HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-12-13, Page 52PAGE L2&-G_ODERICHSIG.NAL-STAR, THURSDAY,. DECEMBER 13, 1979
Maitland Trail group active
The Maitland Trail netted with the trail;
Association was formed getting landowner per -
in July, 1975, and im- mission, • marking the
mediately members got trail, building stiles and
busy obtaining Lan- bridges, and organizing
downers' permission to outings is done on a
cross private property. volunteer basis. All
Without this permission, monies used for, purchase
which we gratefully of building materials
acknowledge, there comes from our mem-
would be no trail at all. bership dues, which
Various Government makes the Maitland Trail
Agencies which had Association self sup -
jurisdiction in certain key porting.
areas of public land were The trail is marked by
approached and as a vertical rectangles 6" x
result, the Trail was 2" painted) in white on
allowed to run through trees or fenceposts. The
the Falls Conservation M.T.A.'members are
Area, the Robertson conservationists and do
Tract near Auburn, and not indulge in hacking at
the Morris Tract • near trees. The only cutting
Benmiller. that is done on living
The main objective of trees is to prune back
the Association was to low -hanging branches
mark and maintain a which might be a danger
trail for non -vehicular to limbs and eyes. In fact,
travel between Goderich hatchets and axes are not
and Wingham, following taken on work parties for
the Maitland River and trail clearanceor.
scenic areas as much as maintenance.
possible. Second aim is to The Trail Users 'Code
provide an area for the (enclosed) is strictly
purpose of education and adhered . to by M.T.A.
exercise; an area where members and we would
one can go for peace\and dearly love to be able to
tranquility. educate the general
There has not been too public, particularly about
much e n ft] u s'i a s m the rule re garbage -- "If
generated around you can carry it in, you
Wingham, so the trail to can carry it out."
date runs from Goderich The trail is used in
to Auburn, and even here, winter for skiing and
there are a few areas snowshoeing and in
which have not yet been spring and fall -for hiking.
....c_ompleted The Lan- Summer tends to be too
downer Committee and buggy for hiking, and also
the Trail Maintenance the growth gets too
Committee are working heavy. Work parties are
hard to complete this carried out regularly to
area. All the work con- maintain the trail, and
also trail captains
regularly hike their
allotted section to keep
their areas neat and tidy
by taking out garbage
etc. This
frequently
public land.
Anyone may
Association for
occurs most
on areas of
join the
'a small
Fee - (Adults $5.00,
Families $6.00, Students
$2.00, Sr. Citizens $2.00,
Groups $10.00) When they
join they are, of course,
eligible to come to any of
our outings, and are
expected to give a little of
their time and -or talent
towards the, upkeep of the
trail and work of the
What they're
doing during
winter months
SUNDAY, JAN. 13, 1980
Eileen O'Brien and
Lorna .. Vincent will
organize a ski outing on
Benmiller Trails. Meet at
Wallace's Forge (across -
from the former grocery
store) in Benmiller at
1:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 27, 1980
Rod LaFontaine will
organize a ski outing to
the Pinery by bus. We
would have to leave at
8:00 to 8:30 in the mor-
ning and make it a day
long event. There are
about 20 km of trails in
the park but you would
not have -to"ski this
distance_ . as___ there ._are
trails of different lengths
including one for
beginners; also a skating
rink, toboggan slide,
washrooms and a snack
bar available.
SUNDAY, FEB. 10, 1980
Meet 1:30 p.m. at
County Garage, Auburn
Bridge. Ski in Robertson
Tract.
SUNDAY, FEB. 24, 1980
Meet 1:30 p.m. at
Canyon -Lodge in
Menesetung Park. Turn
west on Airport Road,
north of Goderich. Go to
end of road and turn right
(north), continue to
Canyon Lodge.
It was alsosuggested
that if you would like to
ski with company on a
good weekend when we
did ..__riot __ha_ve __an_.ever_t_-
scheduled, we should
meet at Zehrs parking lot '
with someone of a like
mind (by telephone
arrangement).
Association.
Besides the obvious
benefits of healthful
exercise in the fresh
outdoors, there is the
added benefit of making
new friends whom you
otherwise might not come
in contact with, and the
chance to hike and ski on
scenic areas close to
Goderich, knowing that
you are doing so with the
permission of the lan-
downer.
We have members
from every walk of life
who share a common
interest: the love of the
great outdoors and the
wish to keep it in its
natural state for the
benefit of all.
For more information
write to the Maitland
Trail Association, Box
443, Goderich, Ontario.
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