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Northeast Town now part of Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Adventure

August 28, 2024

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Untitled-1 — The Great Lakes Waterfront Trail has expanded to include Manitoulin Island, as the Ministry of Transportation designated Highway 6 as part of the trail. In photo left Marlaine Koehler, executive director of Waterfront Regeneration Trust and Michael Stewart, community relations consultant of CAA south central Ontario right, present directional signs to Al Boyd, deputy mayor of the town of Northeastern Ontario and Maja Mielonen of Manitoulin Island Cycling Advocates.

NORTHEAST TOWN—For the first time in its 16-year history, those participating in the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail Adventure (GWTA, hosted by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust [WRT] and Destination Northern Ontario) included Manitoulin Island, culminating in a dinner celebration at the Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre in Little Current on August 19. About 110 enthusiastic cycling […]

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.