HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-12-07, Page 45Seek Out
. Snowmobilers visiting
Ontario.this winter will find
instant camaraderie by
joining in the activities of
any of the province's more
than 100 snowmobile clubs.
Contact with one of the
clubs offers the best way to
get acquainted with the
splendor of the province's
winter wilderness areas and
reach prime ice -fishing spots
available only to the
snowmobiler.
Club members are always
happy to "adopt" the
visiting devotee and make
him aware of local
regulations about the
machines, offer him safe,
marked trails, and an
invitation to join in regular
club outings.
The snowmobile has
conquered bush country
that in other years was
unexplorable. Snow in
Ontario's ''back country is
usually too deep for boots,
too remote -for snowshoes
and often too rugged or
forested for 'a light plane on
skis
With the back -to -nature
trend extending through the
winter for more and more
people each year since the
snowmobile came on the
scene, the hardier souls will
find the answer to weekend
city doldrums with a truly
adventurous,camping trip .in
the snow.
It's really quite easy to
cavort in the snow all day,
miles from the nearest road
or habitation, then camp
overnight in a sheltered
nook and continue with the
fun for another day or
more.
Supplement to the Goderich Signal -Star, Thursday, Decemt4r 7, 1972 -Paps 7
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The ' bulky .equipment-'
and the slugging formerly
associated with winter
camping have been
eliminated with the, new,
lightweight tents and
freeze-dried foods.
Down -filled sleeping bags
are the order of the day
while the tiny gas -operated
stoves now on the market
can handle anything from
boiling coffee water to
preparing a full"steak, dinner
from a compact envelope.
Snowmobiling is
permitted in all but 13 of
Ontario's more ` than 100
provincial parks.- In 15 of
these, snowmobijing ' is
restricted to designated and
marked trails and in the
reminder, machines ' are
permitted on existing park
roads or other specially _
designated and marked
areas.
Moreover, three . Ontario
parks offer special facilities
for winter campers. The
three -- Arrowhead, Sibbald
Point and Pinery — have
been set up to ,accommo-
date the winter devote
Provided throughout
winter at the .parks are
snowplowed roads an
campsites, heated
washrooms with hot water,
fuel wood, garbage disposal
and drinking water.
Overnight campers in the
parks are required to pay a
$2.50 fee while those
entering for a day only are
assessed a $1 charge.
A number of trails have
been established on Crown
lands by ' the Ontario
Department of. Lands and
Forests to accommodate
Snowmobiling Fun
some of the snowmobilers;..
who prefer this kind of
prepared and marked trail
development. These trails
are located in areas of
relatively heavy snow cover
and are established to
supplement the trails
developed in provincial
parks and more than 1,000
other trails marked by
snowmobile clubs, winter
resorts and. private
landowners.-
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andowners:- For those who don't
have the time or inclination
for an overnight trip, how
about • a day's circuitous
jaunt broken at midday by a
simple cookout over - a
hearty; • crackling fire. It
doesn't take much of a pack
to carry a few hotdogs and
some hot chocolate — or
anything else from
sandwiches to the makings
of a shish-ka-bob.
Don't forget the children
on these excursions. Mangy
snowmobile manufacturers
have now put on the market
light -weight, durable sleds
.easily capable of holding a
couple of youngsters when
towed behind a machine.
Snowmobilers in Ontario
should be aware of some
new laws in effect this year
before heading out this
winter.
For , the first time,
snowmobilers must now
report any collision on or
off the highway which
involves personal injury or
damage exceeding $200 to
, 'property other than that ,of
the owner or driver.
The driver of a
snokfmobile must ;bold a
driver's license to take his
machine on highways where
snowmobile operation is
permitted and the owner of
a snowmobile is ,to be held
responsible for any
infractions ' committed by
persons using his machine —
this owner responsibility is
in addition to that of the
' operator.
1973 M.O.S.R.A. RACE DATES
H ally -Gully -�-�-
Thorndale -
Seafort h
Goderich
- Sunday, January 7, 1973
Sunday, . January 14, 1973
Sunday, January 21, 1973
-Saturday, January 27, 1973
St rat hroy.
(Night Racing) Sunday, January 28, 1973
-Sunday,. February . 4, 1973
Saturday, February 1014973
Sunday, February 11, 1973
Saturday, February 17. &
Sunday, February 18, 1973
Mitchell - Sunday, February 25, 1973
(M.O.S.R.A. '73 Championship)
Hully-Gully . . -Saturday, March 2, 1973
(Roundup of Season, no Point's Awarded)
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