Alison McGee, program lead, says the program boosts confidence and builds a sense of community in young girls. PITTSFIELD, Mass. In its sixth year, the Little Bellas mentoring program is giving girls a sense of confidence and community through mountain biking on the trails of Springside Park, say organizers. I think the biggest two things are the confidence-boosting, and then that sense of community. We ve had girls who have gotten together to ride outside of the program afterward or participated in team events, program lead Alison McGee said. They go and kind of grow that way, but that I mean, also, you do see their mountain bike skills grow and I think a lot of it does come from confidence, it s being able to feel like you can tackle anything, and we really emphasize it s doing what you feel comfortable with but creating that safe environment, where they feel comfortable to try new things.
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Written By: Steven L. Kohls | 9:00 am, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Michaella Johnson, (center), rides the single track groomed trail with her friend Jim McCavill in Yawkey Unit Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Crosby. At present, there are approximately 28 miles of groomed trails for fat tire bikers and snowshoeing in the recreation area. Johnson has been influential in working with girls and women to introduce them to the sport of mountain biking. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
IRONTON Michaella Johnson loves to ride her fat tire bike every day in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Crosby-Ironton.
Totally immersed in the sport, Johnson is on the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew maintaining the bike trails, works at a bike shop, started a local program to get girls on bikes, is the ride leader for the Cuyuna Lakes High School Mountain Bike Team and just started a biweekly women’s ride Sundays in the recreation area.
Written By: Steven L. Kohls | 9:00 am, Jan. 27, 2021 ×
Michaella Johnson, (center), rides the single track groomed trail with her friend Jim McCavill in Yawkey Unit Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Crosby. At present, there are approximately 28 miles of groomed trails for fat tire bikers and snowshoeing in the recreation area. Johnson has been influential in working with girls and women to introduce them to the sport of mountain biking. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
IRONTON Michaella Johnson loves to ride her fat tire bike every day in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area in Crosby-Ironton.
Totally immersed in the sport, Johnson is on the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Crew maintaining the bike trails, works at a bike shop, started a local program to get girls on bikes, is the ride leader for the Cuyuna Lakes High School Mountain Bike Team and just started a biweekly women’s ride Sundays in the recreation area.