Author Archive - Glenda

The Friends of the Parks Foundation will launch the third year of its award-winning Trek Ten Trails program on Saturday, November 14th from 9AM till Noon in conjunction with the Grand Opening of Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve at 900 Mackay Boulevard, Lake Alfred. The Trek Ten Trails hike will be led by City Commissioner [...]

With more than two months remaining in the Trek Ten Again in 2009 Program, 83.3% of the 30 who have mailed Validation Cards to date have all 15 trails stamped.  In its second year, organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program are ecstatic with early returns – 50% live outside PolkCounty and 80% of those [...]

While organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program agree the summer months are probably not the best time of the year for participants to begin its hiking challenge, posts to http://www.geocaching.comwebsite indicate that many are just getting started. Interestingly, it is not the heat or surprise of an unexpected afternoon shower that most geo-cachers log [...]