The Treadwell Ditch Trail on Douglas Island, pictured here on April 29, 2019, runs a gently sloped 14 miles from near Eaglecrest Ski Area into Douglas. Miners first cut the ditch and trail in the 1880s to supply water and power to the now flooded Treadwell Mine in Douglas.

Major grant funds end-to-end work on Treadwell Ditch Trail

Trail Mix Executive Director Erik Boraas says the goal is for the trail to be bikeable from end to end in five years.

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