This beautiful walkway and bridge, marked by a wooden sign, was erected by the community of Michipicoten to honour Gunner Stephen E. Renault, 13th Field Regiment RCA, who was killed in action in Belgium on October 17, 1944. The trail has a view of Mission High Falls.
Stephen E. Renault Walkway
Michipicoten, Ontario
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Inscription
THE STEPHEN E. RENAULT
WALK WAY
TO HONOUR
GUNNER STEPHEN E. RENAULT
13TH. FIELD REGIMENT RCA.
KILLED IN ACTION IN BELGIUM OCTOBER 17, 1944.
HE WAS AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY THE BELGIUM
LA CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALME MEDAL FOR
COURAGE AND TENACITY IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION.
A FORMER RESIDENT OF MICHIPICOTEN RIVER VILLAGE,
BURIED IN ADEGEM CEMETERY BELGIUM.
LEST WE FORGET
Location
Stephen E. Renault Walkway
Trail end of Superior Street
Michipicoten
Ontario
Stephen E. Renault Walkway
Trail end of Superior Street
Michipicoten
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 47.937609
Long. -84.827249
Lat. 47.937609
Long. -84.827249