The summer home of the Toronto Power
Walkers is High Park and the Martin Goodman Trail along the lake shore. Most of us now know the distance between any
two points along the trail from the Humber to the Leslie Spit, as well as where
every washroom is. As I was admiring the
beautiful old willows along the trail on Saturday, I suddenly wondered who the
trail was named after. Many of you may
know but I didn’t.
Martin Goodman was the President and
Editor-In-Chief of the Toronto Star when he died of cancer in 1981 at the age
of 46. He had received the Order of
Canada for his work in journalism and for national unity.
While “googling” for this information, I also learned that the
trail is 56 kilometres long, running from the Humber Bridge to the Rouge
River. The Power Walkers haven’t walked
as far as the Rouge but while training for marathons, we have definitely
covered a good portion of the trail both east and west.
I also learned that the trail is a part of
a 730 kilometre trail that runs from Niagara to Quebec along Lake Ontario and
the St. Lawrence. That sounds like a
great many potential hikes.
We are planning a garage sale in September
so start thinking about what you’d like to get rid of. One woman’s junk is another woman’s
treasure! Carol has generously offered
her driveway. Proceeds will be going to
support for women’s shelters. Date and details to follow.
