Each trail is an ordered run of historical markers and National Register listings. Every stop sits on a map from its own era, and the last page hands the route to your phone for the drive.
We build self-guided trails from the historical markers and National Register places already on these maps. Each stop opens on a map from its own era. Your organization's name goes above the trail's title for two years, guaranteed, and you're credited as its composer. The trail keeps its own fixed address, to print as a link or a code on your signs. You pay once for each term, with no subscription. At the end of the two years the trail is available for renewal at the current rate, and a renewal brings it up to date with the period maps we've added since. If it isn't renewed, the trail stays up for a further 90 days and is then retired. After that, its address shows a list of the places that were on the trail, each linking to its own page, so a printed code still leads somewhere useful. To start, email trails@treealive.com with the area you have in mind.
Each year we place at most five trails at no cost with local historical societies, municipal historians and county museums. Tourism offices, heritage areas, byways and 250th commissions pay as described above. A placed trail is the same as a paid one: your name above the title for two years, a fixed address to print, every stop on a map from its era, and the driving route. In return, we ask for a post of your own linking the trail, an item in your newsletter, and your permission to name your organization as the trail's host. After the two years, a renewal is paid, on the same terms as any other trail. We first check that we have maps of your area from the right era, then answer with a route or an honest no. Email trails@treealive.com with the place.