"The Margaret Doyle Lookout"
was so named because it is
THANKS
to her, and her hard work, that it got built
About a year ago, it was mentionned
that a lookout should be built
and Margaret took it upon herself to do the ground work
with her being the President of Ducks Unlimited
and the President of the Naturalist Club
it surely helped her get all the right contacts
but the work had to be done
It was built on the border which lies between
the villages of Atholville and Tide Head
so contacts and permissions had to be gotten from both
Ducks Unlimited were approached and so where
the Multiple Trails Committee
which Margaret is also a member of
The councils had to approve it and it was not all that easy
But Margaret got it done
The wood to build the sides
was donated by Belanger Lumber of Atholville
The labour was donated by the Village of Tide Head
and Multiple trail workers
Ducks Unlimited got shingles and some wood
donated to them by local merchants
and the rest of the wood came from the Trails Committee
A few loads of crushed rocks to put around it
was donated by High Country
And the Cement was donated by Beton Provincial
A few weeks after it was built it was found to be
too close to the road, so it had to be moved some 20 feet
A picnic table was also built and placed in the lookout
and a nice garbage can is being kept clean on site
June 6th, was the official opening of the lookout
it was well attended by local dignitaries;
mayors of the two villages, our Minister's Representative,
members of local councils, many members of the Naturalists,
friends and family. Some of the bravest naturalists
Margaret included, cycled down the Multiple trail
from Robinsonville to the Lookout, making it a few minutes late
for the official opening time but making it :)
it was about a 3 1/2 to 4 hour ride or 25 miles
Apparently the view is SUPER and birds were singing
in all directions but of course there was no time to stop
So a big thanks to all who worked on this lookout
specially to Margaret Doyle, without her it would not
stand so high above our marsh.
Thanks to those who donated their time and efforts and materials
It is much appreciated and will be used by birders one and all
By clicking on the pictures of the marsh you will get
a tour as the pictures were taken in order
going from left to right of the marsh
