Wisconsin officially designates 250-mile section of Mississippi River Trail for cyclists

Earlier this month, Gov. Tony Evers signed into law bipartisan legislation that officially designates a 250-mile bike trail along the western border of the state — just in time for the start of the cycling season.

The Mississippi River Trail runs through 10 states, from the headwaters of the river at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Cyclists follow a 3,000-mile route of existing roads and trails from Minnesota to Louisiana, winding through forested canopies, past farms and through cities big and small. In Wisconsin, it primarily follows Highway 35, also known as the Great River Road...