CeMar Trail: Open at Last!

It wasn't the prettiest day by any stretch of the imagination, but it was clear enough for the last link in the CeMar Trail to be officially opened at noon Friday. There was a fair-sized and joyous crowd on hand......many of them arriving on bicycles. (There were cars everywhere, too.)You could tell Joe Mitchell about all these Iowans on bicycles,but he would never believe youThere were speeches by the mayors and city managers of Cedar Rapids and Marion, thanking all who have gotten us to this moment, and celebrating the opportunities the new connection will bring between the two towns.Nicolas AbouAssaly, mayor of MarionTiffany O'Donnell, mayor of Cedar RapidsPossibly the most solemn responsibility:Keeper of the scissorsAfter the speeches, the cutting began.The first cut (of three) is the deepestThe ceremony over, many of those in attendance headed out to try the trail.Riders on the trail, seen from Mt. Calvary CemeteryI was not among them, but I anticipate one of my coffeeneuring…