2008 June Trip Schedule

Text in purple designates a material change to the schedule as originally published; non-material changes, such as the introduction of clarifying material, are not so flagged. Note also that times in the US are EDT, while those in Canada are ADT; an hour is lost going from the US to Canada and an hour is gained in going from Canada to the US.

Date Time Where What
Week 1
Thursday
5 June 		5h10-14h49 on the road Drove to Wilton, Maine
18h-22h South Carthage Andrea Beaton and Betty Lou Beaton
at the Skye Theatre
Friday
6 June 		7h-18h40 on the road Drove to Mabou
22h-1h Mabou Carl MacKenzie and Pat Chafe
at the Red Shoe Pub
Saturday
7 June 		14h-18h Chéticamp Marc Boudreau CD Release Party
at Le Gabriel
22h-1h West Mabou Square Dance—
Melody and Derrick Cameron,
Mairi Rankin, and Marion Dewar
Week 2
Sunday
8 June 		10h21-13h38 Inverness Hiked along the Railway Trail
from the Miners Museum in Inverness
to Deepdale Road and back
16h-19h Mabou Dwayne Côté and Kevin Levesconte
at the Red Shoe Pub
Monday
9 June 		10h-12h15 on the road Drove from Mabou
to Boudreauville on Isle Madame
with stops at Baxters Cove
and the Lennox Passage bridge
on Route 320
12h30-17h18 Boudreauville Hiked the main branch
of the Cap Auguet Eco-Trail
Tuesday
10 June 		8h30-9h15 on the road Drove from Arichat to St. Peters
9h50-11h45 St. Peters Hiked along St. Peters Canal
and in Battery Park
11h45-18h roaming for photos Drove from St. Peters to Louisbourg
via Grande-Grève, Chapel Cove,
Lower L’Ardoise, Grand River,
a side trip along the Grand River on
the Point Michaud and Indian Point Roads,
Fergusons Lake, L’Archevêque, St-Esprit,
a side trip to the shore on
Fergusons Road #2,Framboise,
a side trip to the shore
on Morrisons Beach Road,
Fourchu, South Fourchu road,
a side trip to Ganns Point,
Gabarus Lake, Grand Mira South Road,
Marion Bridge, Trout Brook Road,
and Albert Bridge
19h15-20h roaming for photos Kennington Cove Road
(only open to the fortress access road)
and the Royal Battery Park
Wednesday
11 June 		8h30-17h44 roaming for photos Drove a criss-crossing route
starting and ending in Louisbourg
via Albert Bridge, Trout Brook Road, Marion Bridge, Grand Mira North Road, short side trip up the hill on Morleys Road, Victoria Bridge, Upper Grand Mira,
U turn at MacMullin Lake,
back to Victoria Bridge,
Gabarus Lake, Gabarus,
side trip on Oceanview Road,
Route 327 to Marion Bridge, Hillside,
Route 22 to Catalone, Catalone Gut Road,
Mira Bay Drive to Mira Gut,
U turn at Mira Gut,
back to Catalone Gut, Main-à-Dieu,
Little Lorraine, and Big Lorraine
Thursday
12 June 		9h20-10h40 Big Lorraine Harbour Hiked along the western side of Big Lorraine Harbour from the end of the road outside Louisbourg to the shore
10h45-14h45 roaming for photos Drove from Big Lorraine to Schooner Pond
via Little Lorraine,
a side trip down Burkes Road,
Main-à-Dieu and a walk
on the beach promenades,
Mira Beach Road, Brickyard Road,
a side trip into Mira River Provincial Park,
Route 22, Route 255, Round Island,
a side trip to Waddens Cove Island,
Port Morien, a side trip to the harbour,
and Long Beach Road
14h45-16h10 Schooner Pond Head Hiked along the cliffs
16h10-17h on the road Drove from Schooner Pond Head to
North Sydney
21h45-23h45 North Sydney Session at Rollie’s Wharf
Friday
13 June 		9h52-15h roaming for photos Drove from North Sydney to Mabou
via Sydney Mines, Route 305,
Trans-Canadian Highway,
Point Aconi Road, side road to Route 162,
Mill Pond Road to Exit 14,
Trans-Canadian Highway to Exit 10,
Route 205 to Baddeck,
Trans-Canadian Highway to Exit 5,
Route 252 to Churchview,
Whycocomagh to Glencoe Mills Road,
Upper Glencoe Road, and
Southwest Ridge Road
18h05-19h20 West Mabou Beach Provincial Park Hiked the Western Coastal Trail,
Weaver Trail, Beach Road,
Old Ferry Road detour to look-off,
Beach Road to parking lot
22h-1h Mabou Shelly Campbell and Allan Dewar
at the Red Shoe Pub
Saturday
14 June 		14h-18h Antigonish Shelly Campbell and Allan Dewar
at the Piper’s Pub
19h-22h Judique CD Release Party for Fàilte “Traditions”
at the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre
22h-1h25 Judique Private Event
Week 3
Sunday
15 June 		10h-14h28 roaming for photos Drove Rankinville Road to Route 252,
Route 252 to Look-Off,
U turn at Look-Off to Mabou Village,
Mabou Harbour Road
to Mabou Coal Mines,
U turn and back to Green Point,
U turn and Mabou Harbour Road
to Northeast Mabou,
and 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northwest
on MacDonalds Glen Road
13h-14h13 Northeast Mabou Hiked MacDonalds Glen Road
