Morrisville First

NEWS

From the

Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

Landmark Towns of Bucks County Announces

Town & Towpath Bike Hike

BRISTOL (May 19 ) – Partnering with the Morrisville Business Association, Morrisville YMCA, and the Yardley Business Association, the Friends of the Delaware Canal and Landmark Towns of Bucks County will host the Town to Towpath Bike Hike to celebrate National Trails Day on June 5 from 10 AM – 12 PM.

National Trails Day, launched in 1993 by the American Hiking Association, is an initiative designed to inspire activities and events annually on the first Saturday in June, to raise awareness of and to celebrate the trails that wind through our cities and towns.

Landmark Towns invites bicycle enthusiasts, trail lovers, families and individuals to join them by 635 Delmorr Avenue in Morrisville (next to the Actors Net Theatre) for an informative and leisurely 7.5-mile bike hike along the Delaware Canal State Park Towpath to Yardley Borough and back. Participants have the option of remaining in Yardley Borough to explore and return at their own pace.

Prior to the ride, Ian Kindle, a Delaware Canal State Park Educator, will be on hand to give out information about trail etiquette ("Sharing the Towpath Trail") and general state park information.

Landmark Towns of Bucks County, a project of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, is a regional revitalization initiative of four boroughs along the Delaware Canal – Bristol, Morrisville, New Hope and Yardley - that have traditional downtown business districts. The Landmark Towns project is designed to help these small towns breathe re-newed economic life into their business districts, while preserving and enhancing the industrial and cultural heritage they share. All of these boroughs have exhibited the will and interest to improve their quality of life, preserve historic resources, and enhance economic conditions.

The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor fosters stewardship of historical, cultural and natural resources along the early canal and railroad systems that carried anthracite coal from mine to market in eastern Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit www.delawareandlehigh.org or call 215-781-2605.

##

For more information, contact:

Donna Boone

Regional Main Street Coordinator

Landmark Towns of Bucks County

2 Canals End Road

Suite 204-C

Bristol, PA 19007

(215) 781-2605

donna@delawareandlehigh.org