Cape Flattery Trail Nearly Ready

Sun., March 2, 1997

From Wire Reports

Renovations to the Cape Flattery trail are almost complete and the Makah Tribe hopes to have it open this spring, in time for the tourist season.

“It’s not so primitive anymore,” said Alice Lange Bartel, coordinator for the trail-restoration project. “It’s really neat that we can share this beautiful point with the rest of the world.”

Construction of the boardwalk and decks was completed in early October, but a picnic area, signs and other improvements won’t be finished until May.

The trail provides a view of waves crashing against rocky shores and of Tatoosh Island, a former Makah fishing and whaling camp and more recently a Coast Guard station.

When the refurbished trail is opened, visitors will be able to enjoy the view from four observation stations with cedar decks and guardrails at the end of the seven-tenths-of-a-mile hike over a well-manicured trail with bridges across wetlands.

Celebrating black history: The Museum of African-American History in Detroit is opening a facility in mid-April that will make it the world’s largest black historical/cultural museum.

The core exhibit, “Of the People: The AfricanAmerican Experience,” will reflect a 400-year survey of the African-American heritage. Put together by a team of African-American scholars, it is a thematic hub for complementary temporary shows. The first, June 7-Sept. 7, “Afric

A: One Continent, Many Worlds,” features artifacts and hands-on activities.

(Several packages are available to the Grand Opening weekend, April 11 & 12: From $195 pp/do for accommodations at the Atheneum, Double Tree or Westin and tickets to the gala to $335 pp/do for lodgings, gala, exhibit admission and Gospel concert. 1-800-DETROIT.)

Largest timed race?: It’s shaping up as the largest timed race in history, with 100,000 runners expected for the once-in-a-lifetime Great Trans Ko’olau Trek May 11 on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

The 10-mile USA Track & Field-certified race course will be H-3, Hawaii’s newest federal highway - currently under construction between Honolulu and the windward side of the island.

A family festival will also be held during race week, starting May 5. For information call (808) 521-4351 or visit http://www.h-3run.com or http://www.fhb.com

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