Natural Pittsburgh

A celebration and chronicle of the recovering environment and wildlife in the Pittsburgh area.

Trails/Recreation

Trail towns expected to grow due to popularity of rails-to-trails

Lauren Edinger and her husband, Edd Velez, whitewashed an antique tin ceiling in their future ice cream and sandwich shop in Freeport, which is on its way to becoming a trail town. There are steel towns, coal towns, river towns and now trail towns. Learn more about the transformation and opportunities in these former industrial towns in the Tribune-Review, Dec. 2, 2022.