New this year with Muskoka Trails Council is the Trek for Treasure, taking place at the Steamships and Dockside Festivals in Gravenhurst Aug. 18. The whole family can participate -- join either the GPS geocaching event, or compete for prizes in the scavenger hunt. All takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Look for the Trails Council's booth at Dockside to join in. Read the press release at http://on.fb.me/NRwZQz. Watch this website for more details.
The Muskoka Trails Council once again was proud to host the the Family Fun Event (formerly the Hike for Dads) with Muskoka Family Focus and the Fathering Coalition Saturday May 26th.
The event took place at Avery Beach Park and Hunters Bay Trail in Huntsville, and was open to all families especially those with young children.
Starting at 11 AM and ending around 2 PM, the day included a geocaching workshop curtosy of the Ontario Ecology Centre, games, sports, a scavenger hunt and a healthy lunch. Thanks to all our volunteers, the District of Muskoka's Best Start program and the 70+ people who came out for fun in the great weather!
For more information about geocaching or the event please contact us by email: [email protected] or by telephone: (905) 714-4181.
Students attending Monck Public School in Bracebridge and their parents came out on Wednesday April 25th for Walk to School Day.
Walk to School Day was designed to encourage school children and their parents to use active transportation and make healthy choices.
Heading out at a slightly chilly 8 AM, three different routes were taken by over 100 enthusiastic walkers, with community volunteers in attendance helping out.
For more information, or to help get your school involved in a similar program, please contact us via email: [email protected]
For the third year running, the MTC put teams through their paces as they raced across part of Muskoka for a chance to win big. There were 20 teams in the running, but in the end brothers Peter and Dion Yungblut of team Super Heroes 3D (the previous year's runners up) took first place... and two MEC Mountain Bikes.
Baysville, Milford Bay and Port Carling were the host villages to this year's very challenging race! 34 contestants ran a total of 312 kilometres, swam 6800 metres, treaded water for 100 minutes, ate 17 cups of chocolate pudding, drank 15 gallons of water, planted 25 native shrubs, packed 1 skid of beer, and a whole host of other fun activities! This year's group raised over $7,000 in donations and we partnered with over 50 amazing local businesses and organizations to create another awesome event throughout some of Muskoka's natural playgrounds!
With two divisions this year, congratulations goes out to the following teams!
First Place - Beauty and the Beast (Zach Lillie & Nick Cross)
Second Place - Team Super Heroes in Training (Peter & Dion Yungblut)
Third Place - The Sophomore Jinx (Kailey & Matt Richter)
First Place - Touch of Grey (John Tyson & Paul Bak)
Second Place - The Honeymooners (Sandy Sellons & Rick Kupferschmidt)
Third Place - The Gryphons (David Daleman & Candice Haywood)
For more details from this year's Amazing Race, visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MuskokaTrailsCouncil.
Muskoka Trails Council partnered with Muskoka Family Focus and Muskoka Fathering Coalition to host a hike and scavenger hunt 'Hike with Fathers' on May 15, 2010. More than 40 people attended! Parry Sound - Muskoka MPP, Norm Miller, and Ontario Trillium Foundation representative, Teri Souter, were also on hand to kick off the 'Hike with Fathers' with a recognition of the grant awarded to the Muskoka Trails Council to fund their regional trails coordinator position for 2010.
Muskoka Trails Council hosted its Annual General Meeting on March 27, 2010 at The Lakehouse, Nipissing University, Bracebridge, Ontario. Great ideas, good discussion, and progressive & creative partnering! Thanks to all who attended! More information coming soon!
The MTC took 2009 as an opportunity to unite with our neighboring communities and to learn from one another. Our event series "Trails and the Near North" involved two meetings and area representatives from Haliburton, North Bay, and Parry Sound. Together we discussed various trails topics, with a focus on Active Transportation.
Near North Look at Active Transportation:
October 15th, 2009 - Meeting Objectives:
Our 2009 summer event was a huge success for our organization. 50 teams of 2 raced across Muskoka in an event modeled after the hit television show, The Amazing Race. We are happy to announce that we fund raised over $10,000 for our organization, we will be putting those funds directly back into trail initiatives.
Thank you to all of our event sponsors, volunteers, and participants!
Congratulations to Matt and Kailey Richter, the winners of Muskoka's First Annual Amazing Race!
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