The Miquelon Lake is another one of those interesting trails in the Miquelon/Ministik area that had once all been underwater, resulting in pockets of trees on some higher ground (had been islands) and alley ways (where the water was). "Ministik" means island in Nehiyawewin (Cree). We tend to follow the 'blue' route around the edge ... Read more

NOTE (Updated 07:30 - 16 July 2023): Today's hike (July 16th) has been canceled due to a pending thunderstorm in the Camrose / Bittern Lake area. The entire Stoney Creek hike is quite exposed so out of precaution the hike has been canceled. This specific hike will not be rescheduled, but there will be a ... Read more

The hike is the last section of the trail along Coal Lake, picking up from the routes that we covered on July 2nd (A43 to A45/Kjorlien Corner) & June 11th (A45/Kjorlien Corner to A46). The final part to the dam being rarely done. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A46" (old dirt track just ... Read more

This will be one of our hikes within the Ministik Bird Sanctuary. We'll meet at the trail head beside "A87" (Spilstead Access), ~0.2km south of the corner of Township Road 502/Range Road 210, at 9:45 a.m.. The hike will leave from 'A87' at 10:00. Plants typically seen on the trail from A87 north to Knull ... Read more

The hike is a 10 km round trip, is along forest paths and across open fields with views of the glorious Battle River Valley. This huge valley was created in a matter of days towards the end of the last ice age, when an ice-bound lake covering the entire Edmonton area suddenly broke free. Bring ... Read more