4/11/13 - A stilt walker plans an elevated trek about 400 miles around the state for a cause and will be arriving in some local communities this week. Neil Sauter is calling the trip the "Walk for No Limits". Itâs part of a six-week effort that kicks off this morning in Dundee to raise money for the non-profit United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan. Sauter, who has mild cerebral palsy, says his feet turn inward slightly, and that gave him "a little bit of an advantage" in stilt walking. The stilts lift him 10 feet off the ground and the walk will proceed in stages. Sauter will travel through Ann Arbor and along Pontiac Trail into South Lyon on Friday afternoon before taking Grand River into Brighton and ending the day at the Brighton District Library. Thatâs where heâll pick back up at 7am on Saturday and first head into Howell around 11am to make balloon animals at Bob Evans on Grand River during a âDine to Donateâ event. A noon presentation is planned in the courtyard of Cobb Hall Insurance and the public is encouraged to walk with Sauter through Howell, eventually moving onward to the Fowlerville District Library. Sundayâs leg of the stilted journey takes Sauter from Fowlerville to Lansing. A complete list of stops and updates along the trip can be found through the link below. (JM)
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