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The mission of the Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce is to facilitate and enhance business development through a partnership with our community to achieve growth and prosperity.
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400 State Trail - 20th Anniversary Celebration
Name: 400 State Trail - 20th Anniversary CelebrationDate: June 8, 2013Time: 9:30 AM - 2:15 PM CDTEvent Description:“400” Trail - 20th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Reedsburg:
9:30 AM Refreshments and Entertainment
10:00 AM Welcome: Dave Estes, Mayor - City of Reedsburg
Keynote: Stephanie Klett, Secretary - State of Wisconsin Department of Tourism
Ribbon Cutting
10:15 AM Riders on the trail depart for 7 mile ride to LaValle – 45 minutes
LaValle:
11:00 AM Library reception and memorabilia
11:15 AM Riders on the trail depart for 7 mile ride to Wonewoc – 45 minutes
Wonewoc:
12:00 PM “Train” rides on trail from Wonewoc to Union Center and back. These will be offered 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
12:15 PM Riders on the trail depart for 3 mile ride to Union Center - 20 minutes
Union Center:
12:00 PM Community Parade with “400” Trail float
1:00 PM Boy Scout Flag Ceremony
(Following this, Union Center will continue on with their 100th anniversary celebration)
1:15 PM Riders on the trail depart for 4 mile ride to Elroy – 25 minutes
Elroy:
2:00 PM Live music, Refreshments
2:15 PM End of events sponsored by the Friends of the 400 Trail, Inc.
“Sign up in each community for a door prize donated by Lands’ End!”
About the “400” State Trail: Developed in 1993, and heading west out of Reedsburg, the “400” State Trail was noted to be the “prettiest trail in the State of Wisconsin” by National Geographic magazine. Running 22 miles between Reedsburg and Elroy, the trail crosses the Baraboo River 11 times, and offers both beautiful scenery, a wide variety of wildlife, and frequent stopping points. It is a flat trail that makes it enjoyable for younger and older people alike, and is used by an estimated 35,000 – 40,000 people each year.
It was named the “400” Trail for two main reasons: the series of trains that ran on it were called “The 400’s”, and those trains were named that because they had a very proud tradition of being able to make the 400 mile trip between Chicago and the Twin Cities in about 400 minutes. While we enjoy the great enthusiasm of our trail users, freight rail service continues to be a vital necessity to our community, and it is still very exciting to hear the train whistles blow as they make their way through the crossings and into the Industrial Park on the east side of our community!
Be A Friend
The Friends of the 400 Trail is a non-profit Wisconsin Corporation whose purpose is to promote the 400 State Trail. The Friends receive no monetary support from the State or any of their agencies. Income is derived from the sale of annual & daily trail passes, the sales of our authorized 400 Trail patches, shirts, buttons and through donations received from the general public.
Please consider joining the Friends at the Individual ($10), Family ($20) or Business Level ($25) or donate by mail: Friends of the 400 Trail, P O Box 400, Wonewoc, WI 53968.
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Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
240 Railroad Street
P.O. Box 142
Reedsburg, WI 53959
Phone: 608 / 524-2850 or 800 / 844-3507
Fax: 608-524-5392
E-mail: reedsburgchamber@rucls.net
Web Site: reedsburg.orgHours: 9-4 Sunday through Saturday May - October