Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail improvements planned

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Officials in northern Indiana are working to raise money to pave a gap in a recreational trail extending to the Michigan state line.

The South Bend Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2osR3U4 ) that the public can donate on May 9 as part of Give Local, where local charities are vying for dollars. The Bike Michiana Coalition has pledged to match up to $15,000 of whatever is donated to a St. Joseph County, Indiana, parks fund on that day.

The newspaper says county officials also could give up to $225,000 in tourism funding to extend the trail.

Both efforts would fill some of the final gaps in the 34-mile-long Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail that follows the St. Joseph River from Mishawaka, Indiana, to Niles, Michigan.

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Information from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com