Revival of Little Trout Lake Park including facilities, utilities, and trail improvements

It's been a busy year, and Little Trout Lake Park (LTL) is looking fabulous! Construction will hibernate over the winter, and finishing touches will take place in the spring. A grand opening celebration is being planned for May/June- stay tuned. The revived LTL Park serves as a community wellness hub and trailhead for the Silver Lead Creek Greenway Trail. When you visit, you will find restrooms, picnic areas, pickleball, sand volleyball, basketball, cornhole, kids' sand and water play station, outside shower, water bottle filling station, and ADA accessible paths and features. We have beefed up security, including lights and cameras, but you are the best measure of security. Please report any suspicious or illegal activity right away by calling 911. 

Funded the nearly 2 miles of the Silver Lead Creek Greenway and residential connector trails

​The Silver Lead Creek Greenway broke ground in 2025 with the intention of creating a continuous green space and non-motorized trail for KI Sawyer residents and visitors to connect to nature and each other. A total of 3.5 miles of trail was established in 2025. An additional 1.5 miles will be added in 2026, connecting the Air Force Planes Memorial to LTL Park. Signage and restoration work will resume in 2026. Have you noticed the new bridge over the SLC, the accessible pathway along Scorpion St., or the bus shelter at the LTL entrance?

Funded the trail connection between Little Trout Lake Park and KI Elementary school

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Bus shelter installed at the Little Trout Lake Park entrance intersection

Let's Grow KI, in partnership with the Marquette County Conservation District and Marquette County, is launching an exciting community orchard project. The KI Sawyer Sustainable Forest (KISS Forest) is made possible thanks to funding provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program in partnership with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
 

The vision is to create a public space where food, nature, and community can connect and thrive in harmony, all within the Silver Lead Creek Greenway and along the new ADA accessible pathway between the KI Elementary School and Little Trout Lake Park.