Village of Ephraim announces the completion of the North Ephraim Pedestrian Path.

Village of Ephraim businesses, visitors, and residents in North Ephraim are now connected by the newly completed North Ephraim Pedestrian Path. Residents and business owners brought safety concerns to the Village, noting that visitors and residents desired to explore the Commercial North area.  The commercial growth zone had created safety issues stemming from the lack of pedestrian trail infrastructure or trail lighting within the project limits. Due to the lack of infrastructure in this area, there was a mixing of incompatible modes of transportation where children, strollers, bicyclists, and pedestrians were forced to negotiate traffic on the shoulder of the state highway.

The Village sought to prioritize pedestrian safety by investing in active mobility infrastructure in North Ephraim, including the construction of a 3,000-square-foot asphalt path with solar lighting. The path provides an immediate improvement in safety and accessibility in a very busy, growing commercial corridor. The path provides residents and visitors the option to park and safely walk and explore the Commercial North Ephraim area. Further, the path may provide connectivity to future projects to create an interconnected trail system as part of a greater trail network throughout the county.

The Village extends its appreciation to all private landowners along the path who worked with the Village to grant easements allowing construction of the path on private land. Additionally, the Village wishes to acknowledge the contractors who partnered with the Village to bring the project to reality: AECOM for engineering and project management, as well as Relyco for building out the project.

Thank you to Destination Door County for supporting the North Ephraim Pedestrian Path through the Community Investment Fund. The project received a $50,000 grant from the Community Investment Fund for project engineering.

The Village of Ephraim and the Ephraim Business Council invite the public to celebrate the investment in recreation and public safety on Monday, June 22, 2026, from 3 PM to 6 PM. As part of the celebration, the Village Board will meet at 5 PM on the path, at the crossing to Klauds Kitchen, to cut a ribbon to celebrate the completion of the Path. Please join us along the path to celebrate the safe connection between businesses in North Ephraim. The path originates at Waterbury Inn at 10321 Water Street and ends at Summer Kitchen at 10425 Water Street.

The celebration will feature open houses at participating North End businesses, offering a great opportunity to explore local shops and enjoy all that Ephraim has to offer. After you explore the path, visit Bondemarked, Ephraim’s farmers market, adjacent to the Red Putter located at 10404 Water Street.