Chelmsford celebrates opening of rail trail
By Laura Schweizer from WickedLocal News
Mon Aug 31, 2009, 02:54 PM EDT
Mon Aug 31, 2009, 02:54 PM EDT
Chelmsford – Music of the Chelmsford Community Band Jazz Ensemble bellowed over the excited chatter of more than 200 people gathered on the second floor of Old Town Hall. Saturday, Aug. 29, marked the long-awaited (20-plus years) official opening of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, BFRT.
Eighteen board members of the Friends of the BFRT and more than 40 volunteers oversaw the festivities, which included speeches, attendance of Westford’s Boy Scout Troop 759 and the Honor Guard, booths for non-profit organizations, a rail trail “ticket” self-guided historic tour, and an afternoon cookout at Agway.
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Birding along the rail trail
Before and after sneak peak
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