With flags snapping in the wind and seagulls flying overhead, Massachusetts VIPs and bike trail advocates gathered on the sunny southern bank of the Cape Cod Canal in Sandwich Thursday morning, July 22, to celebrate the stateâs support for blazing new bike trails and enjoying the great outdoors.
The occasion was a formal announcement of $4 million in state grant awards to fund 52 outdoor recreational trail projects across the commonwealth.
âThese projects are opportunities to expand access to the outdoorsâ¦to encourage active and healthy lifestyles,â Governor Charles D. Baker Jr. told the the crowd of about 50 people gathered on the lawn of the US Army Corps Visitors Center at the Sandwich Marina.