Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 9, 1974, R5

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Wed Oct rood Conservation Area is flanked The street ends abruptly but one Valley Road adjoining the river Mills producers of high quality Picturesque farms dot the countryside Thanksgiving weekend tour could include color history The colon or autumn have faded some but the countryside still otters which in parallel at other times of he vcar Riotous color has been replaced delicate hues which blend Into the cur and limestone in more subtle North Hilton e neigh boring South Wellington townships or Frnmosn are for if or drive I of thi of the area Innilnt irks particularly in ih hunkls villages ait if Ik A sample it and on tiicalthahmp the pines of Fsquesmu ihi Indian word for Land Tail Imts Go as far an tin Sixth I me and turn left north Just before Ret In following the Sixth to Sideroad Turn left west I it and drive slowlj through Llmehouse noting tin historic frame Preset cm church cemetery which is almost a page out n an Canadian history book Drive post the Milage store and where the drive forks at Llmehouse school bear left the i trt staying on the until you reach the Fourth Line Turn right Inn passing the huge Indusmin on the left and the colors on jour right Pass over the tricks go as for is where the Black Creek crosses the road Just beyond this Ihe Fourth up a steep hill but turn ft on the Given through Dolly or going up tin hill Vardcn looks like a seem from Wales The sumacs on the hills here ore a splendid splash of color Ketp going and join the Third Line as it changes into Churchill flood almost marks Acton eastern boundary Continue through Acton across 7 Highway through new subdivisions until the road starts to to a frame white church on the left Churchill The church Is another example of early Canadian ecclesiastical being built in arc now over 1200 feet above sea levil at this point and on clear day the skyline of downtown Toronto Is easily visible The vista Is a pat ihwork of colors At this point you can either going north along the Third line to Highway or turn left along the Town I In High and turn north right motoring along until you re nth spring and High Sou an in Wellington now and Highway passes through delightful firm IjihI festoon in colors Travel fir as the turn to In Frnmosn town ship turn left and through the hamlet when the Framosa tumbles through a gorge and an old mill once belonging to the family still sits beside the river and mill pond The mill race is there Continue along the paved road which turns Into gravel the Kitchener Scout and Cub camps until you reach a paved road which will take you past stump and mil fences and hardwood bush into Harris St by turning right Is a treasure trove for history an lique lovers and nature en Join Highway here and continue along past hi stone mill which sits btsidc thi Eramoso River still operated with water power by Jim Milne If you are history minded the old Academy now being restored by sculptor and artist Drenters Is worth a visit It on Itockwood southern boundary along Highway on the way to Acton Founded by a Quaker it was one of Upper Canada first boarding schools Many prominent men were educated there Or visit the Itockwood Con serration Area It contains delightful nature trails bordering the River which flows through precipitous limestone cliffs The pnrk looks like a piece of transplanted Also in the park are pot holes left by glaciers or ice age which makes it a geological rarity There are mysterious caves for the adventurous which same say go for miles Hut don I try that out too Instead the con area and Its pretty road and tin Fourth I south far as hi Indian Trail mi unmarked road was one used by Indians of tin ire lb parent ly Just followed Hi rnthir than find a new route Trail Hit Indian tin I in Spirit Villey which also is sit or an Indian graveyard Spirits Some residents say the Trail lias the scene of some strange happenings Cynics laughingly say spirit sightings were the result of too much of bottled kind The Trail ends at tht which connects I den Mills to Highway on the west side of Itockwood Turn left and follow the hard ton road to Eden Mills turning left at the left by Scots settlersstone Eden Mills Presbyterian Church the old stone mill In Mills now used by Ted for sawing wood tor crates Continue through the village until you reach the I me Turn south right and follow the Line through the former township of now Milton noting the unusual stone bams unique in Look for the electrical railway museum on your left Keep 3n the Line until you reach 15 Turn left and plunge into the heart of old Nahsagawcya The is alternately pastoral and primeval rocks and bush much like the early settlers first saw it Continue to and you arc back where you started The mile trip can be done easily in a couple of hours or could be stretched into a full day outing THE ERAMOSA races madly through a small gorge at Everton topped by an old grist mill which ran by water power The river is a tributary of the Grand River system CONSERVATION Area is like a piece of transplanted It contains some unique geological formations left by the ice Area penned up by a large darn before slicing through more rocks on Its way to Eden Mills SPIRITS ALONG this stretch of the Eramosa residents attest to the presence Others scoff River bridged by the Indian Trail Nearby The area is called Splnl Valley a iTHr i I Follow route

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