John O’Dell in the newsprint

Below is a link to the article about John in the Harrisburg Register. https://www.dailyregister.com/news/20211114/a-giant-in-southern-illinoisregion-mourns-the-passing-of-john-odell-founder-of-the-river-to-river-trail

John O’Dell Obit

The River to River Trail Society’s founder John O’Dell’s obituary for those interested.

2021 Annual Meeting / Picnic

A) When – 11 am, Sat. June 5th,National Trails Day,  at the North shelter, at Vienna City park.  People Can come Earlier, to socialize/meet & greet.  B) People are “invited”  to bring their own lunch/meals/snacks & drinks, with lawn chairs if theyRead More

John O’Dell Monument Appeal Reminder

The River-to-River Trail Society announces that, in conjunction with the Saline County Tourism Board and the Shawnee Trails Conservancy, it is raising funds for a monument to honor John O’Dell, educator, outdoorsman, minister, community leader, and father of the River-to-River Trail. TheRead More

John O’Dell Monument Appeal

The River-to-River Trail Society announces that, in conjunction with the Saline County Tourism Board and the Shawnee Trails Conservancy, it is raising funds for a monument to honor John O’Dell, educator, outdoorsman, minister, community leader, and father of the River-to-River Trail. TheRead More

An update on John O’Dell

Hi All, We have just found out our founder John O’Dell has contracted Covid-19 and has been moved to a 24-hour care facility. His wife Marilee also had Covid-19, but is apparently recovering. They are staying in the same complex, but sheRead More

September 26, 2020 National Public Lands Day

Hi all, we hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable summer considering everything going on. As everyone already knows, we cancelled all but one of our spring hikes and our annual meeting & picnic this past spring because of COVID-19. InRead More

Trail Society / NEWSRADIO WJPF

On Wednesday May 13, 2020 Gillum Ferguson did a 18 min interview with Tom Miller to talk about the Society and the R2R trail. Give the interview a listen from WJPF’s website or ours as linked below. https://www.wjpf.com/episode/newsradio-wjpf-interview-with-gillum-ferguson-may-13-2020/