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For the past four years, the town of St. Germain has kicked off their Independence Day celebration with the Freedom 5k Fun Run. The event is held annually to raise funds for St. Germain Bike and Hike Trail, which was constructed in 2005 and is currently in the second phase of development (www.st-germain.com). The first four years of the event yielded donations totaling $5582.00 to the Bike and Hike Trail to be used for maintenance and future development.

The Freedom 5k event takes place on property belonging to the Town of St. Germain

and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. The trail is mostly off road, winding through scenic, wooded terrain, and ending at the community park. This year’s race took place on a cool, damp morning. The event attracted 135 runners and walkers, ranging in age from 2 to 72, and representing 11 states.

The Fifth Annual Freedom 5k is scheduled for Sunday, June 28, 2009 and the committee is taking steps not only to make the vent bigger and better, but also to make it greener than in the past. Among other things, this will include bulk water dispensers to replace plastic water bottles. All event printing is done on recycled paper, and an online registration option has been added at www.active.com.

In October, 2008, a donation of $1400.00 was presented to the St. Germain Bike and Hike Trail committee from Michael and Kelly McGill of St. Charles, IL. The donation was made in memory of Mike’s father, Fred E. McGill, who loved St. Germain. It was because of his love for the area that Mike and Kelly have continued to vacation in St. Germain along with their children, Andrew and Matt, and their extended family and friends.
 
The Bike and Hike Trail passes near the McGill's St. Germain home, and they can be found walking, running, or biking on the trail whenever they are in the Northwoods.  Kelly stated, “We have friends who come to St. Germain specifically to bike on this trail. We all love it, and we feel that the trail has greatly enriched this community.”   The $1400 donation provides a matching donation to the amount raised by this year’s Freedom 5k Fun Run, which is another favorite event of the family. They have participated in and volunteered at the race for several years, and Kelly has become involved in planning some special events for the fifth annual Freedom 5k coming up in June 2009.

Mark Hiller, Chairman of the St. Germain Bike and Hike Trail Committee, stated, “The donation will be put toward Phase II of the trail, which will begin construction in the Spring of 2009. The generous support of the McGills and their enthusiasm for the Bike and Hike Trail have helped make development and maintenance of this great trail possible.” When Phase II is complete, a bench will be installed on the trail dedicated to the memory of Fred McGill.

We welcome the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce and the Marshfield Clinic as our Gold Sponsors for the 2009 event. Silver and bronze sponsorships are available to businesses, organizations and individuals interested in supporting the event and the St. Germain Bike and Hike Trail.

• St. Germain Chamber of Commerce
• Marshfield Clinic

• Camp's Northwoods Foods
• Eagle Waste
• Eliason Realty of the North
• Subway of St. Germain
• Waldmann Construction, Inc.

• St. Germain Fire & Rescue
• Town of St Germain
• Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

• Black Bear Lodge
• Chain of Lakes Cyclery
• Eagle Falls Adventure Golf
• First National Bank
• M&I Bank
• Road ID
• Runners World Magazine
• Sayner/St. Germain Fish & Wildlife Club

• Serenity Bay Resort
• St. Germain Health Care Pharmacy
• St. Germain Lioness
• St. Germain Shell
• Spang's Italian Restaurant
• Timber Ridge Golf Club
• Whispering Pines Lodge

Would you like to be a 2009 sponsor? CLICK HERE