By WILL PERKINS
Glasgow News 1
For history lovers wanting to follow John Muir’s trek from the Louisville area to the Gulf of Mexico in the 1800s, a new trail is in the works — and it will pass through Glasgow.
“Our Cave Country Trails group is working on an official John Muir Trail, which will follow his path through Kentucky,” said MacLean Lessenberry, executive director of the Glasgow-Barren County Tourist and Convention Commission, during their October meeting. “That’ll be straight through Glasgow because he walked through Glasgow.
“That’s going to be exciting.”
Lessenberry said this would be a trail to follow in a vehicle, which would increase tourism for stops along the way.
“You could drive it and stop at all of the different attractions and things with signage — interpretive signage — where you’d be able to get out, learn about John Muir’s travels,” she said, adding that there is also a bicycle trail being developed as part of the project.
They recently met with a bicycle group from the Bowling Green area and had them go through all the preliminary trail layouts, Lessenberry said. The National Parks Service is also involved, though not currently with the federal government shutdown.
“They are going to be doing community input sessions beginning in January, most likely at the Weldon library in Glasgow and in Cave City,” Lessenberry said. “The big deal about it truly is the bicyclist part, but it’s going to link Abe Lincoln and Mammoth, so that will be a big deal for us with national park locations.
“That’s going to be moving forward. We’ve done branding for it, and I know some places are already working on signage for that, but that’ll be coming up.”
