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Fitness Opportunities, Relaxing Views
Fit families can kayak, bike and run together in Sanilac County. The most exciting fitness news in Sanilac County is the scheduled 2011 opening of the Sanilac portion of the water trail known as the Tip of the Thumb Heritage Water Trail. But it’s not the only news. Sanilac County is home to a growing network of non-motorized trails and a number of competitive running events that make the county a fun, healthy spot to visit!

The Sanilac leg of the Tip of the Thumb Heritage Trail is set to open this summer. The water trail follows the coastline of Lake
Huron from Tuscola County on Saginaw Bay around the tip of Michigan’s Thumb and down the state’s easterly coastline. In
Sanilac County, there will be nine access points to the trail. In order, from south to north, they are: Lexington Harbor, Lexington County Park, Walker Road, Horatio Earle Park (aka Two Mile Park), Port Sanilac Harbor, Downington Road, Mills Park (aka Four Mile Park), Delaware Park, and Forestville. Each access point will be marked with a sign visible from the water. Pick up a brochure or visit the trail website for services available at each access point.

“The trail is great for kayaking or travel by any other nonmotorized vessel,” said Sarah Kolascz-Arrell, a member of the non-profit citizen organization sponsoring the trail.

The county’s best known bike trail runs from Lexington due west for five miles along highway M-90, past beet fields, pastures and into Croswell, home of Pioneer Sugar. It’s a great bike ride or hike.

The villages of Port Sanilac and Lexington along with the townships of Sanilac and Lexington are close to beginning work
on the first stage of a non-motorized trail from Port Sanilac to Lexington, which will link to the Cros-Lex trail. Road races dot the summer calendar in Sanilac County. Nearly every city or village with a summer festival also sponsors a 5K race:
• June 11, 2011, 7:30 am is a Duane E. Smith Memorial Run, starting at Family HealthCare of Brown City.
• June 25, 2011 is Sandusky’s Thumb Fest 5K, at Diamond Trail Park and Maple Valley School.
• The 3rd Annual Lexington Triathlon (lexingtontriathalon.org), 7:30 a.m. July 2. Sprint division: swim 500 meters, bike 11 miles
and run 5K. Olympic division: swim 1000 meters, bike 24 miles and run 10K.
• The Bark Shanty Festival in Port Sanilac holds its 5K run/walk on July 23.
• The Swinging Bridge 5K Trail Run in Croswell will be held at 6 p.m. on August 6.
• The Lexington 5K, 9 a.m., August 13.

So zip up your wet suit, lube up your bike or lace up your running shoes and head to Sanilac County for a visit full of fitness and fun!

Kayaking along the shores of Lake Huron is gaining in popularity. The clean, clear water; the calm, soothing action of the waves; and the beauty of the shoreline all combine to give the novice or experienced kayaker a refreshing experience. Take the opportunity to explore isolated beaches easily accessible from the water. Now with the introduction of the Tip of the Thumb Heritage Water Trail linking Saginaw Bay, around Lake Huron through the southern tip of Sanilac County, distances between landings can be as little as a mile or less. Visit thumbtrails.com for more info.

Marlette Township Airport - Marlette
Contact: Gary Parmentier
(248) 975-6016
email

6010 S. Lakeshore Road - Lexington
(810) 359-4653

Colleen J. Howe Arena
Sanilac County 4-H Fairgrounds
260 Dawson Street - Sandusky
(810) 404-5985
Open skating November through March on Friday.

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