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Apple Canyon Lake to host its first annual Trail Trekker 5K Color Run/Walk By Tony Carton EDITOR
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Apple Canyon Lake is hosting its first annual Trail Trekker 5K Color Fun Run/Walk Saturday, July 30.
Watershed to the forefront. “We are working on a watershed plan with our neighbors to create an area in which we are all invested because the water that runs into the lake from surrounding areas needs to be properly managed and the water that runs beyond the lake travels to the Apple River touching any number of area communities, so it requires management as well,” Carton said. She said the Trail Trekker is a fun family activity with something for everyone. “Some of our property owners are grandparents and they have weekend get-togethers that are clearly family reunion gatherings,” said Carton. “The color run will allow grandma and grandpa to traverse the course with their kids and grandkids and their visiting friends. It is all inclusive.” As younger families buy into Apple Canyon Lake the community is trying to reach that wider demographic and provide entertaining activities for the newcomers as well as
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The Color Run concept was founded to promote healthiness, happiness and community togetherness, and in that spirit, Apple Canyon Lake is hosting its first annual Trail Trekker 5K Color Run/Walk Saturday, July 30. The event is a fun run, not timed, and participants can register on the day of the trekker from 7:30 to 8:20 a.m. The starter’s horn blasts at 8:30 a.m. and with nearly 200 pre-registered trekkers ready to go, you will want to join in the fun. “We are inviting the public to Apple Canyon Lake which is a private lake community, so typically you would have to have an amenity tag to enter these areas, but we want to show off some of our finest amenities and one of those gems is our 14-mile trail system,” said Apple Canyon Lake Communications and Recreation Director Cindy DonthCarton. “The trekker will be staged across one of our most scenic areas. It winds along the Marina Bay to the Harold Batham Nature Trail and runs along the Hells Branch Creek, which is a very scenic segment of the Batham trail, before retuning along the same path.” The participants will be running or walking on sealcoat surfaces, gravel, dirt, grassy areas and even a wooden walking bridge. “This is not your average color run,” said Carton. “These are nature trails with hills and dales, pastures and prairies, hiking paths and roadways, some uneven surfaces that will offer a mild challenge to even our most experienced contestants.” The track is a loop with a total distance of 3.1 miles or 5 kilometers and there will be trail volunteers in ATVs or golf carts along the route, so if a participant feels they cannot continue there will be accommodations to take them to the finish line. The Marina Trail provides an unusually panoramic view of Apple Canyon Lake with views of Marina Bay, Nixon Beach, and The Cove Restaurant, which features the only public lakeside dining area in Jo Daviess County, and the trekker is designed to bring the Hells Branch
for its current membership. “There will be four color stations along the 5K loop,” she said. “There will be volunteers with applicators containing colorized cornstarch and as the participants move through those stations they will be colorized.” Folks not wanting color can either signal the volunteers or navigate around the color stations. The registration fees are $25 for ages 13 and over and $15 for ages 12 and under. Each participant will receive a 2016 Color Run T-shirt, a Trail Trekker 5K swag bag containing a celebratory color pak and coupons from the event’s sponsors along with a pair of Apple Canyon Lake sunglasses. Each registrant will be entered in prize drawings. Registration is open until 10 minutes
before the starting gun. Event sponsors include Apple River State Bank/First Community Bank of Galena, The Cove Bar and Grill, Tri-State Port-a-Potty, Illinois Bank and Trust, Jo Carroll Energy, The Galena-Jo Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Citizens State Bank, FS Propane, Road ID, Strictly Shingles LLC and Apple Canyon Lake POA. There will be emcees at the start and finish lines with music, and extra color paks available for spectators wishing to leave their mark on a favorite trekker. There will also be commemorative T’s on sale the day of the trek. “Our Marina Manager Terri Stiefel and her staff will be slaving over a hot grill at the marina serving up those special Pecatonica Bratwursts
with choice of chips on the side,” Carton said. “There will be a tasting of Pecatonica Beers with local cheeses and other beverages available as well.” She said volunteers are the lifeblood of any big community project and the Apple Canyon Lake Trail Trekker Color Run/Walk is no exception. “We could not do this without our volunteers,” said Carton. “Our volunteers range in age from 12 to 75 for this event and while most of them are property owners, we do have some visitors and some folks from Stockton coming out to help as well. This is looking to be a fun event and our volunteers will be working to make it even more so.” After the Trail Trekker, The Cove and Apple Canyon Lake will co-host their free Sizzling Summer Concert featuring Lost Karma, a blues and rock band out of Winnebago, IL at the old firehouse on Canyon Club Drive from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs for the show. The Cove will be offering sandwiches, cheese curds, beer, wine and water. There are a number of properties for sale at Apple Canyon Lake,” said Carton. “We do want to show that Apple Canyon Lake is a really nice community to consider if you live locally or even if you are within a few hours. We have the lake, a marina, the beach, a beautiful swimming pool, a golf course, great fishing, a restaurant, walking and ATV/ UTV trails, tennis courts and one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Illinois. It’s a good place to buy into; whether you intend to build or not, lots with full amenity accessibility are very affordable. If you’re looking for a leisurely lake lifestyle, Apple Canyon Lake is a good place to consider.” For more information please call (815) 492-2769 or visit applecanyonlake.org online.
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