Enjoy a relaxed afternoon with other freenet members, sharing sunshine,
food, and stories. See old friends and make new ones! Get answers to
your questions about the freenet or about the Internet!
Bring the kids! Bring your friends! Bring munchies to share!
| What: | Toronto Free-Net 2011 summer picnic |
| When: | Saturday, 9/Jul/2011 noon - 6 pm (rain or shine) |
| Where: | picnic area #1, High Park, Toronto |
| Directions: | near High Park subway station |
| Cost: | free! |
| Info: | for more info, send email to picnic-info, as usual,
at torfree.net |
| Google Street View
| (pop-up, navigable view, looking west from where West Road diverges
from High Park avenue. Slow — needs HiSpeed) |
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| Map:
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Pop-up entire High Park map (93k jpg) |
Details:
- No alcohol allowed.
- Bring your own drinks and food. If you can, bring some to share.
- There is little shade in the middle of the day; remember to bring sun
protection.
Directions by car:
- Drive to High Park avenue & Bloor street.
- Drive south, into the park, along High Park avenue.
- Upon entering the park, High Park avenue becomes two one-way streets
which slowly diverge.
- There are several parking areas (all free of charge) along the
southbound branch of High Park avenue (a.k.a. West Road). Should the
park prove excessively crowded, there is also free of charge street
parking in the side-streets to the north and to the west of the park.
- Continue with the walking instructions.
Directions by TTC:
- Take the subway to High Park station.
- Exit from the station's east end.
- Walk a short distance east to High Park avenue, then south to Bloor,
then cross Bloor and enter High Park.
- Continue with the walking instructions.
Walking instructions:
- Just 30 metres into the park from Bloor street, High Park avenue
becomes two one-way streets which slowly diverge.
- Along the west sidewalk, you will see two map billboards (see above photo).
The first (north) one is exactly at the point where High Park avenue's
northbound and southbound lanes separate.
- Our spot is picnic area #1, which is 50 paces (a one-minute walk)
southwest from the first billboard.
