VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI – A storybook trail, dedicated to the memory of a 90-year resident who shared her love of reading with countless children, is now open in a small town near Kalamazoo.
Anne Coombs worked at the Lawton Public Library for 37 years and died in 2022. She “hosted many story hours and just loved to read and share her love of reading with kids,” her daughter Susan Woodruff said.
The trail is located behind St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 63855 North M-40 Highway, just north of Lawton. It’s about 850 yards long and has 10 “storybook stations,” each revealing the next page of a children’s book, Woodruff said.
Use of the trail is free and open to everyone daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m…