KENT COUNTY, MI - Within the wooded natural areas of the 224-acre Johnson Park, the Kent County Parks Department will soon begin to carve out six miles of accessible mountain bike trails.

Using old-growth Redwood salvaged from Kent Lake, crews built a 'bog bridge ... It took $1.8 million for the restoration work. The Ben Johnson Trail is around one and a half miles in length.

Kent County Parks Director Ben Swayze said the playground area updates will breathe new life into the county’s largest and ...