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St Adolphe Friendship Trail hike
Location / Time: Meet on the hill across from the Esso gas station in St Adolphe at 9:45 AM. The hike starts at 10:00 AM and is 1.5 hours long.
Description: The St Adolphe Friendship Trail is a unique out-and-back trail that was built by a group of five volunteers. Last summer, another group of volunteers built another trail, which we will also hike.
Toilets: None on the trail.
Bring: Your name tag and a bagged lunch.
HyWireZipline Adventures
Contact / Registration: Keith Sutton -- register at threedogz@shaw.ca Please register ASAP. We must register with HyWireZipline Adventures by August 28 so they can arrange proper staffing. Limit of 18 participants.
Location / Time: Meet at the Humpty's / Petro Canada station at the Perimeter Hwy and McGillivray Blvd at 8:45 AM to arrange carpools. Leave at 9:00 AM. The drive takes about an hour and forty-five minutes. Aiming to be back by 4:00 PM.
Travel route
Description: Participants can choose the five cable tour for $70, or the eight cable tour for $100.
The five cable tour takes 60 to 80 minutes. The eight cable tour takes a little longer, but less than 2 hours.
There are also hiking trails, washrooms, and a snack bar on site. We are allowed to bring our own drinks and lunches.
hywirezipline.ca
Bring: Your name tag.
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Annual Fall Hawk-Watch
Contact / Registration: Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net to register your group or for more info.
Several groups for this outing have already been formed, but it may be possible to organize your own group. The latter depends on which returning groups register.
Contact Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net to register your group or for more info.
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Dragon Boat paddling day on the Red River and Assiniboine River
Contact / Registration: Ted Harvey -- register at tharvey50@shaw.ca A dragon boat can accommodate 20 paddlers.
Location / Time: Meet at the Manitoba Canoe & Kayak Centre (80 Churchill Drive) at 10:00 AM.
Description: Dragon boat paddling ... down the Red River to The Forks, up the Assiniboine River to the legislative grounds, back down the Assiniboine River to The Forks for lunch, and up the Red River to return to the Manitoba Canoe & Kayak Centre.
Those who wish to bring their own canoe or kayak are also welcome to launch from the Centre.
Upon our return, there may be an opportunity to visit an adjacent multi-station outdoor gym recently installed on the grounds of Churchill High School.
Cost: $10 per person, which includes PFD, paddle, and brief instruction on paddling technique.
Distance: Maximum 8 km.
Bring: Your name tag, lunch, weather appropriate clothing.
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Bike ride in Birds Hill Park on the Bluestem and Lakeside trails
Time / Location: Meet at 10:30 AM in the stables parking lot at Birds Hill Park.
Description: We will be cycling the Bluestem trail and the Lakeview trail. Trail surfaces are grass, gravel, earth, and asphalt on a mostly flat elevation. This will be a great opportunity to enjoy the fall colors.
Distance: ~25K.
Bring: Water, lunch, your name tag.
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Shoal Lakes/St. Ambroise/Delta
Join Garry Budyk and Rudolf Koes on this day-long outing looking for waterfowl, egrets, raptors, gulls and terns, shorebirds and warblers and more. At this time of year anything is possible. We will meet at 7:30 at the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping centre parking lot (at McPhillips and Leila).
Contact Garry at 204-667-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca or Rudolf at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net for information or to register.
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Cycle the Mesabi Trail in NE Minnesota [cancelled]
Event Date: September 23, 2024 to September 27, 2024 Contact / Registration: Abe Friesen -- register at abeexing@gmail.com Please contact Abe ASAP if you are possibly interested in attending this trip.
Location: Mesabi trail. (Starting point -- Eveleth, Minnesota)
Description:
The Mesabi Trail is a long paved trail (~162 miles ... we’ll cycle 140K) that meanders through the woodlands and the iron mining areas of northeast Minnesota.
Tentatively, the plan is to park our cars at the starting point, and after the 3-days of cycling, we will shuttle drivers from the end point to the start point.
One vehicle, with alternate drivers, will shuttle our tents and camping gear to campgrounds as we cycle along the trail. In this way, the trip will be supported. Any cyclist concerned about distance, ability, or a breakdown, will have the option of being picked up and shuttled to the night’s campground.
Unfortunately, we won’t accommodate electric bikes on this trip.
Once people register an interest with Abe, he will keep them informed on an ongoing basis as to who else is registered, along with ongoing plans and pricing options.
Tentative plan:
Day 1, Sep 23 -- Drive to Eveleth (Eveleth Veterans Park & Campground on Ely Lake)
Day 2, Sep 24 -- Cycle from Eveleth (Eveleth Veterans Park on Ely Lake) to Chisholm (Chisholm Iron Trail Campground). 16K & 31K = 47K
Day 3, Sep 25 -- Cycle from Chisholm (Chisholm Iron Trail Campground) to Pengilly (Swan Lake Resort & Campground). 54K
Day 4, Sep 26 -- Cycle from Pengilly (Swan Lake Resort & Campground) to Grand Rapids (Itasca County Fairgrounds – campground). 39K
Day 5, Sep 27 -- Drive home.
Bring: Your sense of adventure, your bicycle, tenting and camping gear, Grey Hares name tag.
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Whitemouth River Hike south of Hadashville
Contact / Registration: To register please call Roger at 204-451-1219
Join Roger for hike on trails along the Whitemouth River south of Transcanada Highway near Hadashville.
Meet at 9 am at parking lot beside McDonald's and Coop Foodstore on Fermor Ave and Lakewood Boulevard in Southdale part of Winnipeg .
Dress for the weather with proper footwear . Bring water and a lunch .
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Mantario Program Potluck
Mantario Potluck
Thursday, September 26 - 6pm - 10pm
Bourkevale Community Centre
100 Ferry Rd, Winnipeg MB
Join us for our annual social gathering for Mantario program participants and volunteers past and present.
Please RSVP to mantario@naturemanitoba.ca
At 8pm, we will be treated to a special screening of “Paddling Paradise”, a short documentary (52 minutes) produced by a local filmmaker. This film tells the story of three friends passionate about canoeing and Mantario.
This is a no alcohol event. All are welcome.
Guests should bring a reusable dining kit (plate/ bowl, cup, cutlery) and a potluck food item.
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