PITTSFIELD â Backers of a mountain biking course in Pittsfield are ready to raise money. But, opponents are coming forward to say the project isnât right for Springside Park.
Three bike associations have raised $5,000 to fund designs through a trail-building company, Powder Horn, and have set out to raise $400,000 for remaining project costs, a proponent told the Parks Commission on Tuesday.
âWe are diving into the fundraising aspect of things right now,â said Alison McGee, president of the New England Mountain Bike Associationâs Berkshire chapter.
PITTSFIELD â The wheels are turning on a project to build a bike skills park in the heart of the Berkshires.
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By Kari Bodnarchuk Globe Correspondent,Updated February 11, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
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Black history tour in Rhode Island
Take a self-guided tour that explores Providenceâs Black history from the early days of the Rhode Island colony to today. The cityâs Early Black History Walking Tour provides insight into the cityâs role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, racially motivated riots, and the contributions of local Black farmers and other residents. The tour takes you to the North Burial Ground where youâll find the tombstone of Patience Borden, who donated all of her money in 1811 âto the relief of poor people of colorâ; the Snowtown Riot Plaque, which recalls the 19th-century riots in which white mobs destroyed Black-owned homes and businesses; and the Old Brick School House, a reminder of the days of segregation in schools
As you travel through Colorado ski country, you might find yourself wondering, How in the world did someone come up with Whistlepig or Pussy Foot as a trail name? You might also find yourself debating whether taking Dante’s Inferno or Hook ’em Horns will be exciting.or insane.
The stories of how ski mountain trails were named can take as many twists and turns as the runs themselves. Here are some of our favorites, listed by resort: Davis Trail: Wilfred “Slim” Davis is credited as the first person to spot the ski-area potential of A-Basin’s location when he was training forest rangers how to ski there. Using a black-and-white, 8x10-inch photograph of the mountain, in 1941 Davis hand-drew the original layout and design of the ski area, including the existing Snow Plume Refuge and proposed rope tows. Five years later, A-Basin’s founders used that map to help secure the required special-use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.