Bob Strader on May 30th, 2011

Now that school is out all of you stay-at-home Moms and work-from-home parents are trying to figure out what to do with the kids this summer. One option is Fowler Park.
The 85-acre park feature fields for baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse and football, tennis courts, basketball courts, a 1.5 mile walking trail around the perimeter [...]

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Bob Strader on March 4th, 2011

It’s been nearly two years since I wrote last on the Big Creek Greenway so an update is due. You can review that post for information on which communities the trail will run by. For those of you that use the trail system, you know that Phases I,II & III are complete. What a great complement [...]

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You may have read recently that the Georgia DOT awarded Forsyth County a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grant of $500,000. This will fund the design and construction of a trail system for Vickery Creek Elementary and Vickery Creek Middle school campuses.
The Safe Routes to School programs enable community leaders, schools and parents across [...]

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Bob Strader on June 18th, 2009

It would be wonderful if every community had access to a trail system but we all know that isn’t possible. But Forsyth County hit the mark with their planning of the Big Creek Greenway. Basically it’s a 12 foot wide path, concrete in some areas and boardwalk in others, that works it’s way along Big [...]

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