On Friday, June 25, after 2.5 years of intermittent work, the International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland & Labrador (IATNL) launched the Elephant Trail on the south side of Trout River Pond with a group hike of 14 people. The trail is at the northern end of the 3-day North Arm Traverse, with the southern end located at the IATNL Basecamp at Stowbridges on the north side of North Arm, Bay of Islands.
Cabox Awarded CGF Grant
On June 14, 2021, Cabox Aspiring Geopark received news that it had been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Canadian Geological Foundation’s Jérôme H. Remick III Endowment Trust Fund to produce an animated video and accompanying rock kit to help educate local school children about the geological heritage of Western Newfoundland, and in particular Cabox Aspiring Geopark. The video will star child characters Bobby and Harry, based loosely on real-life geologists Robert Stevens and Harold “Hank” Williams who in the 1960s, 70s and 80s helped decipher the geological history and composition of the Humber Arm Allochthon.