SAUGATUCK/DOUGLAS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 23, 2022) – You do not have to travel all the way to Mackinac this year to join the annual Labor Day Bridge Walk because the Blue Star Bridge Walk will be held in Saugatuck/Douglas to help support Community Recreation’s Scholarship Program. Saugatuck Public Schools Community Recreation is organizing the 24th Annual Blue Star Bridge Walk on Labor Day, September 5, at 9:00 a.m. (9:30 a.m. start). The walk is part of the Labor Day Community walks that are held throughout the State of Michigan in conjunction with the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk. Similar to the way the Mighty Mac links Michigan’s two peninsulas, the Blue Star Bridge Walk links the communities of Saugatuck and Douglas.
The first Blue Star Bridge Walk started in 1999 when Judy Anthrop and Bud Baty decided to do their own version of the Mackinaw Bridge Walk right here in Saugatuck/Douglas. Although on a much smaller scale, the walk has grown over the years to include thousands of walkers, local celebrities, politicians, musicians, town crier, women in funny hats, costumes, lots of dogs, local athletic teams, etc. Local humanitarians have kindly staffed a refreshment stand/ aid station on the middle of the bridge to rejuvenate the walkers while on their grueling .19k trek. Rain or shine, the Blue Star Bridge Walk has been a great way to celebrate the holiday, come together as a community, and to promote walking for fitness.
The walkers will gather on the south side (Douglas) of Blue Star Bridge and at 9:30 a.m. the Town Crier will announce the start of the 24th Annual Walk. Participants will walk over the bridge to the north side (about 623 feet) and receive their “Certificate of Accomplishment”. The Interurban will be
on hand and waiting to shuttle the exhausted walkers back to their cars. Before and after the walk, Saugatuck Public Schools Community Recreation will be selling limited edition t-shirts ($15) and stickers ($2) to help fund our Grant Rogers Burd Scholarship Fund for children to participate in community recreation programs.
For more information, please call Saugatuck Public Schools Community Recreation (269) 857-1444.
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