Fri., June 5, 2015

25-mile Pend Oreille River trail planned, Old Town to Dover

Liz Johnson-Gebhardt of Priest Community Forest Connection stands near Priest River in 2014 while talking about creating a 26-mile, nonmotorized trail from Dover to Old Town, Idaho. “Having the National Park Service on board gives you clout,” she said. (Kathy Plonka)

TRAILS -- The region's next great shared-use trail could be a 25 miler along the Pend Oreille River in Idaho from Oldtown near the Washington stateline east to Dover at Lake Pend Oreille.

Trail planning by local citizens plus area, state and federal agencies has been going on for years, and the National Park Service is on board, as the S-R reported last year.

A Pend Oreille River Passage Trailhead Party to roll out the draft plan is set for June 13 at two venues:

Dover Joe and Roll, 101 N. 4th St. in Dover, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Rotary Park, U.S. 2, Oldtown, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Fair
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Bobber, water safety mascot, 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
Presentation, 11 a.m.

Posted June 5, 2015, 6:01 a.m.