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Gayle Phillips, President
Larry Gringorten, Vice-President
Susan Graham, Secretary-Treasurer
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Here's a little Saulteaux (pronounced Sue-toe) Club history...
- first section built: Maki Road to Goulais Avenue on November 23, 1974
- whole section officially opened on September 21, 1975 at a ceremony at Gros Cap before a crowd of approximately 150 people
- first New Year's outing was held in 1975
- first Mother's Day outing was held in 1986
- helped to establish the Sault Trails Action Committee (STAC) to plan and build the SSM HUB TrailThe Saulteaux Voyageur Trail Club schedules over 30 outings a year including hikes, trail maintenance, snowshoes, bushwhack skiis and backpacking. You do NOT have to be fit to participate! We schedule several outings a year for small children and/or beginners such as our annual Mother's Day Hike and on Ontario Hiking Day (first Sunday in October). If in doubt, call the leader. He/She will be most willing to let you know how long you can expect to be out and what kind of terrain you may be covering. Then decide if that particular outing is for you. Come out and try us out! You are more than welcome!
Saulteaux Club Outings (outside of Sault Ste. Marie area are marked with an *)
For all outings, bring water, fly repellent, a lunch, and dress appropriately. Be prepared to sign an Assumption of Risk Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, these outings are all a Level 2, slow (according to Hike Ontario recommended ratings.) Meeting location addresses: Goodlife building, 589 Second Line East (in parking lot on Second Line side); Market Mall 275 Second Line West (in parking lot on Korah Road corner); Churchill Plaza 150 Churchill Blvd., near Beer Store (on Trunk Road between Lake and Wellington).
To check for any last-minute changes in this schedule, please call the outing leader listed.
Fri., Jan. 1, 2010 - New Year's Day hike with Ila (949-1097). Meet 10AM at Goodlife to car pool. Behaved pets welcome.
*Sat., Jan. 2 - Hike or snowshoe in the Goulais River area with Dawn (649-4936). If you can car pool with others, call Dawn ahead of time to arrange. Meet at 10:30AM at the Timberland General Store at Goulais River. Behaved pets welcome.
Sun., Jan. 10 - Hike or snowshoe with Gayle on the HUB Trail (942-1891). Meet at Goodlife at 11AM. Behaved pets welcome.
*Sun., Jan. 10 ~ Snowshoe to Mabel Lake with Mark (254-2356). Meet 10AM at Goodlife.
Sat., Jan. 16th ~ VTA Coordinating Council meeting @ 10AM. Location TBA.
*Sun., Jan. 17th ~ Snowshoe event @ Stokely Creek Lodge. Trail designers Lucie Gagnon and Bob Yankus will lead the groups. Cost is $15 a person which includes lunch and snack at King Mountain hut. Keep checking www.stokelycreek.com/trails/events for more details.
Mon., Jan. 18th ~ Saulteaux Club meeting at 7PM in the Civic Centre. Call 942-1891 for more information.
Sat., Jan. 23rd ~ Snowshoe in the west end of city with Doris (942-9466). Meet at the Market Mall @ 10AM.
*Sun., Jan. 24th ~ Ski at Stokely Creek Lodge with Mark (254-2356). Meet 10AM at Goodlife. Please leave your pets at home for this outing.
*Sun., Jan. 31st ~ Snowshoe at Tower Lake with Garry (949-1302). Meet at 9:30AM in the Wellington Square Mall to car pool. Behaved pets welcome.
Sat., Feb. 6th ~ (Bon Soo) Volunteers needed! Call Susan at 949-4105.
Sun., Feb. 7th ~ (Bon Soo) Volunteers needed! Call Susan at 949-4105.
Sat., Feb. 13th ~ (Bon Soo) Volunteers needed! Call Susan at 949-4105.
Sun., Feb. 14th ~ (Bon Soo) Volunteers needed! Call Susan at 949-4105.
*Sun., Feb. 21st ~ Snowshoe in the Trout lake area with Ila (949-1097). Meet 10AM at Goodlife to car pool. Please leave your pets at home for this outing.
Sat., Feb. 27th ~ Full moon snowshoe at Crimson Ridge and bonfire to follow with Doris (942-9466). Meet at Camp Korah at 6:30 pm.
*Sun., Feb. 28th ~ Snowshoe to Robertson Cliffs with Dawn (649-4936). Call Dawn ahead of time for meeting place and time. Behaved pets welcome.
*Sat., Mar. 6th ~ Ski from Heyden Lake to Trout Lake or Hiawatha area with Mark (254-2356). Meet 10AM at Goodlife. Please leave your pets at home for this outing.
Sun., Mar. 7th ~ Day hikes not long enough? Want to try Backpacking??? If interested contact Mike at 779-3409 before March first and sign up for a get together to discuss backpacking gear and possible outings for 2010. Location to be announced if enough sign up.
