Welcome to my Kal-Haven Trail web page guestbook.

Darren Murphy - 11/08/00 22:35:53
My Email:railtrailATalpinelink.com.au

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Greetings from Australia. I am working as a project officer developing a similiar trail as your own here in Victoria, Aust. It is called the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail and will be 94 kilometres in length when it is complete. It extends from Wangaratta to Bright to Beechworth through the Ovens Valley, that is predominately high country, snow capped peaks in winter, decidous trees in Autumn (fall). Our trail is to be bitumnised throughout 1.8m wide. A family friend sent me one of your DL Fliers and our aim is to develop something similiar when we get to commercialising the trail. I would like to email you agains to discuss, your marketing and business plan and perhaps how the Trail is managed day to day. Ours operates over three shire boundaries and each contribute to the maintenance, etc. Our biggest weakness is that it is not a loop (users have to ride both ways) and that we don't have the suporting infrastructure in place yet (or the dollars to do that) ie toilets, water, rest stops etc Congratulations on you website it is very informative and hopefully we at MTTMRT can do something similiar soon Regards Darren Murphy

Helen - 09/27/00 11:21:12
My Email:hjkazooATaol.com

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Been riding KHT for past two years usually after work. My sincere thanks to all those involved in creating and maintaining the KHT. I ride 20 miles round trip. I appreciate not worrying about traffic and unfriendly dogs. Always looking for other riders (12 avg mph for 20)...so if interested contact me...usually we ride on Monday nights.

Mark Hoogerhyde - 09/07/00 15:57:21

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Harry - 08/24/00 18:43:29
My Email:hmarinATjuno.com

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Will visit the trail before the summer ends.

R Murphy - 07/31/00 00:19:02
My URL:http://kbc.com
My Email:murfoskiATNetzero.net

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There are three or four of us fellows that get up and are on the trail by 6:30 in the morning.We have found that this is the time most of the bugs are not out and it is the coolest weather with no real wind.The true beautyof the trail is most profound at his time.

Mark M. Burrows - 06/25/00 18:38:45
My Email:markmburrowsAThotmail.com

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Nice site but was also looking for some mileage information of the trail.

The Trail Turtle - 06/15/00 19:30:34
My Email:vatanyaATdefnet.c

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I am a member of the Northwestern Ohio Rails to Trails group - we are currently working on the Wabash Cannonball Trail in NW Ohio. I will look forward to riding your trail on Sept. 9!

kjersten - 05/19/00 22:14:39
My Email:kjerstenkAThotmail.com

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I love riding

Dave Blankenship - 04/17/00 01:59:41
My Email:DaveBoltATyahoo.com

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This is the best trail, book-ended by two great towns. Can't wait to get back out there.

Jack Lamkin - 04/06/00 23:57:21
My Email:jlamkinATnetzero.org

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Have already riden 4 times this season. About 55 total miles each time. Will be glad when trail is completed over 131 and closer to Kalamazoo. I am going to ride in the trailblazer and can hardly wait until the weather warms up so I can travel lighter< r>
Elizabeth Plasick - 02/02/00 20:43:49
My Email:eplasickATaol.com

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Did not know the web site existed. I have been asked about it by my grandchildren. Thanks so very much. Elizabeth

Nancy - 01/19/00 02:45:52
My Email:nts338ATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: loved it all!!!!!

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looking to see if there are any trails going from South Haven to Grand Haven. Can you help me?

Donna Rolstad - 09/21/99 20:07:12
My Email:natrolstadATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: no favorite

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Love the trail. I need to use it more often. Thanks for all the hard work.

Frank - 09/21/99 14:33:31
My Email:uofm1999AThotmail.com
Favorite Trail Section: all

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Nancy Zanellato - 09/13/99 16:00:58
My Email:zaneATmail.icongrp.com

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Thanks for all the information. We are planning to ride the trail on 9-17-99 and feel more prepared thanks to you.

Ray Ray - 08/25/99 18:56:07
Favorite Trail Section: ALL OF IT!!

