Howard County Community Hospice patients and family members, along with Decorah Rotarian Brecka Putnam and Hospice Nurse Megan Norman, getting excited for their circumnavigation of the Trout Run Trail.
The Decorah Rotary Club hosted its 10th Annual Trout Run Trail (TRT) Tour Day on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. This annual event provides an opportunity for local senior citizens, those with physical limitations, and anyone with limited access to the TRT to experience the beauty of the entire 12-mile circuit. The weather was perfect and the scenery spectacular. Participants enjoyed coffee and rolls breakfast and tasty barbecue luncheon hosted at the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery pavilion. Over 100 guests enjoyed the scenic tour that stated and finished at the hatchery.
The club extends its sincere thanks to the machine owners and drivers who generously provided their time and equipment -- Paul Nichols, John Kerndt, Tade Kerndt, Tom Kuennen, Les Askelson, Greg Rude, Dacia Monson, and the Dyskra family, Larry Hauber, and Decorah Kawasaki. Other participating drivers included Bill Brenning, Mike Harman, Darrel Branhagen, Ron Snell, and Dacia Monson. Thanks also to Decorah Parks and Recreation for posting signage around the trail on that day, to the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery for offering the pavilion, and the many Decorah Rotary volunteers who teamed up to make the event such a success.
Check out the many photos of this wonderful event in the companion album at DRC Trout Run Trail Tour Day 2025.
Photo credits: various
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