Niagara

9:00 Black History in NOTL: In Honour of Chloe Cooley

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps):

General Brock Side Trail Parking Area- on Niagara River Parkway, east of the John St. E intersection

Hike Leader(s): Karen Couch Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Easy
Distance: 16 kms

Description

On March 14, 1793 Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman living in Queenston, strongly resisted as she was bound, thrown in a boat and taken across the river to a new enslaver in the United States. On 21 MAR, 1793, two men testified to her capture at the Executive Council of Upper Canada (at Navy Hall). Her brave act of resistance led to the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery, the first of its kind in the British Empire. This paved the way to freedom for so many others like Chloe & set the stage for the great freedom movement of enslaved African Americans to Canada.

Participants will walk along the Niagara Parkway to a plaque that marks the place where this incident may have place, then return along the same route with a stop at Navy Hall, the site where Executive Council met.

Open the link below to view the Chloe Cooley Heritage Minute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLPMlNSQjOg

*This hike counts as 1 of 3 required hikes towards the Black History badge. If you have met the requirements, and are interested in a badge, please remember to bring $10.*

PLEASE NOTE: Hikes are offered by BTC volunteers who have committed to their own learning, to be able to offer informative and contemplative hike experiences. These hikes are open to all & offered in a spirit of mutual leaning and inclusion.

9:00 am Hydro Hill Training

Hosting Club: Niagara
Category: In and Out
Location (Google Maps):

Lockhart Drive, St Catharines, by the large yellow swing gate.

Hike Leader(s): Suzanne Gourluck Click here to contact Hike Leader(s)

Pace: Brisk
Terrain: Strenuous
Distance: 6 kms

Description

This challenging “hike” is intended for those wishing to train for future challenging hikes. Choose your own pace to go up and down the moderately steep hill for 90 minutes with a brief flat walk partway through. The terrain is a hard packed gravel surface. Bring water, hiking poles, snack and dress for the weather.