Announcing a New Canopy Tour in St. Williams Ontario

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Announcing a New Canopy Tour in St. Williams Ontario

Written by Michael R. Smith

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ZIP LINE CANOPY TOUR ST. WILLIAMS, ONTARIO, CANADA: S.T.E.P.S., Inc. and Bonsai Design are proud to announce the opening of Long Point Eco Adventures Canopy Tour, located in St. Williams, Ontario, Canada. The tour opened to the general public on June 25th, 2009.

The canopy tour is the 10th zip line canopy tour developed by Bonsai Design, Inc. and S.T.E.P.S, Inc., and their first to be installed in Canada. Located right on the North Shore of Lake Erie, the tour boasts of spectacular views of the Long Point Bay Worlds Biosphere and the Turkey Point Marsh. After completing the training, canopy tour guide trainer Andrew Siems commented, "The Long Pont Canopy Tour has something to offer everyone. For those looking for thrills, the course provides opportunities to fly through tight corridors, cross above and below other zip riders, and get some real speed. For those looking to escape and enjoy nature, there is no shortage of beautiful views of Long Point. For bird lovers, there are plenty of viewing opportunities during the tour and along the boardwalk."

The canopy tour at Long Point Eco Adventures is 2.5 hours in length, but your day doesn’t have to stop with the tour. Long Point Eco Adventures has much more to offer including kayak and canoe rentals, mountain biking, an observatory offering sun-gazing and star-gazing, guided Big Creek tours, and plenty of hiking.

For more information on Long Point Eco Adventures, or to schedule a tour call (877) 743-TOUR (8687), visit the Long Point Eco-Adventures website, or click the button below.

BOOK A RESERVATION FOR THE LONG POINT ECO ADVENTURES CANOPY TOUR

Canopy Tour Overview

The Long Point Eco Adventures Canopy Tour consists of 8 zip lines, 2 sky bridges, one long rappel and a two short nature walks. The zip lengths range from under 30 meters to just over 210 meters. In all, the tour travels over 715 meters. The canopy tour presents a linear sequence of traverses that allow guests to travel over a scenic ravine, a creek and among hard maple, oak, hemlock, and shag bark hickory trees. Outfitted at the observatory building, guests attend a ground school before accessing the course.

The guided, two-and-a-half hour tour begins with a zip from the 2nd floor of the observatory onto the first tree platform over looking the Turkey Point marsh. From there, traverses proceed gradually downward from tree to tree. After the 2nd zip traverse, a double platform stands in a hard maple to set the next zip start higher.

As the tour progresses guests get chance to see other tour groups zipping over head and below while they zip over the creek bed in the middle of the course. In addition to experiencing multiple zip lines, guests must also complete several short natural walks, cross two Sky bridges, and complete a rappel.

Following the rappel from the course, a short natural hike on a bog walk leads guests from the base of last tree to the stairway leading up to Observatory.

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For more information on Long Point Eco Adventures, or to schedule a tour call (877) 743-TOUR (8687) or visit the Long Point Eco-Adventures website.

BOOK A RESERVATION FOR THE LONG POINT ECO ADVENTURES CANOPY TOUR

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Michael R. Smith

Michael Smith is the President and Owner of AdventureSmith, Inc. and the principal moderator for Zipline Nirvana and Zipline Guru (coming soon). He currently works as a part-time consultant for S.T.E.P.S., Inc. and is in the process of launching a new company, ArborTrek, with tour locations planned throughout North America.

With more than 15 years of experience in the field of Adventure Education, Michael has worked as a ropes course facilitator, corporate trainer, challenge course and canopy tour designer and installer, ropes course and canopy tour trainer, and mountaineer. His field experience includes 15 years as a builder, trainer, and facilitator/guide for Challenge Course and Canopy Tour Builder S.T.E.P.S., Inc. and 6 years as an instructor at the Pacific Crest Outward Bound School (now Outward Bound Wilderness).

In addition to his work in the field, Michael has extensive expereince in marketing, web design, business consulting, and operations management. He has authored and self-published A Climber's Guide to Prescott Arizona , A Facilitator's Guide to Adventure Challenge Programming, and A Guide's Guide to Canopy Tours. The later two volumes are available as customized program manuals through S.T.E.P.S., Inc.

Academically, Michael holds a bachelor degree in Wilderness Leadership from Prescott College and a Master of Training and Development from Oakland University.