Marsh Davis, president of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, will be the featured speaker at the greenway opening ceremony.
A grand opening ceremony for the Lake City Greenway will be held May 4 at 4 p.m. at the Kiwanis Picnic Shelter at the Chinworth Bridge Trail head, Warsaw's portion of the greenway.The Chinworth Bridge Trail will connect the Chinworth Bridge to the City-County Athletic Complex and the city of Warsaw.
Davis will speak during the ceremony, and recognition of community partners and a flag ceremony also will take place.
A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. for the Heritage Trail, Winona Lake's portion of the greenway.
The Heritage Trail will run through Winona Lake along the canal and to the old Chicago Boys Club, approximately two miles.
Gov. Mitch Daniels also is scheduled to attend the greenway opening.
Representatives from the Lake City Greenway steering committee, Warsaw, Winona Lake and the Kosciusko County Historical Society will be present.
The greenway is a proposed eight-mile, multi-use trail for bicycling, walking, jogging, running and rollerblading.
The vision for the Lake City Greenway is to connect Warsaw, Winona Lake and Kosciusko County with access to the Village at Winona, Grace College, Winona Lake Park and Beach, the YMCA, Kosciusko County Fair Grounds, downtown Warsaw, several Warsaw city parks and the CCAC.
Historic Landmarks is the nation's largest statewide preservation organization with a membership exceeding 10,000 and a network of field offices throughout Indiana in 2006.
A Hoosier native, Davis returned to Indiana from Texas after serving from 2002 to 2006 as executive director of Galveston Historical Foundation.
Prior to his tenure in Texas, Davis was the community services director for Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. He managed survey and grant programs and developed initiatives in African-American heritage and rural preservation.
As a photographer, Davis teamed with writer Bill Shaw to produce the book "99 Historic Homes of Indiana: A Look Inside," co-published by Indiana University Press and the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. Davis was named a Sagamore of The Wabash in 2002 for his work in historic preservation.
Davis holds a bachelor's degree in history from Butler University and a masters degree in historic preservation from Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning. He served as an adjunct faculty member for five years at BSU.
Davis lives in Indianapolis with his wife and their two daughters.
