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A Walk to Remember: Indiana’s Place as the Crucible of American Music
February 01, 2022

America’s greatest contribution to cultural history is its music, and it’s been influenced directly by the records made by those artists of Gennett records.

Considered icons of the New Orleans jazz sound, King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band recorded their debut album in 1923 at Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana. | Courtesty Charlie Dahan
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A Conversation With the 2021 Rail-Trail Champion: Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb
January 25, 2022

RTC is honoring Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb as the 2021 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion for the state’s Next Level Trails program.

Gov. Eric Holcomb at the Next Level Trails program announcement in 2019 | Courtesy Indiana Department of Natural Resources
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A Look Ahead for the Trails Movement in 2022 and Beyond
December 21, 2021

As we look ahead, we see opportunity and potential in the work and in the inspiration provided by the partners, friends and advocates with whom we share our collective vision.

Richmond Greenway | Courtesy RTC
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Here Are Six Reasons Rails-to-Trails Is Celebrating This Year
December 10, 2021

A year of positive momentum. That’s how we’d describe 2021, which—despite many challenges and much uncertainty—still came with so much hope and progress for trails and those who made them happen.

White River State Trail, part of the Route of the Badger trail network | Photo by TrailLink user lkgatu
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Top 10 Trails in Washington, DC
December 02, 2021

D.C. has a lot treasures to discover including its rail-trails and multiuse pathways. Check out our favorite trails in Washington, DC.

Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Branch Trail | Photo by India Kea
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2021 RTC Fall Trail Grants Supporting Equitable Trail Access Around the Nation
November 17, 2021

RTC announced the recipients of over $300,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Trail Grants Program. These grants were given to 45 organizations around the country

Washington's Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in part of the Great American Rail-Trail | Photo by TrailLink user scfroehlich
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Taters and Trains: The Great Big Baked Potato and the Northern Pacific Line
November 10, 2021

In 1908 Hazen Titus was the new superintendent of dining cars for the now-defunct Northern Pacific Line when he overheard a conversation.

Sheet music image | Courtesy University of Colorado, Music Library
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Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail
November 10, 2021

Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail is a 16-mile pathway traversing bountiful farmlands, calming countryside and invigorating city scenes.

Ohio's Camp Chase Trail | Photo by TrailLink user jodydzuranin
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Top 10 Trails in Nebraska
October 27, 2021

Whether the conditions are challenging, or you luck out and hit these trails in Nebraska on a pleasant day, they’re worth checking out!

Nebraska's Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge | Photo courtesy Visit Omaha
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Iowa’s Raccoon River Valley Trail
September 10, 2021

In pastoral west-central Iowa, the Raccoon River Valley Trail has won this year’s blue-ribbon prize: entrance into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

Perry's depot along the Raccoon River Valley Trail | Courtesy Raccoon River Valley Trail Association