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anes 2 < hk Volunteers training for 'Destination: Sainte-Marie'"' completed a two day, 80 kilometre, hike on Dec. 5 and 6. Next June and July, the group will travel by canoe from Quebec City to Sainte-Marie among the Hurons as a re-enactment of a flotilla that took place in 1648. The stone monument (above) marks the site of the former Huron Indian village, "St. Louis", where Fathers Jean de Brebeuf and Destination: Sainte-Marie Hikers set for big trek There is nothing like an 80 kilometre hike to mould a group of individuals into a closely-knit team. Thirteen volunteers participated in the gruelling two day hike the first weekend in December as part of a training and conditioning exercise for "Destination: Sainte-Marie' taking place next spring. "Destination" will involve a canoe trip from Quebec City to the historic site of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Midland, a distance of more than twelve hundred kilometres. It will authen- tically re-enact a flotilla which travelled from 'Kebec'"' to the Jesuit mission of Sainte-Marie in 1648. The field exercise held earlier this-month was primarily designed to evaluate the physical conditioning of the participant but it also proved a telling experience for gauging the mettle and esprit d'corps of the volunteers. With 20 pound packs slung over their backs, the participants covered 51 kilometres the first day of the hike, battling cold temperatures and ex- tremely wet trails. On the first day of the hike, the group returned to Sainte-Marie under the cover of darkness and they learned the value of working as a team, following the elusive trails in the Wye Marsh without flashlights. The next day the group rose at the crack of dawn and, before half the day was over, hiked another 29 kilometres. Eighty kilometres in two days and for each participant the outcome reinforced their sense of optimism for the /twelve hundred kilometre expedition waiting only months ahead. On June 1 next year, a total of sixteen volunteers will set out in four, 20 foot, canoes for a six-week journey into the 17th century. The 20 pound packs will be replaced by 60 pound packs. The hike through marshy trails will be replaced by 50 to 60 portages covering all kinds of terrain including a 150 foot cliff. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TECUMSEH ELECTRIC STARTERS for 8 & 10 HP Snowblowers 39g % 5 95 Compare at ONLY 49: Elsewhere Gabriel Lalemant were captured by the Iroquois in 1649. Kneeling (Left to right) are Marty Crapper, Dave Saunders, Pere Stephen Sommerville, Jamie MacKinnon and Jim MacKinnon. Standing (left to right) are Daniel Marchildon, Bill Byrick, Blais Marchildon, Ken Clark, Pierre Lefaive, Al MacDonald and Brad Davis. --Photo by Odesse Next to the wheel, the best invention is Courtesy Rentals at 526-3777 24 hr. service Car & Truck Rentals VEHICLES Starting at >8.99 per day & Kms MSS girls winall but one penreys and Chris hittin b Angie : , McCullough. Pumputis, Julie Hop- OLYMPIA SPORTS Thee.Mid land Secondary School Senior Girls' Volleyball team won seven of eight games over host Twin Lakes Secondary School and Barrie's Eastview Secondary School] in round-robin zone competition in Orillia Saturday. Terri Closing- Out-Sale Continues Lynn and Renalty Friedrich provided excellent setting for the MSS squad and made possible some powerful =) Step into ---- a Historic Naval different Sainte-Marie and Military among Establishments the Hurons (1817-1856) (1639-1649) Penetanguishene, Midland, summer job Ontario Ontario Xe Step into a different century >, " this summer as a historical ( interpreter. cS x We need friendly interested 5 \ i! people who want to learn more about their heritage and to SAR EOS share it with others. maw ~ \AWeant Ta\\ a SaIrp For application G/!) HURONIA § HISTORICAL / PARKS 'i { 526-7838 Deadline for application is January 13, 1982 Ministry of Culture and Recreation DISC PLAYER The Zenith VP 2000 W Video Disc Player is amazingly easy to use. Hooks up to any TV in minutes, Plays recorded discs up to 2 full hours. CED technology insures clear, sharp picture detail time after time. Quality per- formance features include-Visual Search with picture in forward and reverse; Rapid Access with L.E.D. Playtime Indicator is forward and reverse; and Pause Control. Decorator styled cabinet in simulated Walnut. ~ $699. The quality goes in before the name goes on. While quantities last at NORSIM EQUIPMENT 538 BAY ST. MIDLAND 526-4262 OF BARRIE & ORILLIA The search for satisfaction ends at Karl's T.V. 324 Memorial Ave., 422 Dunlop St. West Orillia Auto Plaza (next to McDonald's) (Hwy. 90) West of 400 Approx. 40 did deacsioh up to 2 full hours of Telephone 326-3515 Telephone 737-1001 popular movies to choose from. Wednesday, December 23, 1981, Page 21