Barbecue Fundraiser For Newburyport’s Clipper City Rail Trail, Friday, July 3rd

July 2, 2009

When: Friday, July 3rd, from 5:00 to 10 p.m
Where: Home of Richard and Dolores Person, 19 Federal St., Newburyport

BARBECUE FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT CLIPPER CITY RAIL TRAIL

If you would like to help support the efforts of the City of Newburyport’s Clipper City Rail Trail and enjoy a Texas-style barbecue party with live music at the same time, make plans to attend the Rail Trail Fundraiser that is being hosted at the home of Richard and Dolores Person, 19 Federal St., Newburyport on Friday evening, July 3rd, from 5:00 to 10 p.m.

Tickets for the event cost $50.00.

If you would like to attend the fundraiser, send an email to lindab@doloresperson.com or call 978-992-4526.

About The Clipper City Rail Trail

The Clipper City Rail Trail project is a 1.1 mile trail between the Merrimack River and the MBTA Commuter Rail Station. The trail will be open to non-motorized uses such as bicycling, jogging, and walking.

The Clipper City Rail Trail will create a safe, attractive and vibrant new public space that will run a little over a mile from the MBTA Commuter Rail Station to the Merrimack River. The 10-foot wide asphalt trail will provide the public with a safe and appealing off-road corridor for walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and other non-motorized users.

A new pedestrian bridge will cross over Low Street. The multi-use trail will carve its way down the existing railroad embankment (which dead-ends high above the river at the old rail bridge) and connect directly with the growing Harborwalk along the shoreline. The trail will cut easterly along the shoreline through the old railroad embankment and travel underneath the Route 1 Gillis Bridge, connecting with the Waterside West district and a sidewalk back to Merrimac Street.

The trail will connect such local institutions and attractions as the MBTA commuter rail station, Haley’s Ice Cream, the MetroRock North Indoor Rock Climbing Center, the Graf Skating Rink, Cashman Park and the shoreline of the Merrimack River. Various bakeries, coffee shops, and restaurants are a short distance from the trail.

The Clipper City Rail Trail is part of a larger envisioned regional trails network, including the Coastal Trails Network, the Border to Boston trail, and the Merrimack River Trail.