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Joy2Ride participant enjoying the Betsie Valley Trail

The Betsie Valley Trail is 22 miles long and extends from Frankfort through Elberta and Beulah to Thompsonville in Benzie County Michigan.

The Trail is popular for bicycle and pedestrian use.

Dogs are permitted on most parts of the Trail as long as they are on a leash and under control. Dogs are not permitted on the portion of the Trail between Mollineaux Road and Beulah.

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Please show your ❤️❤️ for the Betsie Valley Trail this Giving Tuesday! No local tax dollars are used for the Trail. We depend on your generosity! Please go here to show your support today: betsievalleytrail.org/donate/ ... See MoreSee Less

Please show your ❤️❤️ for the Betsie Valley Trail this Giving Tuesday! No local tax dollars are used for the Trail. We depend on your generosity! Please go here to show your support today: https://betsievalleytrail.org/donate/

We’re fortunate to have this recreation jewel providing health and social benefits to our community at no cost to the local taxpayer. Please support ❤️ the Trail on this Giving Tuesday! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
betsievalleytrail.org/donate/
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We’re fortunate to have this recreation jewel providing health and social benefits to our community at no cost to the local taxpayer. Please support ❤️ the Trail on this Giving Tuesday! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://betsievalleytrail.org/donate/

We ❤️Trail Sponsor Stormcloud Brewing Company!Tomorrow we're celebrating Small Business Saturday at Stormcloud with a prize drawing for shoppers who purchase from Benzie County stores and merchants. Bring us your shopping receipt, dated November 25, 2023 from any Benzie County business to be entered to win one of two $25 Stormcloud gift cards! ... See MoreSee Less

We ❤️Trail Sponsor Stormcloud Brewing Company!

We ❤️Trail Sponsor Honor & Onekama Building Supply!Milwaukee, Model: 2951-20, Milwaukee M12 Cordless Jobsite Radio + Charger on sale!!! ... See MoreSee Less

We ❤️Trail Sponsor Honor & Onekama Building Supply!

We ❤️ Trail Sponsor Iron Fish Distillery!The farm from above with a view of our friends Crystal Mountain in the background. We're open from noon-9pm today! Stop in for Small Business Saturday and get 15% off all merchandise orders over $100 in person or online at store.ironfishdistillery.com/

Come watch the Michigan vs. Ohio State game in the tasting room at 12pm!

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Recent News from Our Blog

Friends Receive $400,000 Grant to Kickstart Trail Paving Project!

The Friends were excited to receive the news in October that our second try for a Michigan Spark Grant funded by American Rescue Plan Act was approved by the Michigan DNR. “We were quite happy with the news of the grant,” said Jim Gribble, Director of Marketing and Public Relations… Read More »

Member Meeting Vote Results in New Non-Profit Designation

In September, about 75 members and guests gathered at the Stormcloud Taproom for a  special member meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to conduct a vote to change the Friends non-profit corporate designation from a member organization to a directorship. “Last summer, we were looking into updating our by-laws… Read More »

First Brew-to-Brew Fundraiser Big Hit!

“Last summer, I heard someone say it was smart to put a brewery on either end of the Trail and it got me thinking,” commented Jim Gribble, Friends Marketing & PR Director, “we should do something to celebrate that! That’s where the idea of having the first Brew-to-Brew Trail Day… Read More »

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