Sat., Mar. 13th ~ Snowshoe at Red Rock with Dieter & Erika (942-9636). Meet at Goodlife at 10AM.
Mon., Mar. 15th ~ Saulteaux Club meeting at 7PM in the Civic Centre. We will plan our summer outings. Call 942-1891 for more information.
Sat., Mar. 20th ~ Snowshoe/Hike with Doris (942-9466). Call for more info.
Sat., Mar. 27th ~ Skate/ski from Red Rock to Gros Cap (depending on ice conditions). This is a tough outing so you must contact the leader Mark (254-2356) ahead of time to participate.
Sun., Apr. 11th ~ Hike (depending on snow conditions) with Ila (949-1097). Meet at 10AM at Goodlife to car pool. Behaved pets welcome.
Sat., April 17th ~ Saulteaux Club Annual Dinner at 6 p.m. at Sandro's Restaurant. After the buffet dinner, we will enjoy a slide presentation on Iceland by David Tyrrell. Tickets are only $20 per person and available by calling Susan at 949-4105.
Sat., May 1st ~ "Go to Blazes" work party on the TAST with Gail (942-0768). Meet at Market Mall at 9:30AM. Tools will be provided.
Sat., May 8th ~ Hike Leader's course at Glenview Cottages. Cost $25. Contact Dawn at 649-4936 for more info or to register.
SAULTEAUX SECTION NOTICES: For anyone thinking they can use the new Brookfield Windfarm Road, you must go to Brookfield's office and sign a Waiver AND you are not allowed to park on the road. Your vehicled WILL be towed. The Waiver is just to pass over the road, not to park there.
Anyone using the Camp Korah area at the end of Goulais Avenue: please do NOT park in the Camp Korah parking lot. You may be inadvertently locked in behind a gate with no way to get your vehicle out. The city is doing roadwork during the month of August 2009 on Goulais Avenue. They don't want anyone parking on Goulais Avenue between the hours of 7AM and 7PM.
Saulteaux Trail Conditions (updated October 2009):
Gros Cap Loop Trail (pdf brochure) (access S-A1 via Marshall Drive and Jackson Island Road) (adopted by Mike & Cheryl Landmark). Cleaned and blazed (May 2009)
PLEASE NOTE: There is a newly created gravel parking "lot" on Jackson Island Road, however, the gravel is soft. Please be careful when parking your vehicle. (July 2009)
Gros Cap (A1) to Walls Lake Road (A2) passable (September 2009)
The trail is CLOSED west of Prince Lake Road (A3). The landowner has removed the blazes and asked that no one hike here. An alternate route is being planned. You can still travel east along trail the first 0.9 km but must exit on Marshall Drive. NO EXIT to Prince Lake Road (A3) at this time.
A3 - Prince Lake Road to A4 Airport Road extension is passable. (October 2009)
Airport Road Extension (A4) to Creek Road (A5): CLOSED due to landowner request. An alternate route is being planned. (September 2007)
Creek Road (A5) to Maki Road (A7a) (adopted by Mike Barker): good shape (May 2009).
Maki Road (A7) to Goulais Avenue (A8) [The Dr. Paul Syme Section] (adopted by Alvin & Carey Olar 942-6505): Cleaned and blazed (September 2008).
**A note for hikers planning to park their vehicles on Goulais Avenue. Do NOT park in the Camp Korah parking lot. Due to dumping and damage to school property the gate can be closed and locked at any time, day or night, so even if it is open, it may not remain that way for long and your vehicle could be locked in!
Goulais Avenue (A8) to end of Peoples Road (A10) to Old Goulais Bay Road (A11) (adopted by Horst Wetzl):good shape (expect wet feet over beaver dam). Trail has bee re-routed over the stream where there used to be a bridge, but it is crossable at this juncture of the stream. (August 2009)
Crimson Ridge Loop (A9) (pdf brochure)(yellow blazed)(adopted by Doris Welz): good (May 2009).
Old Goulais Bay Road (A11) to West Branch Root River (adopted by Mike Barker): good shape (May 2009)
West Branch of Root River to Glenview Vacation Homes on Highway 17 (A12) (adopted by Mike Barker): Near the middle of this segment, trail markers are missing for several hundred metres where trail passes through areas of recent clear cut logging; safest way to cross these clear cuts is by following orange-flagged snowmobile trail path for approx. 800 metres to where it rejoins marked main trail. Good shape (November 2008)
Highway 17 (A12) to Crystal Creek (A15) (available for adoption): good (November 2008).
Crystal Creek (A15) to Mabel Lake (Saulteaux eastern terminus at Km41.2) (adopted by Don McGorman): good shape. (November 2008).
