{"product_id":"9781773701554","title":"Trail to the Bruce: The Story of the Building of the Bruce Trail","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Niagara Escarpment is the most significant land form in southern Ontario, designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1990. The Bruce Trail was conceived in 1960 in order to establish a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Escarpment. June 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emarked the 50th anniversary of the official opening of the Bruce Trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the story of the building of the Bruce Trail, the longest and oldest marked footpath in Canada. It runs along the Niagara Escarpment from Queenston Heights on the Niagara River to Tobermory at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula. The Trail system includes more than 890 km of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emain Trail and over 400 km of associated side trails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bruce Trail story is an outstanding example of citizens involved in the conservation of a major natural resource. The Trail is known around the world and is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of hikers and walkers every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Tyson is a management consultant living in Toronto. He has been actively involved in the Toronto Bruce Trail Club as a Hike Leader, Trail Captain and Director and served as President from 2003 to 2008. Since then, he has continued as a Director, Chair of the Land Management Committee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Club representative to the BTC Land Securement Secretariat. He has written three books in his professional field of human resources; this is his first history book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Tyson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038903910640,"sku":"9781773701554","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781773701554_p0.jpg?v=1763709363","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781773701554","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}