King Mountain Outing Oct. 17, 2009—Valerie Walker

Notice to Outing Leaders: If anything significant about your outing changes (date, destination, etc.) or if you need to cancel it, please make the changes to your outing's description below. Alternatively, contact outing coordinator Val Walker (705-253-7044; valerie.walker@saultc.on.ca) or John Lehman (906-635-5095; jwillehman@gmail.com) and we can post the changes. Feel free to add a comment to your outing description to give potential participants a better idea of what it will be like.

IMPORTANT: Please contact trip leaders before each outing. See the Outing Guidelines for more information about outing protocol. If carpooling, please consider assisting the driver with gas costs.

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Scheduled Outings

Click on the following link to download a copy of the current Outing Schedule. For those weekends when no outing is scheduled, please call Ron Prickett (705) 254-1533, Ev Simon (705) 949-8206, Chuck (906) 553-6216, Carl Linhart(906) 635-9891 or Valerie Walker (705) 253-7044 to see if an impromptu outing may be planned.

Sat Oct 31

Leader: Val Walker (705) 253-7044

Meeting Time and Place: 9 am Michigan Welcome Center

Purple Coneflower Work Party – The Michigan Nature Association Purple Coneflower Plant Preserve is the only area where the coneflower (Echinacea pallida) grows in the state of Michigan. The flower requires maintenance as encroaching trees and spotted knapweed must be periodically removed to ensure its survival. Club members will be cutting down competing vegetation in the preserve. Please bring appropriate footwear & work gloves; swede saws, sandviks, loppers or pruners suitable to remove up to 3” diameter trees. Hot dogs, water & soft drinks will be provided. The preserve is located approximately 45 minutes south of the Sault off M-123. Please call Val if you plan to attend so we can count out the hot dogs.

Sat Nov 7

Leader: Ron Prickett (705) 254-1533

Meeting Time and Place: 10 am Zellers Plaza North

Crystal Lake Hike – Come out for a hike along the rolling Voyageur Trail system between Thayer’s Acres and Crystal Lake just north of the Soo. The trip will be approximately 8 km in length and begins about 15 minutes north of town. Bring a lunch and dress for changing weather.

Sat Nov 21

Leader: Val Walker (705) 253-7044

Meeting Time and Place: 10 am Market Mall

Prince Township Hike – Check out the trails overlooking the Gros Cap bluffs and maybe we’ll tour down to the Lake Superior shoreline near Betty’s Cove. The hike begins about 20 minutes west of town. The trail can be challenging and we’ll go about 8 km total. Don’t forget your lunch.

Sat Dec 12

Leader: Val Walker (705) 253-7044 Coordinator

Meeting Time and Place: 9:00 am Michigan Welcome Centre

East Lake Hike / Potluck – Join our sister organization the Hiawatha Shore to Shore (HSS) Chapter of the North Country Trail Association for a joint hike near East Lake. Bring a snack for the trail and then join Kay and Stan Kujawa at their home for a potluck holiday get together. Call for more details as the date approaches