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Whitewater Walk
Wayne County
September 23 and 24, 2007
Sunday, September 23
Starting Point: Whitewater Gorge - Star Piano Factory, 2nd
street Richmond, Indiana
7:30 a.m. Registration of walkers and sunrise
service
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Going south through the gorge to Test
Road. East on Test Road to Liberty Avenue. South on Liberty Avenue to US 27.
South on US 27 to the Wayne-Union County line. Walk ends here today.
Monday, September 24
Starting Point: The Vinton House, US 40,
Cambridge City
7:30 a.m. Registration of walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Go east on US 40 to
Boyd Road. Go south on Boyd Road to SR 1. Go south on SR 1 through Milton and
to the Wayne - Fayette County line.
Whitewater Walk
Fayette County
September 25th & 26th 2007
Tuesday, September 25
Starting Point; H & E Machine parking lot north of Connersville on State Road 1
7:30 a.m. Registration of Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Leaving the parking lot of H & E Machine going south on
SR 1 to Western Ave. Go South on Western Avenue pass the CEC building to SR
121. Go South on SR 121 to the whitewater Valley Railroad Yard. Walk ends here
for the Day. Total miles – approximately 5
Wednesday, September 26
Starting Point: Whitewater Valley Railroad Yard south of Connersville on SR 121.
7:30 a.m. Registration of Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Leaving the parking lot of the WWVRR go south on SR 121
to the Fayette – Franklin County line. Walk ends here for the day. Total miles
– approximately
Thursday, September 27
7:00 p.m. Press Conference and ‘Celebration’ of Fayette County’s assets to be
held at the CEC Building 3013 Virginia Ave., Connersville
Whitewater Walk
Union County
September 25th and 26th 2007
Tuesday, September 25
Starting Point: Abbington General
Store, Abbington – Wayne County Union County Line
7:30 a.m. Register Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Go
south on Abbington Pike until it changes to Brownsville Road. Continue south
on Brownsville Road to The Town of Brownsville. Turn east on Old Brownsville
Road and follow to Liberty and US 27. Turn right on US 27 follow to the Blue
Heron Gallery. Walk ends here today. Total miles approximately 10.5. Tour by
car to points of interest in Liberty.
Wednesday, September 26
Starting Point: Office of the Whitewater State
Park at the entrance.
7:30 a.m. Register Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk Begins. Go
south on SR 101 to Roseburg. Go west on Dunlapsville Road and follow to
Dunlapsville and the Treaty Line Cabins. Cross over road and go down to the
Quakertown Marina where you will load on pontoon boats to ‘walk the lake’. Go
south on the lake till you come to the Dam at Brookville. ‘Walk’ ends here
today. Total miles approximately 21.5. Return to starting point by boat.
6:00 p.m. Press Conference and
‘celebration’ of Union County assets, Ainsley’s Cafe
September 29th and 30th. Satellite Walk
For those of you who would like to walk the Whitewater Walk
through Union County but cannot walk September 25th and 26th, Union County is
offering the walk again on the weekend. You'll will follow the same routes as
earlier in the week.
Boat rides will also be available on the Sunday walk as was on
Wednesday. Pre-registration is required for the Satellite Walk.
Contact Blanche Stelle, 765-458-5976 or by e-mail, ucdc@dslmyway.com.
Whitewater Walk
Franklin County
September 27th & 28th 2007
Thursday, September 27
Starting Point; Laurel Community Library, 200 N. Clay St, Laurel
7:30 a.m. Registration of Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk begins. Leaving Laurel Community Library going east on Pearl
Street towards the river bridge. Turn south on Dam Road. Follow Dam Road pass
the Whitewater Canal Feeder Dam to the end of Dam Road. Walk the railroad
track to U.S. Highway 52. Go west on U.S. 52 one-tenth mile to Pennington
Road. Turn right on Pennington Road and follow through Metamora to the trail
head of the Whitewater Canal Trail. Follow the Whitewater Canal Trail from
Metamora to Shack Road. Go east on Shack Road to U.S. 52. Go East on U.S. 52
and continue walking on U.S. 52 to the Yellow Bank Trail head of the
Whitewater Canal Trail. Walk ends here today. Total Miles - approximately 14.5
Friday, September 28th
Starting Point; Yellow Bank Trail Head of the Whitewater Canal Trail on U.S. 52
7:30 a.m. Registration of Walkers
8:00 a.m. Walk Begins. Follow Whitewater Canal Trail to the end. Cross through
the James Cox property to U.S. 52. East on U.S. 52 to Brookville. Follow U.S.
52 through Brookville to Blue Creek. Turn right on Blue Creek at the IGA Store
and follow Blue Creek to the Franklin County Fairgrounds where the Franklin
County Farm Machinery and Antique Tractor Show is being held. Walk ends here.
Enter Show and enjoy the rest of the day. Total miles approximately
7:00 p.m. Press Conference and Celebration of Franklin County’s Assets held at
the Franklin County Community Foundation 517 Main Street, Brookville
For information on how you can become involved, contact:
Candy Yurcak
Regional Coordinator
(765) 647-3360 or (765) 647-5879
Email:
copperron@aol.com
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