Prairie Trail Bicyclists, walkers, and runners have a new and safer
path into the Prairie Crossing retail center from the Prairie Trail
located along the 151 Bypass. The paved connector path is located near
the southeast corner of Prairie Crossing, the location of Festival
Foods. Festival Foods pledged a generous donation toward the project
with the balance of the project cost coming from the Fond du Lac
County recreation trails budget.

Users of the Prairie Trail have long wanted a connector path from the
Prairie Crossing parking lot directly to the Prairie Trail. The retail
center is a meeting point for a number of different group rides
organized by area bicyclists. Other recreational and commuter
bicyclists will use the trail connector to make shopping trips to
retail businesses in the Prairie Crossing retail center.

Construction of the paved connector path was completed by the Fond du
Lac County Highway Department in September. In combination with this
project, workers completed repairs to the Prairie Trail that
eliminated a number of hazardous dips in the trail surface. The Fond
du Lac County Parks Department will plow the Prairie Trail throughout
this winter to allow year-round use of the trail. If use warrants, the
trail will be maintained for year-round use in the future.