The Mascoma River Greenway

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.

Mascoma Falls from the bridge by the tunnel

Prior to the Mascoma River Greenway, there were few places in Lebanon from which one could appreciate the beauty of the Mascoma River. River views are one of the highlights of a walk or bike ride along the MRG.

Looking North from a bridge at the bend of the river

The otherwise hidden beauty behind the “Miracle Mile” shopping plaza!

Former dam area near the approach to Glen Road

(Thanks to Michael Townsend for these wonderful Fall photos!)

Longtime MRG bike enthusiast, Marie McCormick, with her son Bryce, October 2017

Bike and Learn, Thursday, September 28, 5-6 pm

Join City of Lebanon Pedestrian and Bicyclist Advisory Committee members on a fall ride on the Mascoma River Greenway. We’ll start and end at the farmers market at Colburn Park and ride on the greenway to Glen Road and back. Along the way we’ll be highlighting some current and planned efforts to improve ped/bike infrastructure in the city. All ages welcome – kids under 12 should be accompanied by an adult. Bring your own bike and helmet. Please register in advance if you’d like to take part in this free event (maximum 12 participants). https://secure.rec1.com/NH/city-of-lebanon/catalog  (look under the “special events” category)

-Marie McCormick, City of Lebanon Pedestrian & Bicyclist Advisory Committee Member

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