How mavericks blazed the Bruce Trail, Canada's longest footpath
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 05:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
It was 50 years ago that a bunch of Ontario nature lovers decided to cut a trail through the fossil-rich, 700-kilometre-long Niagara Escarpment to raise awareness of its beauty. The Bruce Trail took five years and thousands of volunteers to complete, but the result is a tribute to "a piece of Canadian history."