Here`s - Mountain Goat Trail
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Here`s - Mountain Goat Trail
The Mountain Goat Trail is a rail to trail community outdoor recreation project to convert an abandoned railroad right-of-way into a multi-use recreational corridor between Grundy and Franklin Counties on the Cumberland Plateau in Middle Tennessee. Mountain Goat Trail by the numbers $266,200 total grants received in 2013 4.8 A University of the South study estimated that the completed Mountain Goat Trail could have an annual economic impact of $1.2 million on the towns along the Trail. miles of trails planned for construction in 2014 4 towns to be connected to the trail by these projects (Sewanee, Monteagle, Tracy City, Palmer) Volunteers including residents of Tracy City and Monteagle as well as students from the University of the South participated in work days along the Phase II section between Sewanee and Monteagle. From the President What an encouraging year it has been for the Mountain Goat Trail!! Consider these facts:! We launched a successful collaboration with the Land Trust for Tennessee! We were awarded a $250,000 grant to build two one-mile sections of trail in Grundy County! ! - - We raised over $83,000, allowing us to purchase about 60% of the railbed between Monteagle and Tracy City! We strengthened our ties with municipalities by collaborating on grant applications with the towns of Monteagle and Tracy City! As always, we know that these milestones were possible because of the support we receive from all over the Plateau and beyond.! For all you’ve done to help us get to this point, thank you!! Here’s to a great 2014!! Janice Thomas! Board President! St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School students spent part of their Earth Day creating a trail linking the Mountain Goat Trail with Stillpoint Wellness Center Board President Janice Thomas was interviewed by The Chattanooga Times-Free Press for a feature story on the $250,000 Recreational Trail Program grant awarded to the MGTA DONATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS – PHASE III CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THANK YOU to everyone who has contributed to the MGTA this year, and to our joint capital campaign with the Land Trust for Tennessee. With your help, we have met our fundraising goal, acquired significant property along the Mountain Goat Railroad bed, and sustained our momentum on this project. CAPSTONE LEVEL ($10,000+) Phase III Anonymous Cammack Family Foundation Doug Ferris ! LIMESTONE LEVEL ($1,000-$9,999) Phase II Henry & Lelia Blizzard James & Lisa Cheek Annis & William Cox Kathy & Bill Flatley William & Knowles Harper Sewanee Community Chest ! Phase III Albert Ambrose, Jr. Mr. Melvin M. Barnes, Jr. Steve Burnett Doug & Ann Cameron Ward Cammack Citizens State Bank Annis & William Cox Anne & Bill Davis Jessica Favaloro William Harbison James & Judith Humphreys Burton Jablin John & Bonnie McCardell Mr. & Mrs. Roy Millar Amanda & Barry Moody Barron Patterson Stacy & James Swiggart John & Janice Thomas ! SANDSTONE LEVEL ($250$999) Phase II Bradley Bullock & Benjamin Papa Doug & Ann Cameron Rev. Hunter & Prestine Huckabay Sam & Emily McNair Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Peggy & Randy Peterson John & Cameron Swallow John & Janice Thomas Ridley Wills II Woody’s Bicycles Carol & Charles Wray Michael & Fawn Yarworth ! Phase III Rt. Rev. Neil Alexander