HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-10-23, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1991. PAGE 13.
Area couple takes snow business on the road
by Bonnie Gropp
It's no secret that when winter
hits Huron County, not everyone
greets it with chagrin. There are
those among us who welcome the
arrival of our glistening white won
derland in anticipation of touring
the groomed trails, and experienc
ing the thrill and scenic sights that
accompany the sport of snowmobil-
ing.
However, it's also no surprise
that, over recent years, winter has
been in short supply in this area, so
many snowmobile enthusiasts have
made the sojourn to other frosty
climes in search of the perfect trail.
Walton's Bruce and Pam Clark
have travelled throughout the
province and in regions of Quebec,
in winters past, to make the most of
their favourite pastime. They dis
covered in Quebec that there is a
company offering snowmobile
tours, Quebec Snow Cruise, and
after spending sometime monitor
ing the business the couple felt that
the time had come for such an idea
to be tested in Ontario.
Bruce said that he put it in the
back of his mind to give it a try
when he retired, but when he men
tioned the idea to an innkeeper at
Hullett School hosts
cross-country meet
Edited by: Kim Elliott,
Karla Stacey, Trevor Trewartha
and Amy Jenkins
KINDERGARTEN
Our class picked the pods from
soybean plants and counted the
beans inside. Then we showed the
results on large graphs in the pri
mary hallway.
MRS. BOSMAN GRADE 1/2
Mrs. Bosman's grade 1/2 has
been busy this week with Thanks
giving activities. They’ve learned
Thanksgiving words and made
books about what they are thankful
for. They made big stuffed turkeys
to take home for a centerpiece.
They have been weighing and mea
suring autumn vegetables and
learning the names of strange ones,
on Thursday they chopped them all
up to make soup. Friday was a spe
cial day too, as each boy and girl
made his/her own mini pumpkin
pie.
In Environmental Studies, they
have been examining snails. Mr.
Stewart, the Science co-ordinator
brought out his snails and the boys
and girls learned many things about
his pets. Did you know that snails
can move about 8 cm. in one
minute?
Mark McVittie has brought in 11
snails for our terrarium.
MRS. RADFORD’S
GRADE THREE
LEAF COLLECTION
To help the grade threes learn the
identification of leaves, they have
organized individual displays.
Their work makes a colourful
arrangement on the wall.
MRS. LAURIE, MR. GRIFFIN
GRADE FOUR
by Pamela Schneider
On Tuesday, October 15 Mr.
Griffin's and Mrs. Laurie's grade
4/5 class watched a movie called
Mr. Finley's Pharmacy. It was all
about drugs and medicine and vita
mins and that you should not mix
them because they will make you
sick.
On Wednesday, October 16 Hul-
lett Central Public School held the
cross-country meet. The girls and
boys from Mr. Griffin's and Mrs.
Laurie's grade 4/5 class who partic
ipated were: Samantha Funston,
Maranda Blake, Tania Losereit,
Jennifer Van Baaren, and Mike
one of the resorts where he and
Pam were staying, the advice he
received was, ''Why wait?"
Pam said, they gave it a little
more thought but couldn't see any
reason why the project couldn't
work. Lots of people had discussed
the possibility, she said, but few
had studied the reality. So this past
year C Mac SnowTours Inc. was
bom.
The premise is to offer clients an
exciting, worry-free snowmobile
vacation, says Bruce. For five days
they will be guided over approxi
mately 475 miles of well-groomed
trails in the Haliburton Highlands,
Central Ontario, Almaguin High
lands and Muskoka regions.
Accommodations at five and
three star resorts for the six
evenings is booked in advance and
included in the tour package. Also
included are all meals, including
coffee breaks, sled recovery ser
vice, and if available a support
vehicle, luggage handling and
transportation, welcoming and
farewell banquets, gratuities and all
applicable taxes. If your snowmo
bile should break down during the
tour, C Mac SnowTours will lend
one at no cost if available and tow
the broken down machine to the
Lyons. They had fun. Samantha
Funston came ninth in the race.
GRADE 7 MISS MORGAN
by Carrie Salverda and
Karen Bergsma
In History the grade sevens are
making timelines for the open
house on October 24. We are doing
all of the years since we have been
bom. Some people are doing per
sonal copies and the others are
working in a group on world
events. Other people are doing per
sonal and world events that hap
pened during their lives.
On Tuesday, Oct. 16 our class
found out that we won the 20 foot
long sundae by only a couple of
dollars!
MR. MEDD GRADE EIGHT
by Karla Stacey
This week the grade eights were
busy making plaster masks. Each
student made one and got one made
on them. They are decorating the
masks as well. They had a lot of
fun doing this project.
The grade eights would like to
welcome Joey McDonald to Hul
lett, we hope he will like it here.
CROSS-COUNTRY
A Cross-Country Meet was held
at Hullett Central School again this
year. Our school finished in fourth
place. Congratulations to all those
who participated.
