The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-13, Page 2In" the past 10years hurt-.
dress of tingles of hiking trails
have been constructed in the
province. ofOntario. The most.
fan1.914$ : and • probably • the
most ':•challenging trail, is
Called the. Bruce Trail. This
400 mile long trail follows the
• top. of the Niagara ,Escarp-.
'meat frons Queenston .Heights
near : Niagara Falls • tp'
Tobermory •at the tip of the
Bruce Peninsula:
Some _of the. 'most breath
taking scenery, in , the
• province may beviewed from
this trail which, in places, is
situated 250. feet above the
surrounding countryside.
Walter's Falls, Ball's Falls,.
Forks of the Credit, 'Mount
Nemo, ' Devil's Punchbowl,
layhouse
Beaver Valley, Halton Falls
and The Grotto are names
which being beautiful images
to ` the minds of those who
have gazed upon these scenic
gems from the BruceTrail.
The . trail' is well marked
with an adequate, number of
over -night: camping: areas
along its entire Length. A high'
standard of • cleanliness is
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program changed
for financial reasons
James Murphy, Huron'
Country Playhouse Artistic
Director; has -announced an
' altered Playbill for the 1976
season.• The" changes were
made when the Playhouse..
learned .its grant application
to the Canada Council has not
been successful.
"The most disappointing
thing", said Murphy,' "is the
cancelling of the premiere of
Wagren• Graves'ntw play
Madame Chairman". •
Having ' commissioned the
Edmonton author -to write it
for . presentation during the
5th. Anniversary season, the.
Playhouse is' now' in the •
Position ' of having -to cancel
the production,,, • •
_The _ presentation of
brand new play is expensive..
,Mainly- because it requires
more rehearsal time than we
can now afford. It's a matter
of .cutting frill,s,' frorri- a'
program:that has none," he
stated
• The other cancellation; is
the lavish Broadway musical,
1776, which was to be the.,
Playhouse tribute to the U.S.
,_Ri 'entenn�aL 1Th Wa»s ^ t4•
honor of•the Bicentennial. •
"We' .don't wish to disap-
point our audiences," said
Murphy. "They've stuck with
us through other rough times.,
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five years of them in fact, and
we won't let them down now.
You're a Good Man Charlie - had ..hoped- •- its', , overall`
Brown will replace 1776 as the program which . includes -
American musical. This, regional tours, high school_
delightful story . of Lucy, :matinee series, elementary
Snoopy, , Charlie Brown ,and school tours and of course,.
all the Peanuts gang wild open the summer season, Would
the season June 30 and play to merit Canada . Council sup -
July 3, , port as well. ,
Madame Chairman, as. the Murphy . went' on to. ah-•
Canadian• comedy offering, . nounce the Playhouse per
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last . s•eason.. ' It has, :been
,maintained on' the trail"by
members of a ' number -of
Bruce Trail Clubs whidh exist
in the various regions through
Which. the -Trail passes.
Members . volunteer their
time and'. energy to. maintain
the trail.
Now, the Bruce is cmiy cane"
major link in a :provincial
trail system.Hopefully, the'
,time is not t_oo.'far .distant.
When a -hikerwill able to
the i i at
'get onto , Ma 'land Trail
God'erich arid wank, oa_clean,
• well marked trails, all. the
' way to: Ottawa or Kingston or
Niagara -or
If you arevanxioius to` make
a start at walking Ontario
trails 'and are looking to buy
packing and camping
equipment there. .are ' a
number of suggestions.' to
keep in mind. '
' Most. equipment *ill be
adequate for the needs of. the
average hiker. The Canadian
Standards Association does
very 'well at protecting
buyers .from • poor , quality
goods... Remember . ;though
that y&rget what you pay for.
For example when buying a
sleeping bag try to anticipate
the season when. you will, be
Foil OUT OF TN15 WORLDrs
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reduced to ond-y one per-
formance each week in Owen.
Sound or Meaford.
'While the' Playhouse
receives strong support :from -
the Ontario Arts Council, it
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has been replaced' by another forrriance schedule for..•the
play by the same author•:,Mr. season, which includes two
Murphy calls The 1Viumberly new performances • each.
I:nh'eritance a , ',good-time ' week. In addition to the 8:30 •
a melodrama", and feels sure performances Wednesday
it -.will be most.:popu-lai': -this _-tin ugh -Saturday-evenings, a-- --••..
'season. Its riYn is July '21. - ' low-priced' ,preview has been
:July 24. , • introduced. every Wednesday
Another. cutback' this year afternoon at '2:00 .and. a
• arising from lack of support special matinee perforrnance
is .the Playhouse five=city will take place every
touring . program instituted Saturday at 4:00.
Boy Scouts --to: p• et 10,000 trees
The Maithand valley pe ence t reforestation, ®: °
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'ii!'AtIT ADS
ilsing it and be Sit' e that the
insulating value of the bug is
sufficient to...keep you waren.
un the coldest night you ex-
pect to be using" it. _Usually,
the :wanner the • peg, the
higher the cost. You can
expect; to pay in excess of
$75.00 for the best bags. VT
Lightness "and strength or
durai�ility are • the • two
primary; characteristics ' .to.
keep in 'mind when obtaining
member,
en.#� ,
e ' t
any . qu pm e
,you are carrying all you need..
for survival with you on the
trail.: A loaded, pack should
not weigh more than one-•
third. of, .your body weight:
ThiS rule of thumb will allow
you to carry all you regluire
for two or three cdays on a
Wail including a tent and an
ample food supply.
One.or two :