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Call for Artists!

The Lebanon, NH Arts and Culture Commission, also known as Lebanon Artways, is looking for artists to design and create public art in the Downtown Lebanon Tunnel. The tunnel serves as a connection between the Mascoma River Greenway, and Northern Rail Trail.   The Tunnel is located beneath Hanover Street and the Lebanon Mall, with entrances near Goss Logan Insurance (western entrance) and the Ledyard Charter School (eastern entrance).  Submit all materials online and if you have any questions, contact Recreation, Arts & Parks Programs Coordinator Kristine Flythe

Sorry for the late notice but did you know that Winter Ride Your Bike to Work Day is tomorrow!? Can you use the MRG to get to work?

Get into the spirit of winter commuting, and participate in International Winter Ride Your Bike to Work Day tomorrow, February 9. If you’re working from home, consider taking your bike to the store, to visit a friend, or just for a ride around your community! Take the time to reflect on whether your neighborhood has adequate bike infrastructure, how winter biking makes you feel, and if you want to do it again! (Thanks to the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission for this info.)

Conditions seem ideal today. There are currently three tracks open on the MRG: the track on the left is cleared for walkers, runners, and bikers. To its right, are the tracks of cross country skiers. The farthest track on the right has been used by someone with cleats on their boots. And the Great Pyrenees dog up ahead, seems to be blazing her own trail. (No stranger to snow, during World War II, Great Pyrenees dogs were used to bring supplies of artillery over the Pyrenees Mountains in between Spain and France.) She is in her element.

A good day to be out on the MRG!

Thanks to Joan McGovern for today’s photo – looking eastward from the overpass parking near APD.