- Construction Near Completion on Ghost Trail Extension.
Work is nearly finished on an extension of the Salisbury Point
Ghost Trail from Cushing Street to Lion's Park. The final
phase involves laying a gravel base for the new trail on the
Recreational Trail Easement Anne Jones donated to the Town.
The Town is using funds from the $50,000 State Recreational
Trails grant awarded last year. Construction should be
completed this summer. The new link will allow people
to walk and bike on the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail to and
from Lion's Park, the Town's principal recreational facility.
- Earth Day Work Day with Timberland.
We had a highly successful volunteer trail building day with
Timberland Company, the Essex National Heritage Commission and
others on Earth Day, April 22. We made many improvements on
the connection between the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail and
Lion's Park, including building two bridges.
Click here for a full report, including some pictures of
the more than 100 volunteers who participated.
- Town Acquires Final Trail Segment.
Jim Vaughn of Vaughn Manufacturing has granted the Town an
easement that will allow the Town to connect the Salisbury
Point Ghost Trail to Rabbit Road. This is the final link
in the Town's rail trail system. When complete the trails
will stretch 3.8 miles from the Merrimack River to the New
Hampshire border and 1.8 miles from Lion's Park to the
Salisbury/Amesbury town line.
- Complete Design of Old Eastern Marsh Trail Submitted.
The Town's engineers have submitted a final design of the 1.4 mile
section of the Old Eastern Marsh Trail from the Merrimack
River to Mudnock Road to Mass Highway for review. The goal
is to build the section in 2009. The design and construction
are being paid for with Federal Highway funds.
- Old Eastern Marsh Trail Signs Delivered.
The new entrance signs and interpretive signs for the Old
Eastern Marsh Trail have been delivered. The signs will be
installed when the trail is constructed during 2009. The
Essex National Heritage Commission awarded the Town a $2,000
grant to develop the signs. Coastal Trails Coalition and
Salisbury Cultural Council also awarded grants for the project.
Click here to view the signs.
- Border to Boston Trail Making Progress.
Salisbury's north-south trail is part of the Border to Boston
Trail that will extend from the New Hampshire border in
Salisbury to Danvers. Essex National Heritage Commission
and the eight towns involved have been working with Mass
Highway to make progress on this trail. Mass Highway will
soon be selecting an engineering firm to prepare a preliminary
design of the entire trail. That design will include the
section of Salisbury's trail from Mudnock Road north to the
New Hampshire border.
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