HOUSTON – A few dozen neighbors and businesses, and a lot of borrowed tools, is what it took to turn a soggy stretch of riverfront into Little Susitna Rotary Park.
What started as a simple loop trail has blossomed into a comprehensive park transformation. Thanks to ongoing collaboration between the Susitna Rotary Club, Wasilla Noon Rotary Club, Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation, AARP, the city of Houston and its fire department, local residents and businesses, and elected officials volunteering their time, tools, and talents, the park now features expanded trails, a pavilion, a safe boat landing area, resting benches, a children’s play area, a book exchange, paved parking, and this accessible boardwalk.
Over the past five years, more than 50 people and businesses united behind a shared goal: making our Little Susitna River and its trails more accessible to everyone, including those with mobility restrictions. The boardwalk strategically spans a section of trail that becomes waterlogged during rainfall and remains impassable long after snowmelt because of poor drainage issues…