Above: The new pavilion will house interpretive displays.

In 1999, contractors installed an attractive picnic pavilion adjacent to the parking lot. The six-sided pavilion has a metal roof and sits on a concrete pad. Still to be added onto the pavilion are two walls with interpretive displays. The displays will highlight the geology and natural features of the Cascades and show how it is part of the Current River watershed.

The pavilion will serve as a trailhead for the area's extensive trail network, since most of the trails will originate at the pavilion. The displays and a direction map of the trail system will help to orient visitors to the site. The Millennium Bureau of Canada is onme of the funding partners for the pavilion. Other improvements will include signage, water crossings, benches and a washroom. The Lions Club of Thunder Bay will be raising $15,000 to create a paved, handicap accessible trail section.

The Lakehead Conservation Foundation has already given nearly half of their $130,000 Cascades pledge.

A Grand Opening of the new facilities will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2000 in conjunction with our 'Autumn Hike-A-Thon' fundraising event.

The improvements at Cascades are part of the Current River Greenway. This trail corridor will link public lands along the Current River from Lake Superior up to the top of the Cascades and perhaps beyond. The Greenway will be a Millennium Legacy Project in honour of the Forest Capital of Canada celebrations being held in Northwestern Ontario in the year 2000.

Lakehead Region Conservation Authority
P.O. Box 10427; 130 Conservation Rd.
Thunder Bay, ON  P7B 6T8 (Canada)
Telephone:(807) 344-5857  Fax:(807) 345-9156