Friends of Murphys Point Park

Spring is (almost?) upon us and we hope you will join us for our combined Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Spring Adopt-a-Road event on Sunday, April 26!

The event kicks off with our AGM at 9:30 a.m. at the Lally Homestead. This is a brief meeting (usually about half an hour) where you can hear about Friends’ activities in 2025 along with the election of our Board of Directors. More details will be shared about the AGM soon.

The Lanark County Adopt-a-Road event will start right after the meeting. It’s a great way to spend some time outdoors and help keep Murphys Point and the neighbourhood beautiful by picking up litter and recyclables along the stretch of County Road 21 (Lally Road) that passes through the Park – from just before the main entrance through to the Group Camping area. We do each side of the road, which is about 7 kilometres of walking in total, and it usually takes about two hours.

Park staff will be on hand to assist and safety equipment will be available. Volunteers for Adopt-a-Road must sign a waiver for the County in order to participate. Please note, if you participated with us previously, you don’t need to sign the waiver again – it remains valid for the duration of the program. Here is a link to the waiver: https://www.lanarkcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Indemnity-Waiver.pdf

For your reference prior to signing the waiver, please have a look at:

·        County agreement information: https://www.lanarkcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Agreement-Form.pdf

·        Terms and Conditions: https://www.lanarkcounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Terms-and-Conditions.pdf

If you would like to help, please complete and return the waiver to us at friendsofmurphyspointpark@yahoo.ca by 4 p.m. on April 23 so that we can forward it to the County. Volunteers will receive safety instructions prior to the pick up, including information about ticks. Sturdy shoes/boots and long socks that you can tuck your pants into are recommended. Equipment will be provided.

A light lunch will be served at the Lally Homestead for volunteers following the pick-up. You are welcome to join us for either or both events!

We hope to see you on April 26!

Mark your calendars for the morning of Sunday, April 26 when the Friends will be hosting our Annual General Meeting followed by the Spring Adopt-a-Road event! There will be food, too!

More specifics will coming very soon. We hope you will be able to join us for one or both activities.

Stay tuned!

The Friends of Murphys Point Park have another successful Adopt-a-Road event in the books!

It seems before long we may be able to assemble an entire car – with two tires and a battery found during our event Nov. 8 (one tire was found last time!). We also got into some heavy metal – scrap metal, that is – with a pipe and a piece of rusted culvert. All of this with some bags of recyclables (including a vintage bottle) and garbage, too! We also uncovered a wee snake while moving some trash. The little guy was returned to a safe spot.

Thanks to our intrepid volunteers (David, Susan, Tara, Kev, Brian and Steph) for taking part and helping to keep County Road 21 tidy from the Park entrance to Group Camping. Big thanks also to Park Superintendent Curtis Thompson and Assistant Superintendent Mark Read for keeping us safe whilst we did it! Thanks also to Kev for our hot dog “tailgate” party when we wrapped up – such a nice treat!

The weather was great and it was a lovely morning to get out and volunteer with the Friends. If you would like to get in on the action next time, watch for posts in the spring!