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Middlebury Parks Department
Featured Park: Memorial Park
More than festivals and flags!
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Even without many of the usual scheduled events of 2020, Memorial Park is worthy of your attention and open to all. Pay a visit to this one-acre patch of green space in the heart of Middlebury’s town center along our beautiful town’s Main Street and take time to linger at the WWII War Memorial dedicated to veterans of our community. Enjoy the showy patriotic petunia planting, the colorful hanging baskets, and then relax in the newly restored Bontrager Gazebo or the historic band shelter. A number of benches and picnic tables are waiting for your next outdoor stroll, family play, or lunch in the fresh air. This park was our first park, and therefore the oldest park in our system. Take some time to appreciate this green little gift downtown!
Move More
Yard signs have been placed along the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail in the Railroad Street corridor and in Riverbend Park to encourage us all to move more. Goshen Health sponsored the signs and has partnered with local parks to promote healthy habits like simple exercises that can be completed during a walk on the trail. Step off the trail on the grass to perform the exercises so trail traffic is not restricted. Also let the parks department know if you like these exercise options. Permanent exercise stations have been suggested and could be a future improvement along the trail.
Volunteers hitting the trails
In July our Trail Steward volunteers began monitoring the Trails of Middlebury for safety, cleanliness and overall appearance. Their eagle eyes spotted many small details that might otherwise go unnoticed to keep our trails beautiful and accessible. These volunteers logged 9.5 hours of walking, running or biking trails, resulting in a list of several items that need attention and will be remedied. If you are a regular trail user and would like to help out, contact Tom at 825-1499 or parks@middleburyin.com. The parks department especially needs additional monitors for the trails of Riverbend.
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