Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

Wanisan Hike

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Twelve people came out to hike the trail at Wanisan ending at Meadow Shelter in the Blackfoot Recreation Area. It was not a sunny day, but the temperature was just right for the end of winter.

At the Wanisan Stopover, visitors had been using their creative crafting skills to mimic mushrooms from wood chips and “ornaments” from snowballs.

While we were still in the Wanisan area, we heard some coyotes making a long, shrill howl that was clearly a mating call. We stopped in our tracks to listen.

On the return, we took the snowmobile track along the lake and stopped at the blind at the lake’s edge.

Thanks to Lee for scouting and leading the hike. You can see all the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

St. Albert’s Sturgeon River Walk

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Eight people came out on a sunny day for a walk in St. Albert’s central area and the paths along the Sturgeon River.

Train trestle was built by Grand Trunk Railroad

Frank Potter, a long-time resident of St. Albert, was our hike leader and tour guide. Along the way, we learned about the area’s early history and the stories behind some of the structures and monuments.

Did you know that the town’s clock tower was initially an experimental brick tower built to test the compression of bricks?

We also took a side tour up to the plateau, past the first school, to Father Lacombe’s church. Behind the church is a quaint grotto and the town’s old graveyard under a canopy of tall trees with and a fine view of the valley.

Our walk took us as far as Mercato, a modern Italian market, where some of us picked up specialty groceries and coffee to go.

Thanks to Frank for scouting and leading the hike. All the photos are on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.