The USA Today 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards revealed nominations for Best Recreational Trail this week, listing Minnesota’s Gitchi-Gami State Trail among the top contenders. This Minnesota Department of Natural Resources-built-and-managed paved trail is currently 36 miles, but it will eventually extend to 86 miles spanning five state parks along Minnesota’s North Shore. Read the full story by MLive.
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