The Kennebec Messalonskee History
A Short History
1996
Idea of riverside trails floated at REM's Community Catalyst.
1999
Waterville Rotary Community Project.
2000
Kennebec River Trail Committee formed.
2001
Applied for feasibility funding.
2002
Scope of project expanded to 18 miles of trails.
2002
Incorporated as Kennebec Messalonskee Trails.
2003
Feasibility Study complete, Phase 1 and 2.
2004
Trail Construction begins on North Street Recreational Area, Benton-Winslow rail bed and South End Island.
2005
Rotary Centennial Trail from Benton to Winslow completed!!
2006
KMT segment designated as part of East Coast Greenway
2007
Messalonskee Stream Trail officially opened on Nat’l Trails Day in June
2007
KMT receives Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce "Community Service Project of the Year" award
2008
Waterville named Maine's #1 Walking City by Prevention Magazine and the American Association of Medical Podiatrists
2009
National Trails Day-Thomas College Campus Trail opens.
KM Trails awarded the Land User of the Year Award by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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