The bench in the last Trail Talk was the H. Steenstra’s  bench on the Taylor Trail. This is the only bench I am aware of that uses concrete for part of the construction. I believe Steenstra was active in the construction of the Taylor trail. Thirteen people went on themore…

The bench in last week’s trail talk was the bench by the Beech Tree in the Maitland Woods . The  plaque states, “Richard ‘Dick’ Lehnen 1944-2008 “In the woods, we return to reason” R.W.Emerson. “ His daughter contributed this tribute to her father.   “Richard “Dick” Lehnen was a community builder.more…

In the last Trail Talk, the bench was on the Bayfield Woodland Trail, close to the bridge over the creek and is in memory of Joyce and Harold H. Seaman. On Thursday March 31st I had to cancel the Uneven hike as my knee was acting up.  This was mymore…

In the last trail talk, the bench was the Joey Salkeld bench in the Maitland Woods on the D-E blue trail. Joey Salkeld (1930-2003) farmed just south of Goderich.  At age 6 he was stricken with rheumatic fever. This restricted his joint movement and stature, but perhaps made a brilliant mindmore…

In the last trail talk, the bench was one of three benches in the John and Marylo Graham Nature Conservancy Property.  This used to be part of the Goud property and the Maitland Trail Association was very relieved that the Nature Conservancy bought the part of the property that includedmore…

Provided by Mike Dawson, Director of the Menesetung Bridge Association March 21, 2022 Ryerson Neal researched the history of the bridge and found many stories for his book “Bridge To The Past – A History of the Menesetung Bridge” which was published in 2007. The Menesetung Bridge Association has amore…

In the last trail talk, the bench was one of the many logs surrounding the Clinton Conservation area parking lot.  The photo was unusual as it showed the front view of Margot, Sadie and me, this was because you can a sit on these log facing either direction. Although itmore…

In the last trail talk, the bench was one of the many benches on the Goderich to Auburn Rail trail (G.A.R.T.) that is now part of the G2G rail trail. I was surprised when I checked to find that between the start of the trail on West Street and wheremore…

In the last trail talk, the bench with Irene Brooks and Anne Storey was on a trail in the Naftel’s Creek Conservation area and was installed in the last couple of years. I recently found out the significance of the Manchester sign near Auburn.  Manchester was the original name formore…