Amanda Anderson was an indi
vidual champion in the junior girls
division. Well done! Both the
midget girls and the junior girls
teams placed well. Our junior girls'
team was made up entirely of
midget girls - a really great effort.
nearest dealer for repair.
Repair costs are not included in
the package, nor arc alcoholic bev
erages and fuel and oil.
Guides are prepared to handle
emergencies and are informed as to
where the hospitals arc located to
the trails.
This year C Mac SnowTours is
offering four tours, which depart
from the Haliburtons. They are:
January 19-24, January 26-31,
February 2-7 and February 9-14.
Before leaving, clients must have
an Ontario Federation of Snowmo
bile Clubs (OFSC) trail permit,
which is available at a cost of $55.
They must have vehicle registration
and insurance. Machines should be
in top condition and a complete
dealer pre-trip inspection is com
pulsory.
For all tours the arrival day is
Sunday at the five star Pinestone
Inn in Haliburton, where partici
pants will be treated to a sumptuous
banquet. Each morning the group
will leave at 8:30 and arrive back
usually by 5 p.m.
The first leg of the trip begins
Monday taking the participants to
Spectacle Lake Lodge, 30 miles
east of Algonquin Park. Hors
d'ouevres will be served upon
arrival there and everyone will be
able to relax in preparation for the
next day's outing.
Following breakfast on Tuesday,
the tour leaves for Whitney, which
is located at the edge of Algonquin
Park. This is a special highlight,
Bruce says, as the route includes
30-40 miles journey through the
park, the only part which the
provincial government has not
placed a restriction on.
The trip ends on Tuesday at the
Nordic Inn in Dorset.
On Wednesday, the entourage
will head for the Almaguin High
lands and will complete the day's
run at the Pickerel Lake Lodge at
Burks Falls.
The next day the lour continues
through the Muskoka Regions to
the Haliburton Highlands and back
to the Pinestonc Inn.
Friday the guides will take the
participants touring through the
network of Haliburton trails and
will finish the day tour al the Pine
stone Inn in lime for the evening
farewell banquet. Bruce says the
day will be fairly open as far as the
distance travelled, depending on
circumstance.
Breakfast on Saturday is the final
detail of the lour package, follow
ing which participants are on their
own to continue with some snow-
mobiling or to return home.
Throughout the tour, even at the
evening banquets, Bruce says, dress
is casual, so wardrobe can be mini
mal as only two suitcases will be
permitted per person. There are
swimming pools al the resorts for
four of the six nights and Bruce
suggests participants bring a cam
era on the trails to capture the beau
ty of the panoramic landscape.
At the end of the four tours all
the participants names will be
entered for four door prizes of a
weekend for two al each of the
resorts stayed at, a value of $150-
$400 depending on the resort.
Bruce and Pam are not strangers
to the area and are extremely
knowledgeable of the trails they
will be taking participants on. "The
only area we haven't snowmobiled
before is the south part of Halibur
ton and we are going up the week
before to make sure there are no
surprises." As well, the Clarks have
stayed at each of the resorts, and
give them all accolades. "I wouldn't
expect anyone to stay somewhere I
hadn't been myself," says Bruce.
The Clarks believe in the feasi
bility of C Mac SnowTours and
hope the public catches on to the
idea also. In addition to both work
ing at full-time jobs, they have
worked hard at the organization of
C Mac SnowTours, putting many
extra hours into the project and a
lot of capital they are personally on
the line for.
The work began some lime ago,
with Bruce charting out the routes,
then the actual organization com
menced in April with visits to
lawyers and insurance consulta
tions. This past June, Bruce went to
the areas and arranged accomoda
tions at the four resorts.
The trailer for transporting lug
gage and broken down snowmo
biles was purchased and prepared
with the impressive company logo
emblazoned on the sides.
Information brochures were
printed and distributed to dealers
and another 7,000 were passed out
al the Markham Snowmobile
Show. As well, to hit the target
market as dead-on as possible, an
ad was taken out in the Ontario
Snowmobiler magazine.
"It has been a fair investment to
see if it's going to work," said
Bruce.
"In money and in lime," added
Pam. "It's been a lot of hours."
The Clarks stated that it's impor
tant to book early as there arc only
20 spots per tour. Both agree that
even if this year is not the success
they hope for they will plan another
series of tours for next year."We
would be ecstatic if all spaces were
booked this tour," said Pam.
"But," Bruce adds, "Realistically
we're shooting for half this year.
Word of mouth would be our best
advertising, though, so I would try
it again regardless of what the out
come of this year is."
Should C Mac SnowTours real
izes its potential, the Clarks are
already planning the addition of
lours to the ones slated for this sea
son.
Interested individuals can get
more information by calling C Mac
SnowTours at 887-6686 or by writ
ing to RR3, Walton. NOK 1ZO.