Work continues to help Peninsula State Park become a mecca for cycling in Door County. In February, the Friends of Peninsula State Park received $150,000 from the Destination Door County Community Investment Fund to help create eight to ten miles of mountain biking trails, including designated loops for beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders. Last month, Peninsula State Park Superintendent Eric Hyde said an Upper Michigan-based contractor was hired to take on the project with hopes that work on the new trails could begin later this month. Hyde says some behind-the-scenes work had to be done before one of the country’s premier trail builders could carve out great places for people to ride.

Hyde also said that they are working with the Town of Gibraltar to establish a multi-modal trail on the property, which involves applying for grants and other funding sources to make that happen.