The Prairie Trails Club, along with community members, will celebrate the opening of a new one-mile trail extension through North Judson and the town’s designation as an official American Discovery Trail “Trail Town” this Friday, August 21st.
2026 Grant Recipients from left to right: Kathleen Lucas (Prairie Trails Club), Deb Young (Toyz for Kidz), Linda Lewandowski (Kid’s Closet Ministry), Anna Engel and Jessica Denny (Meals on Wheels of NWI), and Aimee Flora (Starke County Parks & Rec)
A release from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation shard that members of The Hive were buzzing with excitement as they awarded $8,000 in grants to local organizations during the Annual Social Gathering on Tuesday, May 20 at Chesapeake Run Golf Club.
The Prairie Trails Club members gave the North Judson Town Council an update on the upcoming Trails Day/Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 22 and thanked the council for their assistance.
The Prairie Trails Club, Inc., along with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, are extending an invitation to the Celebrate Trails Day event being planned for April 22, Earth Day.
The members of the Prairie Trails Club, Inc. will host a public input session Monday, February 20 at 5:30 p.m. CT concerning a project to extend the Erie Trail.
Steve Lucas and Larry Wickert from the Prairie Trails Club appeared before the North Judson Town Council this week seeking a representative of the council to serve on a working group for a proposed trail extension through the town to the English Lake area.
(L to R) Bob Bronson, Deb Mix, Diane Blais, Russ Blais, Anita McMillin, Brian McMillin, Kathy Lucas, Steve Lucas, Camryn Kopka, and Paul Byer. Photo provided by Steve Lucas
The Greenways Foundation of Indiana named the Prairie Trails Club, Inc. of Starke County as the State’s “Outstanding Trail Group” of 2021. The announcement was made during the Greenways Foundation 14th Annual Luncheon and Awards Banquet Tuesday, April 26.
Officials from the DNR, Next Level Trails, and the Prairie Trails Club, Inc. cut the ribbon Friday to welcome visitors to the newly completed segment of the Erie Trail in Starke County.
Trekker Paul Cook reaches the end of the cross-country bicycle ride on the Great American Rail-Trail in La Push, Washington on Aug. 7. (photo provided by Prairie Trails Club)
A cross-country bicycle ride that brought five combat veterans through Starke County is almost complete. Back in May, they set off from Washington, D.C. on the Great American Rail-Trail.
The Erie Trail has secured a path from North Judson to LaCrosse. Steve Lucas with the Prairie Trails Club says the group has finalized an easement with the new owners of the Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad.
A cross-country bicycle ride brought five combat veterans to Starke County last week. The 3,700-mile trip on the Great American Rail-Trail is being organized by Warrior Expeditions, a nonprofit group that helps veterans transition away from their wartime experiences through an outdoor therapy program.
Four veterans on a cross-country bike ride are expected to arrive in Starke County today. The 3,700-mile trip on the Great American Rail-Trail is being organized by Warrior Expeditions, a nonprofit group that helps veterans transition away from their wartime experiences through an outdoor therapy program.