Trails, beach water quality signs, a new interpretative park, and a bookmobile are among the things you will be able to experience thanks to Destination Door County’s Community Investment Fund program. In this cycle, Destination Door County awarded $376,035 to six projects, which marks the most amount of money the organization has granted since the program was established last year. The Friends of Peninsula State Park received the largest grant, which was $150,000 to help create 8-10 miles of mountain bike trails that will include a beginner level loop, an intermediate level loop, and advanced gravity runs. Sturgeon Bay will see two projects get a boost from the Community Investment Fund with the city receiving $100,000 to construct a pedestrian/bicycle trail to construct a safe route from the Ahnapee State Trai to the otherside of State Highway 42/57 by going under the Bayview Bridge and Sturgeon Bay Historical Society being granted $30,000 for a walkway connecting the West Promenade to the Door County Granary. The Door County Bookmobile received $25,000 to finish the restoration and create programming when it hits the road in the future while the Greater Escarpment Organization of Door is awarded $15,000 for the development of a park near Ellison Bay. The program, which is funded with room tax dollars, has awarded more $1.2 million to 24 projects across the county. That includes more than $828,900 across 18 projects in 2023. Local organizations and municipalities are encouraged to apply for the next grant cycle by March 25th at 4 p.m.