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The Cascades Conservation
Area is showing a new face after three years of improvements. The most
significant changes have been at the entrance area.
As you reach the end
of Balsam Street, a new entrance sign shows that you have arrived. You
park your car in the expanded parking lot and deposit your $2 vehicle
fee. Since you have probably come for a hike in the woods, you can study
the new trail map before heading out. The pavilion and its colourful displays
may draw your attention. Read about the different trees, plants and animals,
check out the watershed map and see how water has a great influence on
the area.
All the trails are
wonderful in their own way. The highlight for many people is the long
set of rapids and falls on the Current River. Coloured trail markers and
a second trail map are on the trails to help you find your way. When you
finish your hike, you may want to enjoy a picnic or look at the displays
again.
A Grand Opening was
held on September 9, 2000, to recognize the organizations that have contributed
toward this capital development project. The final phase of facility upgrades
at the Cascades will include a paved, handicap accessible trail section,
more benches and crossings of some wet areas on the trails.
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| Above: Representatives
from our funding partners attended a ribbon cutting ceremony. L to
R - Ed Essex (Thunder Bay Lions Club) joined Lakehead Conservation
Chairman Rick Potter, Phil Jarvis (Lakehead Conservation Foundation)
and David Frood (representing Hon. Joe Comuzzi, MP Thunder Bay
- Superior North, and the federal Millennium Partnership Program)
Missing from photo: Bruno Valente (Thunder Bay Rotary Club - Fort
William) and Larry Hebert (Thunder Bay Hydro). |
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Originally
posted: Jan. 26, 2001
