Georgia
A Bounty of Beauty
in Georgia
Atlanta BeltLine:
Already a beauty, the devel-
oping Atlanta BeltLine, which connects several
parks and neighborhoods around the city, will
get even more showy this fall. The city’s larg-
est temporary public art exhibition—Art on
the Atlanta BeltLine (
art.beltline.org
)—
will kick off with a whimsical Lantern
Parade on Saturday evening, Sept. 12.
Thousands will participate in the glowing
procession of lanterns and large lighted
puppets along the Eastside Trail, one
of the beltline’s completed segments.
For several weeks (September–
November), murals and other art-
work will be on display along the trail, and
performances by musicians, dancers, actors
and acrobats will take place trailside over three
weekends: Sept. 12–13, Sept. 19–20 and
Oct. 10–11.
Length & surface:
A total of 33 miles are
planned for the Atlanta BeltLine; currently,
6.8 miles are concrete paved and open in four
disconnected segments.
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End points:
The trail
will form a loop around the city, from Lindbergh
Drive in the north to Lee Street in the south and
fromMarietta Boulevard in the west to DeKalb
Avenue in the east.
Vie for Pie
in New Hampshire
Northern Rail Trail:
This Labor Day, let
your labors on New Hampshire’s Northern
Rail Trail be rewarded in the best way
possible: with pie! Participants in the Rail
Trail Ramble (
headrest.org/rail-trail-
ramble
) can walk, run or cycle along an
8-mile section of the trail from Lebanon to
Enfield on Monday, Sept. 7. While only the
first 50 people who reach Enfield get pie,
everyone can enjoy a delicious barbecue lunch
afterward in Lebanon’s Colburn Park. Water
will be available all along the course. This scenic
stretch of the trail includes beautiful trestles,
rock cliffs and lake views, though the
adventurous may want to explore the trail’s
full length of 50-plus miles.
Length & surface:
58 miles; cinder, crushed stone
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End points:
Spencer Street (Lebanon) to River Road
near Hannah Duston Park & Ride (Boscawen)
Do you have a perfect rail-trail “postcard” for
Greetings From …
? Send a
photo and event information, along with how we can contact you, to:
or Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Magazine/
Greetings From, 2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor,Washington, DC 20037.
courtesy friends of the northern rail trail in grafton county
Christopher T. Martin
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