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Winter Trails®
EVENTS — NEW YORK
(Updated 1/7/10) Listed below are some great places to try snowshoeing
or cross country skiing during Winter Trails 2010. For more information on what these areas have to offer,
please consult the venue's web site, send e-mail or make a phone call.
Date: Jan 9, 2010
Time: 9am-4pm
BREIA
Historic Black River Canal Trail Boonville, New York
Phone: 315 942-2299
E-Mail: breiaxcski@mindspring.com
Web: www.breiax-countryski.org
Program: Free Ski rentals available at the Boonville Search and Rescue warming hut
Date: January 9, 2010
Time: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Ellicott Creek Park
Tonawanda, New York
Phone: 716-213-0350
E-mail: Christine@pathspeakspaddles.com
Web: http://www.pathspeakspaddles.com/
Program: The demos are open to all ages. Learn to enjoy the winter and how the activity of snowshoeing can open up the doors to more outdoor adventures. Snowshoeing is a fun activity for the family and friends of all ages.
Instructors and Guides will be present to assist you with putting on your snowshoes, the use of poles and walking on the snow. We will have available for sale hot drinks to include hot chocolate and the introduction to Russian Tea.
Date: January 9, Saturday
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Joseph Davis State Park
4143 Lower River Road
Lewiston, N.Y. 14092
Phone: (716) 282-5154
E-mail: carol.rogers@oprhp.state.ny.us
Program: Come explore on Winter Trails Day the winter wonders of Joseph Davis State Park with a Buffalo Audubon naturalist and a state park naturalist. Learn about the Audubon Society program For the Birds! Weather permitting snowshoes may be available for use. For information and registration call (716) 282-5154.
Date: January 9, Saturday
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Knox Farm State Park
437 Buffalo Road
East Aurora, N.Y. 14052
Phone: (716) 282-5154.
Program: This is the 15th Annual Winter Trails Day. Use our snowshoes or bring your own cross-country skis for a day of fun in the snow. Get out of the house and enjoy the winter woods at Knox Farm! For information and registration call (716) 826-8895.
Date: January 9, 2010
Time: 1 – 4:30pm
Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center
139 Lapland Lake Road
Northville (Town of Benson), NY
Phone: 518-863-4974
E-Mail: vacation@laplandlake.com
Web: www.laplandlake.com
Program: FREE to first-timers! An afternoon of fun on us! Complimentary facility use, full hour beginner x-c ski lesson (special lessons for first-timer kids ages 5+, too!) & ski or snowshoe rentals for first-time participants. Pre-registration required.
Date: January 9, Saturday
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lighthouse Tour and Trail Adventure
Golden Hill State Park
9691 Lower Lake Road
Barker, N.Y. 14012
Phone: (716) 282-5154.
Program: In celebration of Winter Trails Day, we will be hosted by the “Friends of Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse” for a tour and refreshments. Then take a discovery hike led by New York State Park naturalists along the shore of Lake Ontario and through the woods to Golden Hill Creek. For information and registration call (716) 282-5154.
Date: January 10, 2010
Time: 11 am – 4 pm
Taconic Outdoor Education Center - Winterfest, sponsored by New York State Parks – Taconic Region
75 Mt. Laurel Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Phone: 845.265.3773
E-mail:paul.kuznia@oprhp.state.ny.us
Web: www.nysparks.com
Program:
Enjoy a winter day outdoors in the Hudson Highlands of New York! As part of the Taconic Outdoor Education Center (TOEC) 2009 Winterfest event, Tubb Snowshoes will be available courtesy of our friends at Hudson Valley Outfitters in Cold Spring, NY. On a first come and serve basis, participants will have a chance to use a pair for a short period of time. Other fun activities include inner tubing, ice skating, crafts and a live animal presentation. A warming wood- burning fireplace, food and beverages will be available our Highland Lodge. TOEC is located in the 20,000-acre Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park and is a convenient one-hour drive from New York City, Poughkeepsie NY, Middletown NY and Danbury CT.
Date: Saturday January 9, 2010
Time: 10AM-Noon
Tifft Nature Preserve
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd.
Buffalo NY 14203
Phone: 896-5200, ext. 338
Program: Pre-registration required--please call 896-5200, ext. 338. Winter Trails® was developed 15 years ago to promote snowshoeing and, historically, has been organized in conjunction with the American Hiking Society to get people out on snow-covered trails in the winter. Come join us for a snowshoe hike around Tifft and experience an easy and fun winter activity! Snowshoes provided. *Snowshoeing is weather permitting.
Date: January 9, 2010
Time: 1 - 4pm
Tree Haven Trails
1227 West Galway Road, Hagaman NY
Phone: 518-882-9455
E-Mail: treehaventrails@nycap.rr.com
Web: www.bobstrees.com/tree_haven.php
Program: TBA
Date: January 16, 2010
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
WinterFest at Hasbrouck Park
Sponsored by the City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department, Hasbrouck Park,
Delaware Avenue, Kingston, NY
Phone: 845-331-1682, ext 7336
E-mail: forsytheducation@aol.com
Web: http://www.forsythnaturecenter.org/
Program: WinterFest at Hasbrouck Park will offer participants a chance to learn how to snowshoe for free! This program will offer participants the chance to learn and hike through Hasbrouck Park. There will also be Christmas Tree Mulching and snow animal contest. The event will also include indoor activities for the family. All events are free and open to the public!
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