  • Wawasee Home Tour – 8-26-2008

    Wawasee Home Tour On July 26, 2008, the Wawasee Property Owners Association hosted its first annual Wawasee Home Tour. Over 250 people traveled via pontoon boats to tour six homes along Lake Wawasee’s north shore.  Proceeds from the event were donated to the Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation’s Trail Project.  Pictured above, passengers leave their boat at…

  • Carmel resident discusses impact of trails

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