Author: janeswalkwr

When: Saturday May 3rd, 2025 1:00 – 1:25 pm

Where: Entrance of Ferguson Cottage, 37 Grand Ave, Cambridge 

Walk Leader: Liz Stacey

Galt Horticultural Society (GHS) which operates out of the historic Ferguson Cottage came into being in the 1850’s. The current version was established in 1891 with 186 members. The property was purchased in 1836 by William Ferguson, a blacksmith and farmer at the time. The property remained under the Ferguson name for the next 80 years. The cottage is all that is left of the once Ferguson Farm and is credited as one of the earliest surviving Scottish stone cottages in the City of Cambridge.

Check out the Cambridge Sculpture Garden Tour from 1:30-1:55, followed by McDougall Cottage from 2-2:30 pm

When: Saturday May 3rd, 2025, 10:00 – 11:00am

Meeting Point: Soper Park parking area

Walk Leader: Linda Simpson

Walk Leader: Cambridge City Green volunteers We’ll explore the human ecology of a rare cold-water watercourse, Mill Creek from Soper Park to its mouth along the Grand River, and how the creek has been altered, destroyed, and renewed over the past 200 years. The walk will consist of accessible, flat locations (asphalt walking trails, sidewalks). Distance may be an issue for some (i.e. Soper Park to Grand River and back again). Attendees will be encouraged to participate in this walking conversation.

When: Sunday May 4th, 2025, 1 – 2 pm

Meeting Point: Playground parking lot off Salisbury Ave. in Galt, across from Highland Public School

Walk Leader: Linda Simpson

Cambridge has a new woodlot management plan for Victoria Park – come and enjoy a spring walk, learn about our local forest, and how you can be involved in making it healthier. The walk is not entirely accessible as the majority of the walk will consist of footpaths through the forest with varying accessibility, slopes and surfaces.

Date: Saturday May 3rd, 2025, 1:30 pm – 1:55 pm

Meeting Point: Stairs at Barnacle Bill’s Parking Lot, 47 Grand Ave S, Cambridge

Walk Leader: Judy Welsh

The development of a community park and sculpture garden by volunteers in our community. The Cambridge Sculpture Garden (CSG) enhances and preserves a unique oasis of green space along the Grand River providing free and open access for visitors to experience contemporary sculptures and art, picnicking, walking, biking, or quiet contemplation.

Check out The Galt Horticulture Society Walk from 1:00 – 1:25 pm right before, and the McDougall Cottage Walk from 2:00 – 2:30 pm right after.

Date: Friday, May 2nd 7 pm – 8 pm

Meeting Place: Dalton Court, 2 Queen’s Square, at west end of Main Street Bridge

Walk Leader: Kevin Swayze

Join journalist Kevin Swayze for a walk around Queen’s Square, where Galt residents have gathered for entertainment, sports, community, and religious ceremonies since the 1850s. The Square has been home to fall fairs, the Queen’s Hotel, Scott’s Opera House, the first Galt Arena and the Galt Curling Club. Did you spend your childhood at the Galt YMCA, splashed in the Centennial fountain on a hot summer day, or were married at Central or Knox churches? Have you gathered around the cenotaph on a cold November 11th to remember local soldiers who died for Canada? Join the walk and share your memories about Queen’s Square, where film crews shoot climactic scenes for The Handmaid’s Tale television series. There’s lots of history packed into the square!