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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Parks and Recreation
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4309 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 9/13/2024
SUBJECT: Duluth Parks and Recreation now offering rentals of a track wheelchair for use at select parks and trails
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

Duluth Parks and Recreation now offering rentals of a track wheelchair for use at select parks and trails

 

 

[DULUTH, MN] In 2023, Duluth Parks and Recreation was awarded a Connecting People to the Outdoors grant of $14,280 from the Greater MN Regional Parks and Trails Commission to fund the purchase of a track wheelchair.

 

A track wheelchair is a mobility device that operates like a power wheelchair with tracks that allow the user to traverse sand and natural surfaces, which provides access to areas where a traditional wheelchair might not reach.

 

The track wheelchair will be based at Hartley Nature Center. Users will be able to reserve the chair for use around Hartley Park. Duluth’s recreation staff will also be able to bring the chair to various programs for a participant to use.

 

Reservations can be made on the Duluth Parks and Recreation website at https://secure.rec1.com/MN/duluthparks/catalog/index. Free trackchair rentals are available Monday through Friday between 9 am and 2 pm for two-hour time blocks.

 

 

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