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Donor Appreciation Wall in the Forestville Chalet for the NTN Trail Love Capitol Campaign.

A celebration the official unveiling of the Noquemenon Trail Network’s Donor Appreciation wall was held on February 22nd, 2024. The evening saw a good crowd of, excited, passionate trail-lovers of all ages.

Back in mid-2022, I started working on a big project with the Noquemenon Trail Network (NTN), thanks to an connection made by my friend Madeline Goodman. The NTN was in the planning stages of a donors’ wall. They wanted something that would honor their heavy donors in an original and meaningful way.

The NTN commissioned four paintings from me. The idea was to represent different parts of the Marquette, MI trail system, and in different seasons.

Here are the four paintings I created for the Donor Appreciation Wall in the Forestville Chalet. Each painting measures 24″x 36″.

Here is Donor Appreciation Wall in the Forestville Chalet, without out the art, and with.

The best part of this project (aside from the earnings and exposure) was getting out and exploring new trails and finding new places to paint. I discovered the Carp River Gorge, and painted several scenes from there. Most of them sold, but there’s one left for now!

I want to thank Lori and Sara with the NTN for choosing work with me on this very important project. I had a lot of fun doing it!

About The Noquemanon Trail Network

Founded in 2001, Noquemanon Trail Network’s (NTN’s) mission is to secure, develop, maintain and promote the use of a non-motorized trail network throughout the Central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. NTN relies on the support of the community and generous land owners to keep trails open and available to the public. As of 2022 there are 8 trail systems maintained by NTN from Munising to Big Bay.

About the Forestville Trailhead Chalet

Forestville Chalet Opens Saturday, January 13! Trail Host Hours are 9am-4pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm Monday – Friday.*** During the winter season, the Trailhead Chalet is open for changing and bathrooms from 7AM – 10PM. All guests must exit the building before 10PM as the doors auto-lock. The Trailhead Chalet is staffed during the winter with Volunteer Trail Hosts and NTN Staff. In season, hours vary depending on time of the year and conditions. During staffed hours, the chalet is available for you to change, use a warm bathroom, secure rental equipment (skis, snowshoes, and fat bikes), renew membership support, and ask questions of the trail host. Hours are subject to change, so watch here for any updates.