Category: Goderich Signal Star
Trail Talk: A week on the trails
I joined the Tuesday Trompers on Sept. 3 at Sheppardton Tract. Although I have not hiked there often, this was the first time I did not see any water (we did not go all the way to Nile Road). There was a nice group of cardinal flowers by the side of the trail. On our […]
A spectacular failure: The “Salt Combines” of Huron
Peter McEwan and Sam Platt’s discovery of salt in the Maitland River flats in May 1866 ignited a salt boom in Southwestern Ontario. A lot of southern Ontario was on the Michigan salt bed that stretched from Kincardine to Windsor and over to central Michigan. It was an extraordinary find of an inexhaustible mineral vital […]
Trail Talk: Cycling along the G2G
A late-season trail ride to the Maitland River
Goderich resident faces weapons and drug charges
GODERICH – A Goderich resident faces drug and weapons charges after police recently seized more than $20,000 worth of illegal drugs, weapons, cash and offence-related property. According to Huron OPP, a search warrant was executed in Goderich on Thursday, Aug. 29, that reportedly resulted in the seizure of drugs, money and weapons. Police said they […]
Trail Talk: Invasive plants
I have really noticed a lot of invasive plants lately. Spotted knapweed is in bloom with that small purple flower in nearly every open area, and is the dominant plant in several places, for example in the Hullett Sugar Bush and the Falls Reserve. However I have often seen butterflies nectaring on the flower. Himalayan […]