to its junction with Cape Mabou Road
and back
16h-19h Mabou Karen and Joey Beaton
at the Red Shoe
Monday
16 June 		10h30-17h Cape Mabou Highlands Trail System Hiked from Cnoc Aitein (Sandy’s Hill)
via Cul Na Beinne (MacKinnons Brook Lane)
to MacKinnons Brook Trail Head
to the Meadows
to MacKinnons Brook Mouth
to MacKinnons Brook Trail Head
via Beinn Alasdair Bhain (Fair Alistair’s) Trail
to Cnoc Aitein (Sandy’s Hill)
Tuesday
17 June 		9h30-17h roaming for photos with friends Drove from Mabou
via the Southwest Ridge Road,
to Glencoe Mills Road,
to Glencoe Mills Parish Hall,
to MacKinnons Road,
to Whycocomagh Road
with side trip down Roseburn Road,
to Stewartdale quarry,
to Trans-Canadian Highway in Whycocomagh,
to Yankee Line Road in Nyanza,
U turn at quarry,
to Trans-Canadian Highway,
to Middle River West Road,
to Church Cross Road,
to Cabot Trail,
to MacLellans Cross Road,
to Middle River West Road,
to Middle River West,
U turn at MacRae Brook Bridge,
to Cabot Trail,
to Middle River Bridge,
U turn at Middle River Bridge,
to Margaree Forks,
to Southwest Margaree,
via Route 395 to Scottsville and Whycocomagh,
to Whycocomagh Road,
to Glencoe Road,
to Upper Southwest Mabou Road,
to Mabou Road,
to the Cèilidh Trail (Route 19),
to Mabou
17h15-18h45 Mabou Dinner and
music by Robbie and Isaac Fraser
at the Red Shoe
Wednesday
18 June 		9h56-15h46 roaming for photos Drove from Mabou via Rankinville Road,
to Route 252 in Hillsborough,
to the Trans-Canadian Highway in Whycocomagh,
to the Cabot Trail in St. Anns,
to North River with a side trip to
the end of the Oregon Road,
to Ingonish Beach with a side trip to the end of Ingonish Crossing Road,
to the Middle Head trail head
beyond the Keltic Lodge
15h48-18h22 Middle Head Trail Hiked (via the southern trail) to the junction of the northern and southern trails and from there to the end of Middle Head; returned to the junction and then took the northern trail back to the trail head
Thursday
19 June 		9h45-12h30 roaming for photos in rotten weather Drove from Ingonish Beach
via the Cabot Trail
to the wharf at “The Point” in Ingonish,
to Neils Harbour,
and return
16h-18h45 roaming for photos in foggy weather Drove from Ingonish Beach
via the Cabot Trail
with a side trip to the beach area
off the Middle Head Road,
then to the trail head
of the Clyburn Valley Trail,
with a side trip to the trail head
of the Franey Trail,
to the Green Cove Look-Off,
and return
Friday
20 June 		9h47-15h19 Clyburn Valley Hiked the Clyburn Valley Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park to the Gold Mine and followed the trail beyond for another thirty-five minutes and then returned the way I had come
15h20-17h50 on the road Drove from the Clyburn Valley trail head
via the Cabot Trail to Cape Smokey Provincial Park
and on to Route 312
to the Trans-Canadian Highway
to Route 252
to Mabou
22h-1h Mabou Glenn Graham and Joël Chiasson
at the Red Shoe
Saturday
21 June 		10h40-13h10 roaming for photos Drove from Mabou to Route 252
to the Smithville Road
to the Blackstone Road
to the West Lake Ainslie Road
to the Strathlorne/Scottsville Road
to the Deepdale Road
to the Cèilidh Trail (Route 19)
to the Broad Cove Road
to the Cèilidh Trail (Route 19)
to Route 219
to the Cabot Trail
to Chéticamp
14h-18h Chéticamp Doryman cèilidh with
Marc Boudreau and Joël Chiasson
22h-1h West Mabou Square Dance—Brenda Stubbert and Robbie Fraser with Mike Hall, Howie MacDonald, and Ian Hayes
Week 4
Sunday
22 June 		10h19-15h22h Railway Trail Hiked along the Southwest Mabou River
from the Colindale Road
to the canyon 15 minutes beyond the Cèilidh Trail (Route 19)
and returned as I had come
16h-19h Mabou Andrea Beaton and Joël Chiasson
at the Red Shoe
Monday
23 June 		10h16-15h50h West Mabou Beach Provincial Park Hiked from the Parking Lot
to Johnny Bans Pond
to the Old Ferry Road Trail
to the Acarsaid Trail
to Sams Point
and returned to the Old Ferry Road Trail,
on which I took the detour
which left me at the Park access road
along which I walked back
to the parking lot
15h50-16h30 roaming for photos Drove from West Mabou Beach
Provincial Park to the Colindale Road
with a side trip up Hunters Road
to Ar Flathas
to the Cèilidh Trail
to Mabou
Tuesday
24 June 		15h20-19h Baxters Cove Lobster fishing
followed by a lobster dinner on the shore
19h30-21h Mabou Cèilidh hosted by Karen and Joey Beaton
with Brent Aucoin
Wednesday
25 June 		5h57-16h30 on the road Drove to Wilton, Maine
18h-22h15 South Carthage Mary Jane Lamond, Wendy MacIsaac,
and Clarence Deveau
in concert at the Skye Theatre
Thursday
26 June 		5h49-14h25 on the road Drove to Jackson