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Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2014.042.048 |
Title |
The Rattler |
Object Name |
Newsletter |
Dates of Creation |
1993-1999 |
Creator |
Peninsula Bruce Trail Club |
Other Creators |
Binding, Fred |
Description |
Issues of "The Pensinsula News" and "The Rattler" (as of Spring 1993) newsletters of the Peninsula Bruce Trail Club, from 1993 (date of club revitalization) to 1999. Newsletters contain articles related to the Peninsula portion of the Bruce Trial and Peninsula Bruce Trail Club activities. Feature articles include the following topics: 1. Bruce Peninsula National Park: Management planning on the Bruce was a regular column in the 1990s; 2. PBTC Club History: a) 25th Anniversary hike plans, 1992 Spring; b) A brief history of the Peninsula Club, 1993 Spring; c) With deep appreciation for our volunteers (Includes summary of volunteer trail workers from 1970s to 1990s), 1997 December; d) Bruce Trail 30th Anniversary, 1997 June; 3. Animals: a) When bears charge … , 1994 Summer; b) The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, 1996 Summer; 4. Geology: a) Potholes: a new theory explains their origins, 1995 Spring; b) The Smokey Head - White Bluff Provincial Nature Reserve [ANSI], 1995 Winter; c) A recently discovered pothole (Lillie Pothole), 1999 Winter; 5. History along the Trail: a) Barrow Bay general store (1 paragraph), 1994 Spring; b) Cabot Head Lighthouse - "To the Lighthouse" , 1994 Spring; c) Footloose on the Bruce (Book Review etc. of Maitland Warder's Book - Warder family and Peninsula history), 1995 Fall; d) Native Land Claims - the perspective of the First Nations, 1996 Summer; e) Flowerpot Island Lighthouse: A volunteer vacation at the tip o' the Bruce, 1997 June; 6. Land Securement: a) Barrow Bay to Rush Cove: We're Back! (Dobson property purchase), 1993 Summer; 7. Landowners/Friends a) Warder, Maitland: Maitland Warder - Friend of the Escarpment (and Landowner), 1996 Winter; 8. Trail Development: a) White Bluff reroute, 1993 Spring; b) Cape Croker: New trail opened at Cape Croker (Ladder Nature Trail), 1994 Fall; c) Cape Croker Boardwalk project, 1995 Spring d) White Bluff: Another Glorious Loop! The Alan Fowler Side Trail, 1996 Spring; e) The Rural Rocks Side Trail, 1999 Winter; f) Moore Lake Boardwalk: "BTA 1, Beavers 0", 1993 Fall; 9. Volunteers: a) Binding, Fred: Thank You to Fred Binding, 1993 Spring; b) Ingham, Ken: Tribute to a Trail Captain, 1993 Summer; c) Ingham, Ken: Ken Ingham - Model trail captain and volunteer, 1996 Winter; d) McLean, Ross: Who is Ross McLean? 1994 Fall; e) Mongeon, Darrel: A tip of the stein, 1994/95 Winter; f) Poste, Jack: Jack Poste, 1997 Winter; g) Roberts, Clayton and Anne Roberts, 1994 Spring; h) With deep appreciation for our volunteers, 1997 December; Issue dates: 1992 Spring 1993 Spring 1993 Summer 1993 Fall 1993/94 Winter 1994 Spring 1994 Summer 1994 Fall 1994/95 Winter 1995 Spring 1995 Summer 1995 Fall 1995 Winter 1996 Spring 1996 Summer 1996 Autumn 1996 Winter 1997 Spring 1997 Summer 1997 Autumn 1997 Winter 1998 Spring 1998 Summer 1998 Autumn 1998 Winter 1999 Spring 1999 Summer 1999 Winter |
Finding Aids |
A list of feature articles in each issue of the newsletter is available. |
Collection |
Peninsula Bruce Trail Club fonds |
Parent Object |
PBTC series 6, file 1 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
2.5 cm of textual records |
Restrictions on Use |
The Rattler Newsletters may not be reproduced, without the permission of the PBTC or article author, for any purpose other than for personal use or reference for a research project. |
Places |
Bruce Peninsula Bruce Peninsula National Park Bruce Trail Cabot Head Cape Croker Flowerpot Island |
People |
Binding, Fred Ingham, Ken McLean, Ross Mongeon, Darrel Poste, Jack Roberts, Anne Roberts, Clayton Warder Family Warder, Maitland |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Animals Geology Hiking Lighthouses Organizations Parks Trails & paths |