FRIENDS OF THE CASEY JONES TRAIL ASSOCIATION
The Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association advocates for the development of the Casey Jones State Trail and maintenance of the existing trail, which is owned by the State of Minnesota and managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The dream for this group is to have a multi-seasonal, multi-use trail to run diagonally from the southwest corner of Minnesota to the Minnesota River: A trail of over 100 miles. With other trails groups in the region creating trails as well, there is potential for a vast, interconnected series of trails crisscrossing Southwest Minnesota!
The Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association is a public charity exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the Association are tax deductible.
If you shop Amazon.com via our AmazonSmile link, 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products will be donated to the Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association.
The dream for this group is to have a multi-seasonal, multi-use trail to run diagonally from the southwest corner of Minnesota to the Minnesota River: A trail of over 100 miles. With other trails groups in the region creating trails as well, there is potential for a vast, interconnected series of trails crisscrossing Southwest Minnesota!
The Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association is a public charity exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the Association are tax deductible.
If you shop Amazon.com via our AmazonSmile link, 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products will be donated to the Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
Trail development is driven locally by the communities and areas they serve. The participation and passion of community members in the area and trail enthusiasts is critical to the trail's success. Help us accelerate Casey Jones State Trail development:
- Use the trail: pedal the prairie, have a walking social hour, snowmobile from town to town.
- Promote the trail on Facebook.
- Become a member of the Friends of the Casey Jones State Trail.
- Write a Letter of Support for the completion of the trail from you family or business, or pass a resolution of support for completion of the trail from your organization.
- Participate on a task force to help find funding, acquisition, help with outreach, or help us identify partners. Reach out to our officers for more information.
- Provide financial support through personal donations, estate and endowment contributions, or business contributions.
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Join us and show your support for the continued development of the Casey Jones Trail. We welcome new people and new ideas.
Annual membership dues are $20 for an individual, family or organization. Please complete the membership form and mail it, with your payment, to: Friends of the Casey Jones Trail Association PO Box 57 Slayton MN 56172 If you'd rather not be a member, but would like to support us financially, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Click the "Donate" button below or contact Jakob Etrheim, treasurer, for more information. |
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MEETINGS.We welcome anyone who would like to attend our meetings and help support trail development. RSVPs are not required, but are advised so that we may notify you if the meeting is canceled. RSVP to Deb Nelson.
Email Deb Nelson if you would like to receive notification of future meetings. UPCOMING MEETINGSMeetings generally take place the third Thursday of every month at 11:30 am. At this time, all meetings take place remotely via Zoom. Please contact Deb Nelson for meeting links.
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Spring improvements at the Pipestone trailhead
Thank you to DNR for dropping off much needed gravel at the parking lot, to the City of Pipestone crew for blading, and to the Friends of Casey Jones State Trail volunteers who spent several hours leveling and shaping the lot! These wonderful volunteers also added a new supply hose to the Bike Repair Station and cleaned up the trail head. A big thank you to volunteers Dan Wildermuth, Bob Hubner, and Mick Myers!
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