Hiking event set for Sunday

SHEFFIELD — Friends of the Canal will hold its monthly Hike the Canal outing on Sunday.

This month’s hike will be from Bridge 62 to Lock 22 on the canal. Participants should meet at Lock 22 at 1:30 p.m. where they will be shuttled to Bridge 62 to begin the hike. Directions to Lock 22 are to take Route 6 west of Sheffield about 3 1/2 miles or Route 6 east of Mineral about 1 1/2 miles, then turn north (watch for the Lock 22 signs on Route 6) on county Road 300 East. This portion of the “Hike the Hennepin” is 4.9 miles in length and it has been named the “Red Winged Blackbird”.

For more information, contact Ed Herrmann at (815) 664-2403 or Pat Stier at (815) 454-2502 or visit http://fhcanal.home.mchsi.com.