Firefly Trail

A new whirligig was installed on the Firefly Trail in Winterville today. Local artist Bob Gadd built the whirligig. Another local artist Marisa Mustard painted the tailfin. They both did a fantastic job. Bob's dog Little Martha supervised. Click the link below to see the video. https://youtu.be/nf56A8vuP1E

The Front Porch Bookstore now sells Firefly bike jerseys along with tshirts and socks!

Firefly Trail Newletter (click the link below). In this issue: - GA Outdoor Stewardship Program awards $2.11 for Firefly Trail - Thank you for making the Year-End Challenge a huge success! - Property donation in Maxeys - Firefly Race Series - Maxeys in May 5K - May 15 - Run, Walk, -Treadmill - In person or virtual... - Help Union Point plant the Joel McRay Butterfly Garden - SAVE THE DATE - Firefly Trail Ticket to Ride October 9, 2021 - AmazonSmile gives to Firefly Trail. How your purchases can help the trail. - Kroger Community Awards also gives to Firefly Trail. How to link your shopper's card. - https://mailchi.mp/fireflytrail/211-million-grant-awarded See more

https://www.fireflytrail.com//georgia-dnr-announces-211-mi

The groundbreaking ceremony for Chandler Park in Winterville was held this afternoon. This pocket park near the Depot will be a fine tribute to a good man and Winterville citizen, George Chandler. His passion for Winterville and his dedication to service and community will be forever enshrined by Chandler Park. The park will serve as a rest area for citizens and visitors using the Firefly Trail. It is scheduled to be completed by August 2021.

So what is next for the UP portion of the Firefly Trail? The creation of a butterfly garden that will provide both a beautiful spot to enjoy and an educational... experience for the users of the trail! We are very fortunate to have the guidance and expertise of Virginia Linch the creator of the Butterflies and Blooms in the Briar Patch, a butterfly sanctuary in Eatonton. Virginia helped to select the site on the grounds of the Greene County Primary School next to the trail and has drawn up a plan for the garden. To make this garden happen, we need your support. Listed below are the very important larval host plants that the butterflies lay their eggs on and which provide food for the caterpillars. Each type of butterfly has a very specific host plant. We would be very grateful if some of the Friends of the UP Firefly Trail would donate at least one of the plants on the list. If you are willing to do so, please email [email protected] with the plant you will donate. We’ll send you additional details on nurseries that may carry these specific plants and instructions on where and when to deliver the plants. April 10 is planting day! Thank you for your support!

https://www.active.com//3rd-annual-maxeys-model-mile-5k-20

Firefly Trail Virtual Relay UPDATE: online registrations will now be accepted all the way until 2:00 p.m. on the event's final day, Sunday, Nov. 8!

Big Week For Firefly Trail! - https://mailchi.mp/fireflytrail/bigweekforfireflytrail

Alert!! Midnight tonight is the last moment to register online for the Firefly Virtual Relay!! This fun event is open to beginning, recreational and super-competitive types, in other words...everyone! We've created and marked the roads for a nice 12-mile loop that begins and ends in Winterville and includes rolling hills and long straightaways. The 10-day Firefly Virtual Relay window opens at dawn this Friday, 10/30, and you will have until sundown on 11/8 to ride 36 or 12 m...iles, individually or as part of a three-person team. For just $25, you can sign up, participate in an exciting event, and support the continued development of the Firefly Trail. Register here: https://www.active.com/.../firefly-trail-virtual-relay-2020 Prizes will be offered, but mostly this is for fun, to recognize and support our growing Firefly Trail. These are the signup categories: Team Sprint: 3 riders, each completes (1) twelve-mile sprint. Team Tour: 3 riders, each completes (3) twelve-mile laps (total of 36 miles each) Individual Sprint: 1 rider, completes (1) twelve-mile sprint Individual Tour: 1 rider, completes (3) twelve-mile laps (total of 36 miles) Additional Race ($10): Your choice, use your best 12-mile lap See more

Alert!! Midnight tomorrow (10/28) is the last moment to register online for the Firefly Virtual Relay!! This fun event is open to beginning, recreational and super-competitive types, in other words...everyone! We've created and marked the roads for a nice 12-mile loop that begins and ends in Winterville and includes rolling hills and long straightaways. The 10-day Firefly Virtual Relay window opens at dawn this Friday, 10/30, and you will have until sundown on 11/8 to ride 3...6 or 12 miles, individually or as part of a three-person team. For just $25, you can sign up, participate in an exciting event, and support the continued development of the Firefly Trail. Register here: https://www.active.com//r/firefly-trail-virtual-relay-2020 Prizes will be offered, but mostly this is for fun, to recognize and support our growing Firefly Trail. These are the signup categories: Team Sprint: 3 riders, each completes (1) twelve-mile sprint. Team Tour: 3 riders, each completes (3) twelve-mile laps (total of 36 miles each) Individual Sprint: 1 rider, completes (1) twelve-mile sprint Individual Tour: 1 rider, completes (3) twelve-mile laps (total of 36 miles) Additional Race ($10): Your choice, use your best 12-mile lap

Join us for the Firefly Virtual Relay and help support the continued development of the Trail. October 30 - November 8. Clock below for details.

Congratulations, Winterville and Athens-Clarke County! The Firefly Trail in Winterville is beautiful, friendly and well-made, and the ribbon-cutting was a wonderful celebration. Here's to decades of happy and healthy walking, running and riding!

Sign up for the Firefly Virtual Relay, 10/30-11/8. You have that stretch of days to ride 12 or 36 miles (1 or 3 laps) singly or as part of a 3-person team. Click below for all the details.

https://www.fireflytrail.com//firefly-trail-virtual-relay-

Members of the Maxeys/South Oglethorpe County Local Action Committee pose near the historic Maxeys Depot, where trail construction resumed this week! Work on the Maxeys Model Mile will be completed before year's end.

Grading is underway on the next section of the Firefly Trail in Athens-Clarke County!

Firefly Trail Virtual Relay! Oct 30 - Nov 8, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/fireflytrail/virtual-relay-1030-1182020

https://www.fireflytrail.com//7th-annual-junction-jamboree

The City of Union Point invites everyone to the official Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Firefly Trail Union Point Model Mile on Friday, Sept. 11, at 12 noon at Greene County Primary School, located on Ga. 77 north of downtown. Please plan to meet in front of the school by noon on Friday. Parking is available in front of the school (please be careful not to block the flow of traffic), with additional parking behind the school off Ga. 44. Congratulations, Union Point!