[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      CELEBRATING GHOST TOWN TRAIL

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the Ghost Town Trail that runs between Ebensburg and Blairsville, 
Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural 
Resources recently named the Ghost Town Trail the Pennsylvania Trail of 
the Year.
  As a lifelong Pennsylvanian and avid outdoorsman, I am proud the 15th 
District is leading the way in developing and growing Pennsylvania's 
extensive trail network. It is important we cultivate an appreciation 
of the outdoors.
  We know trails are environmentally friendly, but they also are 
economically friendly. Trails boost real estate values. They present 
new business opportunities and bolster tourist-related revenue. The 44-
mile long Ghost Town Trail provides all of these benefits.
  According to some experts, if it continues on its current trajectory, 
it will be the first trail in the East to connect in a full loop.
  The Trail of the Year award is well deserved for the Ghost Town 
Trail, and I am proud to recognize it here today.

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