Odena Loop Trail (A13) (adopted by Steve Dominy): cleaned and blazed (November 2008). This 4 km yellow blazed loop trails connects with the main trail at two locations: (west) just east of the Root River bridge where trail enters forest north of Sixth Line; (east) at bend in trail just north of the Crystal Creek crossing.
Beaver Link Trail (A16) (adopted by Don McGorman): cleaned and blazed (November 2008). This 3.5 km yellow blazed link trail connects (west) with the Odena Loop trail approximately 1.5 km north of the gate at the end of Connor Road and (east) with the main trail 0.5 km west of Mabel Lake.
The Tom Allinson Side Trail:
Jackson Island Road (A1) to creek and onto Lake Superior shoreline (adopted by Mike & Cheryl Landmark): in good shape (May 2009).
Lake Superior shoreline at creek to Lakeshore Drive (at Pebble Beach via Red Rock Road) (TAST at 6.0)- (adopted by Gail Andrew): (May 2008) Good shape.
The Hub Trail Route:
Note: several pedestrian trail paths have been developed to be roughly aligned with the planned route of the municipal multi-use non-motorized Hub trail.
Third Line to Second Line – this blue-blazed trail passes mainly through the Fort Creek Conservation Area and has been cleaned and blazed. The section between Third Line and the Fort Creek Sugar Shack entrance has been CLOSED and a fence erected on the private property on Third Line asking people to "Keep Out due to Vandalism". A re-route is being planned. (July 2008)
Finn Hill to Northern Avenue – The newly built trail will be fully paved by July 1st. An "official grand opening" will take place in the fall of 2009. (May 2009)
Second Line to Queen Street West (along Carmen's Way is built and kept in good shape by the City of Sault Ste. Marie)
Waterfront Boardwalk from Canal Drive to Clergue Park and the main branch of the public library is built and kept in good shape by the City of Sault Ste. Marie.
Most of the remainder of the HUB trail route is on city streets for now and will be built in future years. Call 942-1891 for more information.
Where to buy the Voyageur Trail Guidebook in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario:
(Stores with telephone numbers are willing to take sales over the phone and ship the guidebooks to your home)
ACR Gift Shop
Airways General Store, 2667 Second Line West
Algoma Bicycle Company, 360 Queen Street East
Algoma's Water Tower Inn, 360 Great Northern Road
Blue Ribbon Grooming Salon, 7B Oxford
Bush Plane Museum, 50 Pim Street
Hiawatha Highlands, Landslide Road
Hole in the Wall Bookstore, Wellington Square Mall
JB Environmental (Polti Store), 186 Bruce Street
Joe's Sports & Surplus, 40 Queen Street East, Tel: (705) 253-2361 and Fax: (705) 942-2877 (see ad below);
Sault Ste. Marie & Region Conservation Authority, Fifth Line;
Stamp 'N Win Postal Outlet, Churchill Plaza;
Trading Post, Hwy 17 North at Fourth Line.
If you are a member of the Voyageur Trail Association, you must order your guidebook through the Association to get the discounted price for members!
Sault Ste. Marie Retailers Who Offer Discounts to VTA Members (please show your up-to-date Membership Card).
Algoma Bicycle Company, 360 Queen Street East (10% off purchases by showing current VTA membership card)
Enterprise Car Rental [quote cororate #3CM0261], 97 Great Northern Road, 254-3227.
Glenview Cottages, Great Northern Road (5% off cottages--certain restrictions apply, please inquire)
Advertisers in the Voyageur Trail Guidebook
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Sault Ste. Marie Links of Interest:
Agawa Canyon Train Tour
Algoma's Water Tower Inn, hotel with pool, sauna, whirlpool, fitness centre, restaurant, bar - ask about the Adventurer's Club
Black Wolf Tours, offers authentic Ojibway eco-culture tours and fly-fishing adventures
Bush Plane Museum "Canada's Best Indoor Attraction " - Attractions Canada, 2001
Clean North, environmental concerns
Glenview Cottages, a great place to stay on the Voyageur Trail
Heyden Adventures, snowshoe and cross-country ski trails (and for rent)
Little Oak Cabin, fully furnished cabin for rent
Prince Township, hiking, golfing, sight seeing, zoo, paintball, etc. a short drive on the way to the Voyageur Trail
Sault Cycling Club, cycling enthusiasts
Sault Naturalists, bird watching, plant and insect identification
Sault Star newspaper, Sault Ste. Marie's daily newspaper
Sault Ste. Marie, city site with many other links
Sault Ste. Marie Conservation Authority, landowner for many of our local trails
Sault Stryders (running club)
Soonews.ca for Sault Ste. Marie's on-line up-to-the-minute news
Sootoday.com Sault Ste. Marie's on-line electronic up-to-the-minute news source
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