NEWS ARTICLE

The Dromore Woodland Trails Officially Becomes Part of the IAT/SIA Trail
     November 4, 2009 — denis dunne

At the conclusion of a very successful 2009 Annual General Meeting of the International Appalachian Trails/Sentiers Internationaux Des Appalaches Council, that Island Trails hosted from 29th to 31 Oct. 2009 at PEI’s Stanley Bridge Country Resort and Conference Centre, Chapter representatives from Maine, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island officially opened Island Trails IAT/SIA Dromore Woodland Trails on 31 Oct. 2009. With Dromore’s opening, the IAT/SIA trail now extends from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin, Maine, to the northernmost tip of the Appalachian Mountains at Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador. Started in 1995, the IAT/SIA has now been extended from Northern Maine, into Northern New Brunswick, to the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec, to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, to its North American terminus at Crow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador.

 

 

Joining IAT/SIA Council and Chapter representatives at the Dromore Woodland Trails 31 October 2009 opening were members of the Island Trails Board of Directors, PEI Provincial Government Officials and members of the “Trails 4 All” Hiking Club of Charlottetown. The Dromore Woodland Trails, located just south east of Mount Stewart in the centre of PEI’s Queen’s County, consists of four sections totalling roughly 14 kms. (including loops and connectors). It provides numerous route choices for short, half – day or full – day hiking experiences. An attractive wooden sign identifies each trail head and trail markers guide hikers at intersections. By joining with Maine and the other four Canadian Eastern Provinces, Prince Edward Island is making its own unique contribution to the 1900 – mile – long IAT/SIA Trail. As people hike the Dromore Woodland Trails, they should remember that the bedrock beneath their feet is actually debris from the ancient Appalachian Mountain chain that once ran through Prince Edward Island.

 

Appearing in the ribbon cutting photo that accompanies this release are from left to right the following IAT/SIA Chapter Representatives: Brendon McGinn, PEI,  Denyse Zyveniuk, N.B., Barb Trainor, PEI, Walter Anderson, Maine, Dick Anderson, Maine, Paul Wylezol, N.L., Ellen Wilcox, N.S., and Eric Choinard, Que.. (Photo posted to Photo Gallery of IAT/SIA web site  http://www.internationalat.org/Pages/SIAIAT_News/S012A0B0B-012A0B0D

 

Note: For additional information, please contact Denis Dunne, PEI IAT/SIA Representative at (902) 566-5974 or ddunne@islandtelecom.com

 



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