Perryville Trace Opening
On July 12, 2008, the Perryville Trace, the inaugural segment of the French River Greenway, was opened to the public, under a license agreement granted by the Craver family to the French River Connection.

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Trailhead sign, constructed by Charles Perzanoski, with temporary draft signage by John Monroe, and interpetive material by Mike BranniffKen Parker greets friends and neighbors and welcomes them to the traceKen and John Monroe of the National Park Service show how the Trace fits into the French River Greenway conceptState Senator Richard T. Moore, who commissioned a plan for the French River Greenway in 1990, speaking to neighbors and guestsKen, Senator Moore, and Webster Board of Selctmen Chair Robert Miller cut ribbon on the TraceApproximately thirty people attended the event, many of whom walked the TraceVisiting the viewpoint on the beautiful curved stone step damOn the trailKen, John Monroe and Senator Moore pause in the half-mile (one way) hikeA family enjoying the TraceObserving the river from the bridge pierThe Trace is very lush in the summer monthsAnother walker makes his way down the TraceKen and John pause at the end, back at the trailhead sign
Photos by Tom Ryzewski and John Monroe