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Zurich Citizens News, 1971-06-24, Page 5THURSDAY, JUNE 24. 1971 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE FIVE Improvements to Point Farms Park The Point Farms Provincial Park located near Goderich is undergoing several new improve- ment projects which will make its facilities even more attract- ive as a recreational park for both vacationing campers and day- use. Hydro facilities are being in- stalled in 74 campsites. Instal- lation of the hydro outlets is now being completed and they are expected to be ready for use during the month of July. There are a total of 235 camp and trailer sites now in the park. A complete new modern sew- age system has been installed in the Park with central lines and a pumping unit to convey sewage underground to a large lagoon. Construction of the lagoon was done by earth moving equipment last fall, and lines installed in preparation for this seasons oper- ation. The new system replaces the former individual tile bed facilities and has a capacity for more than double the present re- quirements of the whole park, allowing for the planned future expansion of camping facilities when required. A new sanitation station has also been installed at the park to provide a sewage dumping location for trailers. The Park Superintendent, Clif- ford Bates, and his staff anticip- ate increases in visitors to the park this season, both for camp- ing and for day -use. Attendance is already up this season for the month of May over last year, and for the May 24th week -end camping was nearly double the normal number of campers. Many of the campers are now return visitors, having discover- ed the park and its features during a previous visit. Of the Provinc- ial Parks located on the Lake Huron shoreline, Point Farms is relatively new, having been in operation only since 1965. Be- cause of its location about half way between two of the older established parks, the Pinery Park and Inverhuron Park, it has been until recently by-passed by many of the vacationing campers travelling the Bluewater Highway, The most attractive feature of Point Farms Park is its excellent beach along the shoreline of Lake Huron which is ideal for swimming and boating. Day -use visitors to the park are mainly local residents in the Iluron County area to whom the large public beach is a popular attract- ion for swimming and picnicking. Point Farms Park is located four miles north of Goderich on Highway 21. It is a recreation class of Provincial Park establish- ed on 584 acres of land which since in the 1920's was mainly used for farming. Prior to that for the period of more than half a century it was the site of a large summer resort the first of such resorts established in South Western Ontario. In the 1800's the original summer resort was called Point Farms. Most of the Park property is still open land overlooking the Lake Huron Beach area from a height of 75 feet above lake level. Extensive tree planting has been carried out over the past few years by the park staff and this is beginning to change the open appearance of the property, and make it more attractive for camping and recreation. Today Point Farms has been returned to its previous state as a popular summer vacation area. 0 About People You Know .. . Corporal and Mrs. C. Gibbons were weekend visitors at the home of their daughter and son- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Johns- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Don O'Brien and family were recent weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Reg Black and family, in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hugill, Beth and Gary, of Kitchener, spent Sunday with relatives in Zurich. Mrs. Anne Turkheim attended the marriage of her grandson, Mark Bowden, in Quebec City over the past weekend. 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