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It has been a long time since I first rode on the Kal Haven Trail. I was 18 the first time I rode on the trail and I rode about 24 miles, 12 one way and 12 back. Now that I am older and I started riding it agian. I have seen alot of changes. My boyfriend nd I are planning to ride the whole 34 miles from South Haven to Kalamazoo. If we make it we may ride it back the next day! I really enjoy it. I don't have to worry about cars and dogs!! I can just enjoy the day and the great outdoors. We plan to go riding again this weekend. We've got to get ready for the long ride!! I did not know that there was a web site for the Kal Haven Trail. But very glad I found it. Thanks for All the great info.

Mike & Linda - 08/10/99 23:26:23

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Glad someone has taken the time and effort to put this website together. Thanks for a great job!

Jessica Kaplan - 08/05/99 19:30:03
My Email:JZKapATaol.com

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We'll be riding on the trail at the end of August when staying in Allegan. Does anyone have any suggestions for the best part of trail, if I don't think I'd be able to handle riding all 30+ miles both ways? Is there a sensible "loop" to take? Many than s, Jessica

Mike - 07/23/99 15:41:20

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Your page is very helpful; thanks for the useful information. I'm planning my first ride on the trail tomorrow, July 24, 1999. Gonna be hot, I'm afraid, but I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again.

Robet K. Tompsett - 07/05/99 21:11:05
My Email:tompsettATnet-link.net
Favorite Trail Section: Gobles to 10th St.

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Rick DeMayo - 07/02/99 21:41:53
My Email:rdemayo696ATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: to ride soon

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Michael White - 07/02/99 03:46:01
My Email:angela_michaelATmsn.com
Favorite Trail Section: Haven't ridden yet

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Thanks for the great web site.

laura shiltz - 06/18/99 15:16:48
My Email:lshiltzATumich.edu

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Marti Chupp - 06/04/99 17:25:38
My Email:mchuppATmonacohr.com
Favorite Trail Section: All of it

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I love the trail!! It is a nice break from having to ride in traffic, but still has plenty of small towns on the way to stop off at. My boyfriend and I travel 60 miles one way a few times each summer to ride the trail.

William T. Kern - 05/29/99 20:41:08
My URL:http://www.mich.com/~wkern
My Email:wkernATmich.com
Favorite Trail Section: Don't know yet -- ain't rode it!

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Nice work on the page. Intend to ride the trail this weekend. Thank you very much for spending the time and effort to post it. wtk

Mark - 05/25/99 15:58:37
My Email:markstuhATbiggs-gilmore.com
Favorite Trail Section: east end

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I just moved here from Chicago. The KHT was the first thing I found. I really appreciate the efforts of those who worked to develop the trail, as I read here at this site. Thanks for providing the additional history and information that I didn't get in the brochure. So far, I've only ridden on the eastern end out to Gobles and back several times. I've also run in the evenings after work. It's great to get away from the traffic. The wild flowers are the highlight of the journey. I appreciate the water wells and the latreens will help keep the trail clean.

Teresa Brenner - 05/06/99 13:20:49
My Email:tirisaAThotmail.com

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Hello, Saturday, May 8th will be my first time on the trail. Looking forward to the Trailblazer ride and being on the trail. My husband has rode it often. Will tell you later how I like the trail. I sure it will be fun and a beautiful ride!!

Dora - 05/02/99 19:03:16
My Email:doraATpobox.alaska.net

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We are ready to ride this trail and wonder if there are maps of this and other bike paths in MI? We will be moving there in the near future and if there are places to contact for maps I would certainly appreciate the info. Thanks. Dora

P.J. Ferguson - 04/26/99 22:33:05
My Email:pj_11451AThotmail.com
Favorite Trail Section: Kal Haven

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David Hughes - 04/11/99 02:34:35
My Email:david.hughesATwmich.edu
Favorite Trail Section: Where I Finish!

