Wakefield council pledges new interest in Split Rock Trails

By P.J. GLISSON

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WAKEFIELD — Advocates for Split Rock Trails in Wakefield received an added boost of support this week from the Wakefield City Council.

Tom Ritter, spokesman for the Split Rock Trails Association, provided the council with a slideshow demonstration on the trails before requesting multiple forms of support from council members and the community at large.

“The Section 10 properties are kind of unique,” said Ritter of the Fink location. “The elevation is kind of special.”

Owing to the site’s former use by the long-retired Sunday Lake Mine, Ritter said the la...