NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Almost every weekend, David Dillon tells FOX 11 he goes fishing from trails around Little Lake Butte De Morts in Neenah.
“A lot more people have been coming out and enjoying this trail, it seems.”
But with the trails soon to be all connected, Dillon said he can’t wait to switch out his rod for a bike.
“Oh yeah, I’m going to ride my bike all over that trail.”
Menasha Parks and Recreation director, Brian Tungate, said the trail circles around the southern part of Little Lake Butte de Morts.
It also connects Menasha and Neenah through bridges, which are currently still under construction.
“I think the unique thing about this project is, it fills the gap.”
Tungate said the completion of the trail is about a month ahead of schedule. He estimates the trail is about two-thirds done.
“We have a little parking lot that we need to put in here yet and a little green space. We have an overlook and canopy that we need to build on the bridge yet and we have archways that have to go in.”
A state grant, Future Neenah donations and the cities of Neenah and Menasha will pay for the $3.5 million project, which has been in the works since 2015.
“There’s always people out here watching the construction and I think there’s a lot of people really looking forward to getting on the entire trail system,” said Tungate.
Residents said hopefully the new pathway will also connect those using it.
