CLINTON RIVER TRAIL HISTORY

The Clinton River Trail is a recreational trail on 16 miles of abandoned rail line through the heart of Oakland County, including the cities of Sylvan Lake, Pontiac, Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills and Rochester. It connects with the existing West Bloomfield trail to the west and the Macomb Orchard Trail (under construction) to the east.

PDF article about the campaign to move the Rochester Grain Elevator
link to the Rochester-Avon Historical Society's "Hold the Elevator!" web site (opens in a new window)

ARTICLE about the Michigan Airline Railroad

ARTICLE about the Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal

WEB SITE for the Shelby Township Historical Committee, featuring pages about the Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal (opens in a new window)