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The Marquette Greenway is an ambitious project. The goal is to finish a regional, non-motorized greenway which will span about 60 miles in length along the south shore of Lake Michigan from Calumet Park in Chicago to downtown New Buffalo, Michigan. Residents throughout the region have long been hoping for an uninterrupted trail connecting these three states and providing access to a wide variety of destinations along the lakefront.
See the map below for the status of the Marquette Greenway. Our team has completed 3 miles of the trail from downtown New Buffalo to Grand Beach. We are working to complete the last mile of trail in Michigan from the railroad crossing on Grand Beach Road to the state line. 
With Federal, State and foundation grants and municipal and public support, we have over $5 million secured to build the trail. The Pokagon Fund was the first to provide grant funding for the Michigan portion of the Marquette Greenway. Their contribution was critical in securing the Federal and State grants.
Michigan's Phase 1 portion of the trail began construction in August 2023 with AEP moving the electric poles along US12 in downtown New Buffalo and was completed spring 2025. Phase 2 of the Michigan portion of the trail has been awarded a federal RAISE grant through our partner, Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission and is expected to be built in 2026.
A Ground Breaking Ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the trailhead at Smith and Mechanic Streets in downtown New Buffalo, MI for Michigan's Phase 1 project. A ribbon cutting was held on April 25, 2025 for his first section of the trail in Michigan. There is almost 40 miles of trail completed of the 60-mile trail that will connect New Buffalo to East Chicago.
