Ride for Nature Welcomes Record Number of Participants

The Ride for Nature returns to help kick off the summer season on June 15. Registrations for the 25th annual Ride for Nature to benefit the Ridges Sanctuary are 90 percent ahead of last year’s record rates. It welcomed a record 734 participants in 2012 and is capped at 1,200 participants this year.

This year’s ride includes a short road closure to accommodate a mass roll-out for those taking on the century and metric century routes.

With routes of 50, 25 and 15 miles, each with full course support and a post-ride meal, the Ride for Nature offers an experience for cyclists of all levels. All distances end at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall Park, where the second annual Door County Beer Festival will feature more than 140 craft beers, locally sourced food, and live music including Highland Road, Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys, and a special guest act, all afternoon.

“Last year’s turnout and festivities were tremendous,” said Brian Fitzgerald, co-owner of the Peninsula Pacers, which also produces the Door County Half Marathon. “With Fyr Bal taking place in Ephraim that day as well we think there’s no better weekend to get the full Door County experience.”

For 25 years the Ride for Nature has raised funds for educational programming at The Ridges. For more information visit ridefornature.com.