About the Coalition
The Sunrise Trail Coalition brings together representatives of the trail’s multiple user groups. Through its membership dues, donations and grants, the coalition sponsors annual community events and provides necessary accessory facilities along the trail such as benches, picnic tables and rest room facilities.
The Sunrise Trail Coalition is a publicly supported non-profit charitable 501 (c) 3 organization
Our Mission
The purpose of the Sunrise Trail Coalition shall be to promote outdoor recreation, health and fitness, and economic development in Hancock and Washington Counties in the State of Maine through education and the development of an integrated on- and off-road four-season, shared-use trail system.
Sunrise Trail Benefits
- Improving public health by empowering safe recreational activities
- Connecting people and communities
- Creating new and pleasant public spaces for local residents’ and tourists’ use
- Providing non-drivers such as children, the elderly, persons without vehicles more independence for their mobility
- Providing four season use for walkers, joggers, hikers, bicyclists, equestrians, ATVs and snowmobile riders, skiers, dog sledders, snowshoers, nature enthusiasts, photographers
- Increasing transportation options
- Lowering air pollution by substituting car trips with non motorized transportation modes
- Reducing roadway congestion
- Providing venue for special events and activities and attractions
- Enhancing local economic development and redevelopment
- Creating a destination place for tourism in DownEast Maine
- Raising property values along the Trail
- Increasing tax base for municipalities along the Trail
- Creating construction, reconstruction and maintenance jobs along the Trail
The Sunrise Trail Coalition
Trail Manager
Eric Sprague
Recreational Trail Coordinator
Off Road Vehicle Division
Maine Division of Parks and Public Lands
(207) 215-2873 (c)
eric.sprague@maine.gov
President
Alvion Kimball
(207) 902-2240
ACKimball1995@msn.com
Recording Secretary
Crystal Hitchings
(207) 707-2057
chitchings@sunrisecounty.org
Sunrise Trail Coalition Board of Directors
Alvion Kimball, President
Crystal Hitchings, Vice President
Margaret Robinson, Treasurer
Jim Fisher, Secretary
Raymond Archer, Director
Colin Brown, Director
Derek Brown, Director
Bill Ceckler, Director
Charlie Corliss, Director
Bob Cossette, Director
Bob DeForrest, Director
Jim Fisher, Director
Cary James, Director
Bill Kitchen, Director
Craig Morris, Director
Matt Williams, Director
Katie Wixon, Director
Mark Wigley. Director
