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SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting: Friends of Berrien County Trails/Marquette Greenway
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the opening of the first completed Michigan portion of the Marquette Greenway. This event marks a significant milestone in connecting a 60-mile non-motorized walking and cycling trail from Chicago to New Buffalo. Coffee and donuts will be served. \n\n\n\nEvent: Marquette Greenway Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony\n\nDate: Friday\, April 25\, 2025\n\nTime: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT\n\nLocation: Trailhead at Smith and Mechanic Streets\, downtown New Buffalo | Rain location: New Buffalo City Hall\n\nHost:  Friends of Berrien County Trails\, Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce\, Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council \nSpeakers:\n\n\n	Gary Wood\, President\, Friends of Berrien County Trails\n	Vance Price\, Mayor\, City of New Buffalo\n	Michelle Heit\, Supervisor\, New Buffalo Township\n	Mac Elliot\, Chair\, Berrien County Board of Commissioners\n	Peter Dickow\, Office of Senator Gary Peters\n	Lee Belding\, Office of Congressman Tim Walberg\n	Carly Swanson\, Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer\n	Jonathon Lindsay\, Michigan 17th District Senator\n	Joey Andrews\, State Representative District 38\n	Kelsey Dietz\, Michigan Department of Natural Resources\n	Mike Smith\, Michigan Department of Transportation\n	Debbie Schmidt\, Jointly Selected Director\, The Pokagon Fund\n	Sandra Sporleder\, Jointly Selected Director\, The Pokagon Fund\n\n\nAdditional Information:\n\nFor more details about the Marquette Greenway\, visit Berrien Trails or Indiana NIRPC.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Join us to celebrate the opening of the first completed Michigan portion of the Marquette Greenway. This event marks a significant milestone in connecting a 60-mile non-motorized walking and cycling trail from Chicago to New Buffalo. Coffee and donuts will be served.&nbsp\;</span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Event:</strong><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""> Marquette Greenway Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony</span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Date:</strong><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""> Friday\, April 25\, 2025</span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Time:</strong><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""> 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT</span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Location:</strong><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""> Trailhead at Smith and Mechanic Streets\, downtown New Buffalo |&nbsp\;</span><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Rain location: New Buffalo City Hall</span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Host:&nbsp\;</strong><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">&nbsp\;</span><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Friends of Berrien County Trails\,&nbsp\;</span><span background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:="">Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce\, Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council&nbsp\;</span>\n<p background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""><strong>Speakers:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Gary Wood\, President\, Friends of Berrien County Trails</li>\n	<li>Vance Price\, Mayor\, City of New Buffalo</li>\n	<li>Michelle Heit\, Supervisor\, New Buffalo Township</li>\n	<li>Mac Elliot\, Chair\, Berrien County Board of Commissioners</li>\n	<li>Peter Dickow\, Office of Senator Gary Peters</li>\n	<li>Lee Belding\, Office of Congressman Tim Walberg</li>\n	<li>Carly Swanson\, Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer</li>\n	<li>Jonathon Lindsay\, Michigan 17th District Senator</li>\n	<li>Joey Andrews\, State Representative District 38</li>\n	<li>Kelsey Dietz\, Michigan Department of Natural Resources</li>\n	<li>Mike Smith\, Michigan Department of Transportation</li>\n	<li>Debbie Schmidt\, Jointly Selected Director\, The Pokagon Fund</li>\n	<li>Sandra Sporleder\, Jointly Selected Director\, The Pokagon Fund</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p background-color:="" font-size:="" google="" style="color: rgb(31\, 31\, 31)\; font-family: " white-space-collapse:=""><strong>Additional Information:</strong><br />\nFor more details about the Marquette Greenway\, visit <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.berrientrails.org/marquettegw.asp&amp\;sa=D&amp\;source=calendar&amp\;ust=1744472406932243&amp\;usg=AOvVaw2Ox_527ZZubSGleCpOn0yc" style="color: var(--gm3-sys-color-primary)\;" target="_blank">Berrien Trails</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.in.gov/nirpc/transportation/the-marquette-greenway-project-site/&amp\;sa=D&amp\;source=calendar&amp\;ust=1744472406932243&amp\;usg=AOvVaw1CM7gahEFXH1gBGND2FfgM" style="color: var(--gm3-sys-color-primary)\;" target="_blank">Indiana NIRPC</a>.</p>\n
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