Goose Island Connector Trail officially opens in Town of Shelby

TOWN OF SHELBY, Wis. (WXOW) – Despite rainy conditions, community members gathered Thursday to celebrate the completion of the Goose Island Connector Trail with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The 1.3-mile, 10-foot-wide paved trail runs alongside Highway 35, connecting County Highway GI in the Town of Shelby to Sunnyside Drive in the City of La Crosse.

The $356,000 project was sponsored by the Town of Shelby, with 80% of funding coming from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program. La Crosse County provided the remaining 20%.

The trail offers bikers and pedestrians a safer alternative to traveling alongside traffic, something Town of Shelby Chairman Timothy Candahl said is a major improvement from years past...