Art on the Green gets 'Greener'

COEUR d'ALENE - For the third year in a row, patrons of Art on the Green can come and go from the event with more ease while saving time and gas thanks to a "bike corral" organized by the North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation with support from the Kootenai County Young Professionals.

"The Bike Corral is basically valet parking for your bicycle," said Charlie Miller, manager of the North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation. "Parking and traffic can be a huge challenge during Art on the Green, but people can easily ride their bicycle to the event, leave it at the Bike Corral, and enjoy the festivities knowing their bike is looked after."

The corral will be located at the main entrance to Art on the Green on the North Idaho College Campus and will be manned during the hours of the festival, beginning on Friday and ending on Sunday.

"We want to encourage people to get out on their bikes and enjoy the community. The Bike Corral was a huge success the past two years, and we hope to see even more people on bikes this year," Miller said.

The Kootenai County Young Professionals will help run the corral but anyone from the community interested in volunteering is encouraged to spend a few hours in the shade tending to the corral. Contact Charlie Miller at (208) 292-1634 or [email protected] to sign up for a shift. "This is a great opportunity to not only ride your bike, but also to help out."

The North Idaho Centennial Trail Foundation is a membership-based organization that strives to help preserve, develop and improve the trail systems in our community. Visit www.nictf.org for more information.