Rail trail celebrating 16 years

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March 22, 2012 - 12:00 AM

As work to extend the Prairie Spirit trail from Iola to Humboldt continues, its founders, supporters and friends are prepping for the 16th anniversary of the now 51-mile-long trail’s inauguration.

What started in March 1996 as a 17-mile trail from Richmond to Welda now spans the 51 miles between Ottawa and Iola, giving southeast Kansas residents opportunity to tout Prairie Spirit Trail as one of the top tourist attractions in the region.

16 years later, and as another nine miles of trail in the works here in Allen County — efforts to…

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