Bank of America Foundation Keith J. Barton Ellie Billington James & Betty Barton Blythe Bradley Bullock & Benjamin Papa Jeanine "Dede" Clements Anita & Jeff Conn Henry & Nancy Crais Rev. Senter Crook Greer Cummings Kathy & Martin Davis Celia & Michael Delaney Richard W. Deutsch Jay Fisher Alex & Zell Hoole Lucy Keeble Richard Lodge Woody & Pookie McLaughlin Ellen More Jack Murrah George Myers Tom & Marilyn Phelps Bran & Cindy Potter Barry Rollins John & Kathy Solomon Ken Smith & Deb McGrath Woody's Bicycles ! BEDROCK LEVEL ($15$249) Phase II Scott & Laura Anderson, Sr. Speed Baranco Sheri Bergman & Scott Wilson Carol Chandler Lila J Cruikshank Trudy Cunningham Anne & Bill Davis Richard W. Deutsch Col. James & Karen Dismukes Robert Doherty Beth Pride and Steve Ford Dr. John (Jack) & Edie Furman Marshall Graves Karin & John Haley Harton Family Partners, LLP Bruce Haygood David Hickey Louise Irwin Charles & Melanie Keetle Mountain Valley Bank Sara Nelson Ted & Sandra Nolan Kathleen O’Donohue Richard Paisley Tam Parker Mary Priestley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reynolds Leah Rhys Dr. & Mrs. Anderson Spickard Larry Stine Peggy & Tom Ward Heather Welch Wilson Family Noel Workman Charles & Catherine Zammitt Susan Neubauer Phase III Patrick Dean Hawksridge Farms, Inc. Greg, Luellen, Kevin, & Staci Hining ! IN HONOR OF… David and Judy ! Ana Cornea Zouheir Abdelnour Bank of America Foundation Henry & Lelia Blizzard John Brewster David & Marjorie Burnett David Clough David Coe Ana Cornea Trudy Cunningham Andrew David Patrick & Susan Dean Celia & Michael Delaney Arlyn Ende Bert Fingerman Janet & Gene Finnell Beth Pride & Steve Ford Stephen Garrett Tim & Janet Graham John Greeter Sidney & David Hickey Kathryn Hofeldt Rev. Hunter & Prestine Huckabay Debbe Lane Sarah Lodge Ellis Mayfield Blythe & Winston Orr Mr. & Mrs. W. Scott Parrish James M. Pierce Mary Priestley Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reynolds Larry Stine Joseph & Alyssa Sumpter Christi Teasley Beth Thoma Joan Thomas & Michael Lee John & Gail Thompson Towee Boats Rebecca Walton Robert Watts June Weber Angela Williamson Elizabeth Wilson Flo Wilson Charles & Catherine Zammitt The Howick Family ! IN MEMORY OF… Martha Cammack Ann Aitken & Tom McCawley Chip & Leigh Manning Jane Strobel ! Jim Franklin and Harry Yeatman Leah Rhys ! Doug Ferris ! ! ! Katie & Timothy Trahan David Glasgow and Van Pond Barron Patterson Jeff Heitzenrater Laura Willis Bonnie & John McCardell's 3rd anniversary on the Mountain ! ! Elliot & Terrell Harrigan Ian Prunty Louise Irwin Janice Thomas & her leadership at MGTA ! Laura Willis The kind supporters of Sewanee Realty Margaret Donohue ! ! John Willis Kim Heitzenrater IN KIND Bob Burns SPECIAL THANKS Land Trust for Tennessee Jeanie Nelson Julian Bibb Steve Burnett Jessica Favaloro ! MGTA Board: Henry Blizzard David Burnett Dede Clements Woody Deutsch Deb McGrath Chris Roberts Barry Rollins Janice Thomas ! TN HWY 108 GRUETLI-LAAGER PALMER COALMONT TN HWY 50 GRUNDY www.mountaingoattrail.org [email protected] TN 41 HWY U.S. I-24 Y HW S. U. 41 1 Y4 HW S. U. I-24 SEWANEE TN TN HWY 56 U.S. HWY 41A Mountain Goat Trail Alliance! PO Box 968! Monteagle TN 37356 mountaingoattrail.org facebook.com/mountaingoattrail [email protected] HW Y 15 6 0 .5 1.5 2.5 MARION I-24 MONTEAGLE HAWKINS COVE 10 8 TRACY CITY FRANKLIN COWAN HW Y 5 10 MILES TOTAL 32.5 MILES 3.6 MILES 1.8 MILES 2.8 MILES 1.7 MILES 5.6 MILES 17 MILES