Friends of the North Bank Trail

03/25/2026

This is pretty cool!

The multi-use path on The Gordie Howe International Bridge will allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the Windsor-Detroit border for free. It’ll be about 1.5 miles long and nearly 12 feet wide.

12/26/2025

The Friends of the North Bank Trail would like to recognize the family of Roger "Rog" Welscott of Spring Lake for identifying us as place to make memorial contributions. We received so many contributions in honor of Mr. Welscott and it sounds like he was a very good person. Maybe you were lucky enough to know him or maybe you can recall crossing paths with him on the NBT? Either way, we are very grateful to all who contributed and we offer our condolences to his family and friends.

Read the obituary of Roger Lee Welscott from Spring Lake, MI. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you care.

12/16/2025

The Friends of the North Bank Trail would like to wish you all a very happy holiday season. Here is a link to our new website, too:

Friends of the North Bank Trail information and information about the North Bank Trail

11/26/2025

Hello Friends!
This is just a reminder that there will not be a Friends of the North Bank Trail meeting today. However, we would like to send along our gratitude to all of you and let you know that we appreciate your support and interest in helping create this trail. 2025 was a momentous year as we were able to help Crockery Township fund the refurbishing the two old railroad trestles over Crockery Creek through a very generous private donation of $250,000. We have also received many other donations that help us "keep the lights on" and provide the seed money to help future phases come to fruition. It also great to see the support of this trail and other pathways in our region through dedicated local millages. This wouldn't be happening without you! MANY THANKS!

11/06/2025

We are very excited to announce that the trestle improvements over Crockery Creek have been completed and are open usage! See pictures here: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/99d3dfbc40514d0eb038cfe9ff91855d/albums/01cbaf7526c843dba509daaec99e7c5e/assets/932fec32379b4b93adc780c1408f6107
This was made possible by a very generous private donation of $250,000 to the Friends of the NBT and the Crockery Township bike path millage funds. The trestles are approximately one mile east of the Nunica Junction Trailhead in downtown Nunica. The Township is planning to host a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Spring of 2026 to celebrate this great improvement.
We'd also like to thank Prein & Newhof Engineering and Riverworks Construction for their efforts on this project.

As a reminder, the NBT is for pedestrian and bicycle usage - no motor vehicles permitted.

10/21/2025

Hello Friends! There will not be a Friends of the North Bank Trail meeting this month. Thanks and we hope you are enjoying the fall on the NBT.

09/19/2025

Ottawa County Parks has a new draft plan out for review. Check it out here:

09/18/2025

Prein & Nehof were kind enough to share some pictures of the continued work on the trestles. Almost there!

08/26/2025

Here is a cool event in Ottawa County to help raise funds for farmland preservation:

6:00PM - 8:00PM | Offering an in-person chefs' competition, dinner and virtual online bidding!Ottawa County's premier farmland preservation fundraising event features area chefs creating locally sourced signature tapas dishes as part of a friendly competition to win the coveted Harvest Knife Award.....

07/14/2025

Check out these GREAT pics of the trestles getting fixed up and ready for safe passage!

06/25/2025

Out at the Nunica Trailhead.... what do I see....