Outdoor Recreation

Roadblocks coming down on rec trail progress (09/23/08)
The completion of the 9-mile recreation trail around Le Mars is on the horizon after being pushed back more than a year. The walking and biking trail, which stretches from the south near Wells' Dairy's corporate campus north beyond the little league ball diamonds, then east around the golf course, still has a segment to be completed...

Triathletes race through Le Mars Saturday (09/04/08)
About 130 people are already signed up to swim, bike and run in the Le Mars Sprint Triathlon this Saturday. The number of participants in the second annual event is up from last year, according to event coordinator Angela Loutsch of the YMCA. "We have people coming from Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri," she said...

Volunteers needed for sprint to triathlon finish line (08/15/08)
Swim. Bike. Run. Get ready for the Le Mars Sprint Triathlon Saturday, Sept. 6. "Last year we had 120 participants from about six states," said Angela Loutsch, Le Mars aquatics director. "It's another form of introducing and encouraging multiple sport athletics."...

Trail paves the way for recreation (08/08/08)
Delores Lancaster regularly walks on a recreation trail looping around Le Mars. And she's not the only one. People jogging, walking, biking, exercising dogs, in-line skating -- all use the trail. Even though it isn't complete yet, officials are working to finish its final section, which will complete the nearly 9-mile circuit...

Loess Hills' recreation opportunities to be studied (08/06/08)
A $60,000 grant will help pay for a Loess Hills Recreation Plan Study that could be used to develop new recreation activities like biking and hiking trails, boating, golfing and fishing, wetlands and wildlife watching in that area. The Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) will provide the grant throughout two years toward the study, which is expected to start later this year and be completed by the end of 2009...

Wanna catch the PIGS? (08/06/08)
A group of tandem bikers will hit Le Mars this weekend. More than 35 duos are signed up for the Paired Iowans Going Somewhere (PIGS) Le Mars rally. If you want to see them pedaling along, you might catch them on these days: Friday, Aug. 8th 5 p.m. depart Holiday Inn Express in Le Mars along bike trail heading toward Ice Cream Capital of the World ice cream parlor...

Bike group will make Le Mars see double (08/04/08)
Daniel and Donna Pond enjoy biking together. On the same bike. The Le Mars couple bought a tandem bike three years ago and liked it so much they joined a tandem bike club dubbed Paired Iowans Going Somewhere, or PIGS for short. This month they are inviting PIGS to Le Mars for a three-day bike tour...