Here’s a good reason to ride your bike to Halls Hill Lookout & Labyrinth this weekend. Two reasons, actually: a pair of custom bike racks to hitch your ride to once you’re there.
The bike racks – in the shape of the Parks & Trails Foundation’s “leaf” icon – were designed and crafted by Rory’s Custom Fabrication of Bainbridge Island.
The racks were installed by a team from Fairbank Construction, with help from Bainbridge High School interns Aidan Lee, Jasper Witten Carr and Finn Wenker.
The team poured concrete footings in mid-April, and Fairbank’s Phil Ohmes completed the installation this week once the footings were cured.
“Everyone coming by is digging them,” Ohmes says.
The internship gives the student first-hand exposure to “the trades,” construction and related industries that Ohmes says face a major shortage of workers. Fairbank’s Abigail Zelen says the benefit goes both ways.
“We get exposure by working with them and learning how to teach, and they get exposure to what we do day to day,” she says.
Thank you to Fairbank Construction, a Corporate Partner of the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation!
The Halls Hill Labyrinth & Lookout overlooking beautiful Blakely Harbor is owned and stewarded for the public by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation. Maintenance is made possible through the generosity and stewardship of community members. We hope this beautiful site inspires community support for our parks and trails islandwide.
Find out more about Halls Hill Lookout & Labyrinth here.
