SENTIER DE CLARE IN THE ACADIAN FORESTS OF NOVA SCOTIA

Sentier de Clare passes through Acadian forest that stretches 44 km from the Yarmouth County Line in Beaver River to the Weymouth Bridge -- connecting trails at each end.

SCOTIAPRIDE TOLLERS STORY

We had been on the trail from S. Ohio to Norwood when we came to a
section that said "Quiet zone" and we thought maybe we were nearing a
bird sanctuary, or were near hospital grounds we walked quietly along
and saw someone ahead of us coming our way with what looked like a lot
of dogs. We leashed up Bodhi our trusty sheltie/german shepherd and
shouted that our dog was friendly but the group steadily came forward
and we saw that there were three duck tollers on a lead and two other
lab/dogs behind.
The dog walker rushed past us and into a driveway. I was curious so I
followed her in and Bob took Bodhi down the trail. Once Barbara
Blauvelt (Scotiapride rollers) settled the dogs we talked about life
along the trail. She walked the dogs to Brazil Lake regularly but had
some complaints about ATVs travelling too fast past where her dogs
were. She also had problems with dog owners who don't leash their dogs
when they come past the kenneI. I found out that she had one of the
remaining lines of Duck Tollers from the original stock and that
breeding these dogs were an important part of her income. When I
mentioned Road to Georgetown and the reason we were making this trek
she was familiar with this conference and said that Yarmouth was
sending 3 delegates and she hoped that something would come out of it.
We talked a bit about the challenges in rural communities and I
continued along the trail to the end of the Quiet Zone where Bob was
waiting with Bodhi. LINK: http://www.scotiapridetollers.com/
-- Heather Stewart

ADULT SERVICE CENTRE

This Adult Service Centre provides jobs in the service sector. Service, construction and farming are the predominant sectors found so far on our trek. These support a resilient rural community.

WORKING THE LAND IS A COMMON THEME ALONG OUR TREK

RAIN OR SHINE ON OUR WAY TO GEORGETOWN

A rainy September morning portends the coming of fall. The early morning myriad of pools of water had to be navigated along the Greenwood-Waterville leg, increasing the length of the trip. Rain gear kept our upper bodies fairly dry. Footwear was soaked.

A QUIET RESTING PLACE WITH A GREAT VIEW

A serene scene of a small family burial plot sits aside our trail, overlooking the Annapolis River. The plot is maintained by the Historical Association of Annapolis Royal.

OBSTACLES AND HAZARDS

Abandoned railway lines present hazards, such as this old bridge along the Annapolis Royal-Bridgetown leg. One slip on the rotting timbers and Heather could fall into the river below.