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Giving Tuesday
HELP KEEP COPPER HARBOR TRAILS ROLLING
#GIVECOPPERCOUNTRY
We're excited to be part of the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation's #GiveCopperCountry Amplification Fund for another year!
Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity, bringing people and communities together to support the causes that matter to them. #GiveCopperCountry helps shine a light on local nonprofits and amplify the impact of donations, including support for CHTC and the trails we all love.
Copper Shores will start accepting donations in mid-November and continue through 11:59 p.m. on Giving Tuesday, December 1. It's a great chance to give back to the trails, people, and community that make this place special. More details coming soon!
How to Donate
All donations can be made through the Copper Shores Giving Tuesday portal. Donate online or in person at Copper Shores Community Health Foundation at 400 Quincy Street in Hancock.Prefer to mail a check? Checks should be made out to Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. In the memo line, include Copper Harbor Trails Club.
Copper Shores will start accepting donations mid November and continue through 11:59pm on Giving Tuesday, December 1st.
Note: For your donation to CHTC to be amplified, make sure you donate through the Giving Tuesday Donate Now button, it will navigate you to pick the organization you want to support!
The Unglamorous Stuff That Keeps Trails Great
New trail gets the ribbon cutting and the drone footage. Maintenance gets a shovel, a rake, a swarm of black flies, and a Tuesday night in the rain. But it's the reason the berm you love still has a shape, the rock garden still drains, and the trail that was fun in 2015 is still fun now. Snowmelt, lake-effect everything, summer downpours, and thousands of tires all season long. Trails don't stay good on their own. They stay good because somebody keeps showing up. Your gift will help us:
Rebuild and reshape tread.
Copper Harbor is built on some unique conglomerate rock, and thousands of tires a season wear it down into some hefty larger round gravel. We're rebuilding chewed-up corners, re-cutting berms, and hardening the spots that turn to soup every spring.
Fix drainage before water turns a trail into a creek.
Between snowmelt off the Keweenaw and a lake that makes its own weather, water is always looking for the easy way down. Drain dips, grade reversals, and rock armoring keep it off the trail and keep the trail on the hill.
Clear downed trees and brush after storms.
Lake Superior doesn't do gentle. After a big blow, our crews go out with chainsaws and loppers to open the trails back up, and the brush grows back faster than you'd believe every summer.
Replace worn bridges, signs, and features.
We patch, replace, and rebuild so you're never guessing.
Keep tools, equipment, and crews ready to go when the snow melts.
Spring arrives late up here, and the season is short. Sharp tools, working gear, and a crew ready to roll mean we can open trails the minute the ground allows.
Questions or want to get in touch? Reach out to us today!
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