Two-mile loops beginning at Howell city parks

Walk Howell Michigan club members Michele and George Buyaki designed six, two-mile walks for the Walk Michigan 2011 program this spring. Each walk begins at a Howell city park and makes a two-mile loop back to the park. We have reproduced the maps below for walkers who want to try our two-miles loops. To print a map, click on the map and right click to bring down the menu and click PRINT to print the map, or SAVE AS to name and move the map to a file that you can print out. The start point for each walk is marked with a black dot and the word, Park.

Baldwin Park, Byron Rd. and Spring St. Howell, MI 48843

Bennett Recreation Center, 925 W. Grand River Avenue, Howell MI 48843

Don Miller Park, South Thompkins & Maple streets

Howell City Park, Thompson & Barnard streets

Dr. Louis May Park, E. Clinton & Park streets

West Street Park, West & Factory streets

Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Bridge trip Sept. 2-5, 2011

The Michigan Recreation and Park Association is sponsoring a four day/three night trip to Mackinac Island for walkers who plan to participate in the annual Labor Day walk across Mackinac Bridge September 5, 2011. The tour includes:

• Friday, Saturday and Sunday night stay at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island, 
• round tip ferry to Mackinac Island, 
• parking at Arnold's boat dock, tour of /fort Mackinac, 
• continental breakfast Saturday and Monday, 
• Sunday brunch at the Grand Hotel, 
• a banquet dinner on Saturday evening and 
• brunch at Audie's Restarant following th bridge walk.

Tour participants will:

• be among the first grouping to cross the bridge with priority placement, 
• have bus transportation provided to the foot of the bridge on Monday, Labor Day morning, 
• have an on-site coordinator during the entire program 
• with all taxes and luggage transfers included. 

The cost of the trip is $495 per adult double occupancy. A Labor Day Bridge trip flier that includes information about graduated prices for children and other occupancy choices is available online, and a hard-copy registration form is at the Michigan Recreation & Parks Association online. Full payment is due July 15, 2011. For more information, call MRPA at (517) 485-9888.

Walk club meets July 9, 2011

We hope you can join us for the July 9, 2011 meeting of the Walk Howell Michigan walking club this Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Barnard Community Center, 415 N. Barnard St. in Howell. After our meeting, we will walk on the track behind the Barnard Community Center, or the walkers may choose to walk to the Uptown Coffee House or local restaurant for refreshment.