GRTA receives trail approval

By IAN MINIELLY

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BESSEMER — After more than 1,000 hours of volunteer labor, placing signs and removing brush across the trail systems, the Gogebic Range Trail Authority obtained Department of Natural Resources signing and brushing approval for the first time since 2010.

The field contact from the DNR gave blanket approval after inspecting the snowmobile trails.

The GRTA is experiencing a revival through the efforts of its board of directors, with Deb Fergus, grant coordinator, spearheading efforts nearly seven days-per-week to achieve approval from the DNR.

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