Request for Qualifications
Heritage Trails Park District is looking for a Design Build company to build a wetland at the future site of E.J. Mackenbach Preserve.
Click this link to view the Request for Qualifications. Deadline is March 7, 2025.
14840 County Road 66A
St. Marys , OH 45885
The preserve is a 15.8 acre native woodlot containing 1.4 miles of hiking trails, as well as a grove of Pawpaw trees and natural seating area near a vernal pool. Numerous spring and summer wildflowers can been seen on the forest floor.
17225 Schillinger Road
St. Marys, OH 45885
Lock 14 Park is a 5.3 acre grassy picnic area including a paved parking lot and direct hiking access to the Miami Erie Canal Towpath trail. It features a restored concrete canal lock with terrific views of the canal waters looking north and south.
3659, OH-SR 66
Spencerville, OH 45887
Deep Cut Historical Park is a 18.5 acre park that includes a paved parking lot, picnic shelter and direct hiking access to the Miami Erie Canal Towpath trail. Deep Cut is the location where the greatest excavation of the canal was made.
156 E High St.
St. Marys, OH 45885
The Miami & Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1845, an engineering marvel stretching from Cincinnati to Toledo. This canal was heavily used until competition from the railroad caused the decline of the canal system.
18380 County Highway 182
St. Marys, OH 45885
Bloody Bridge Trail Head includes a gravel parking lot with an historical marker describing the legend and love triangle that gave the bridge its name.