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Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed the web site. The pictures are fantastic. I use the trail for hiking as part of a personal workout program. I have ridden the trail two summers ago. I plan on hiking the full length this summer. Thanks again David.

Casey Crabtree - 04/10/99 02:42:17
My Email:caseysgc01ATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: The end

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Hello, John. Enjoyed your site immensely. Especially the jumping frog. That was a nice touch, as was the info on outhouses. Send me an email.... Casey

Rick Oberle - 03/29/99 18:50:59
My Email:rickoberATbizserve.com
Favorite Trail Section: Barber Creek nr. Gr. Junction

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John, Very nice web page. I am delighted to see that the Kal-Haven Trail finally has a home page! Thanks for remembering us dinosaurs who helped create the trail way back when. It was a lot of hard work to get the trail going but history has proven tha our energy was well spent. My memories of those early days get sketchier by the year but I will always remember the satisfaction of the DNR giving the check to Penn Central at the Bloomindale Depot. Other fond memories are of the day work began on the trail itself where then state rep. Mary Brown cut some crazy ribbon we put across the trail and 100 people started whacking at the underbrush with anything with a blade. I'll never forget the Channel 3 coverage of chain saws flying in every direction! But the most important lesson in the trail, however, was the fact that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary feats if they work together. None of the recognized Kalamazoo community leaders were involved with the trail in the early days. It was just a bunch of people who thought it wa a great idea and were willing to work to make it happen. For their effort, everybody who uses the trail owes a debt of gratitude for without them, it would have never happened. From one who was there to make it happen: Everyone Enjoy!

Jeff Newman - 03/09/99 16:23:10
My URL:http://www.qtm.net/~jetdoc
My Email:jetdocATqtm.net
Favorite Trail Section: Mile 1 to Mile 34

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John, Great Site. Really enjoyed learning the History of how the Kal-Haven Trail came to be. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. Jeff

Frank Pearson - 03/08/99 01:39:19
My Email:fcpearsonATmacatawa.com
Favorite Trail Section: It was all great end to end.

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A very nice trail and well done.

vicky souza - 03/03/99 21:29:21
My Email:vickysouzaATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: gobles to Kendall

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Joe Hulsebus - 02/27/99 00:57:46
My URL:http://swmich.simplenet.com/swmich.htm
My Email:busmanATaccn.org
Favorite Trail Section: section between F Ave. and 8th St.

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Great job on the site. I live very close to the Kal-Haven Trail and visit it almost daily to run, hike, walk the dogs, etc. I did a search on Alta Vista to see if there were any WWW site pertaining to the Kal-Haven Trail, and I found your site.

ken hall - 01/21/99 19:15:02
My Email:kenhallATiserv.net

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Well done, John. Very informative. Enjoyed the photographs.

Fran Sykes - 01/18/99 00:28:56
My Email:fsykesATremc12.k12.mi.us
Favorite Trail Section: undecided!

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I haven't had the opportunity to look at all of it, but what little I have seen, looks pretty good. Good job, John! Will look at more later...

Amy Smith - 12/27/98 07:40:57
My Email:
Favorite Trail Section: haven't been

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It sounds like a neat trail. I walk around town for exercise but would be afraid to walk on the trail by myself. I would like to carry my tent and take about 3 days to do it all on one trip there.

R. Ingham - 12/21/98 03:16:06
My Email:hingmy01ATaol.com
Favorite Trail Section: Don't know yet.

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tina - 12/19/98 16:18:44
My Email:cnewbAThotmail.com

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very nice links, easy to get to. The map is not so clear to read. A Bit fuzzy.

Trail Trekker - 12/18/98 13:37:44
Favorite Trail Section: 10th to 8th

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Great job on this page. I'm especially fond of the outhouse page!!! >:)

Ray Hendriksma - 12/16/98 20:41:34
My Email:rhendriksATkvcc.edu
Favorite Trail Section: All of it!

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This is great.!
Super job and thanks for giving KVCC some credit.
Let me know if there is anything more we can do for you. Happy Holidays

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