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March 2007
Work-weekend planned for April 21-22
Are you interested in discovering our property in Crossville and
helping to build a new hiking trail? If so, consider joining us for
our next work-weekend being organized for April 21-22.
Activities will also include a cookout, camping (for those who wish
to camp), and a church service on Sunday morning. There is no cost for
the weekend except for your transportation to Crossville and
participation with food expenses. Please email us at
info@missiontm.org if you are
interested in going.
MTM
Property to border new Tennessee State Park
Mission To
Missionaries' property near Crossville will soon be neighboring part
of the new Cumberland Trail State Park. When completed, the Cumberland
Trail project will feature a continuous 300-mile hiking and
backpacking trail that will extend from near Chattanooga to Cumberland
Gap near the Kentucky state line. The Cumberland Trail is an official
project of the Tennessee Parks and Recreation Division.
Tennessee’s
governor, Phil Bredesen, announced in January that the state was
buying 12,500 acres of land at a cost of 17.3 million dollars for new
Tennessee parks, 5,000 acres of which are earmarked for the Cumberland
Trail project. Our property borders some of those 5000 acres to the
south (across the creek) and to the west (across the county road).
This development represents an ideal situation for Mission To
Missionaries by ensuring that our property will remain in an area free
of major commercial developments.
The trail will also
provide our guests with an additional nearby attraction to enjoy.
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Volunteer Andy Royer helps
clear the future
waterfall area at the entrance of our property.
(photo by Oliver Dossmann)
The Cumberland Trail
(Mission To Missionaries' property is located
within the red circle)
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