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Longing for longer greenways

April 11, 2011 JoeMiller Leave a comment

Last week, we talked about long-distance greenways in the state — existing and planned — associated with the East Coast Greenway. Interviews for that story touched on other long-distance trails in the planning stage across North Carolina. Today, we touch on those trails. read more

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