BMBTC Holiday Potluck – Sunday, December 8, 2024

Everyone is invited to join us at our Holiday Potluck. Feel free to bring guests. Please click here to RSVP by December 2, 2024. Location: All Saints Church, 32 Elgin Street, Collingwood, ON Time: 1 pm to 3 pm

Hiking the Bruce Trail When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

Submitted by Guest Author: Karen Hamilton (2nd from left) I’m not your typical hiker. I’ve never been to a Tilley store. I’m afraid (read: terrified) of all wildlife. In the early days of my hiking career, my “equipment” consisted of a pair of worn-out sneakers and a school backpack I stole …

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2024 Annual Music Hike together with Bruce Trail Day

Video Gallery – 2024 BTC Day and Music Hike The BMBTC celebrated Bruce Trail Day with our popular Annual Music Hike on October 6. Visitors enjoyed the beautiful fall colours and the musician’s sweet sounds as they hiked the trail. Our amazing volunteers kept the event running smoothly, including hotdogs, …

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Trail Blazers of the Bruce

Trail Blazers of the Bruce By: Bob Crossan In April 1962, I participated in an exploratory Niagara Escarpment hike that would etch itself into my memory forever and was instrumental in the creation of the Bruce Trail, which is now Canada’s longest marked footpath. The Toronto Telegram newspaper played a crucial …

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Discovering the Keyhole

Discovering the Keyhole By: Richard Edwards Recently, I took some out-of-town family members on a hike through my favourite Side Trail, “The Keyhole.” It got me thinking about the origin of that unique “hole in the wall” and who discovered it: the late Glen Best. Glen was born, raised, and …

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A Little Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club History

A Little Blue Mountains Bruce Trail Club History By Richard Edwards Recently, someone in our hiking group wondered, “When did our local Blue Mountains Club start?” Someone else suggested that I may know the answer. Having been involved with the Club since the 90s, I know bits of history but …

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Secrets of the Trail By: Kate Jaczko In some ways, I’ve been a birder all my life. My mother and grandmother both are avid birders and always had a dog-eared copy of Peterson’s Guide to Eastern North American Birds available (there was always one copy in the car and another …

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Mud, Mosquitoes and Memories  By Sylvie Potje The first time my parents took me camping, I slept in a baby cradle. Actually, I’m not sure any of us got much sleep that warm July night at Earl Rowe Provincial Park. I cried so much that my mom eventually moved me …

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