The trail run will begin in Granite at the Granite Mercantile building (1114 125th Street) and trail runners will then go to the Blood Run National Historic Landmark for the 5K trail run/walk.

Trail runners will enjoy the prairie beauty of the Blood Run site along with the Martin Johnson Farmstead, Blood Run Creek and the Pitted Boulder with the backdrop of South Dakota and the Big Sioux River to the west. “It is truly a beautiful and historic site to view for the event runners and walkers,” according to Friends of Blood Run president Steve Simons. “The history of the site dates back to the AD 1500 to 1700 time-frame when it was a bustling trading center for the tribal members of the Oneota culture. It is the largest known Oneota cultural site in the United States with estimates of 5,000 to 10,000 Oneota people living there during its busiest time.”

Trail run online registration may be completed at www.friendsofbloodrun.com.