Ontario September Club meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month in Casey Park. In the period after the Second World War, Ontario’s growing urban population hit the road in search of recreation. Most of the rapids are of the learning variety, and all are easily portaged around, making the Spanish an ideal first moving water multi-day.

Immortalized by Canada’s famous Group of Seven artists, Killarney Provincial Park’s shining white La Cloche Mountains cradle a panoply of pine-fringed, sparkling blue lakes. This summer, why not explore one (or a few) of the 90-plus other Ontario Parks offering more secluded canoeing experiences? Sound enticing? “Camping has grown quietly, unaccompanied by the commercial ballyhoo and pressure promotion which normally heralds a change in our social habits,” the Toronto Daily Star reported in 1965. Mississagi Provincial Park’s three backcountry canoe sites are situated on the sparkling waters of Semiwite and Helenbar lakes—just a brief paddle and portage from the park dock—and the surrounding rocky ridges tempt paddlers to stretch their legs on some of the 40 km of scenic hiking trails. 1996 - The provincial parks system adopts a new entrepreneurial operating model, symbolized by a new logo and name - Ontario Parks. Frogs and toads have an ancient history, with fossils dating back to the time of the dinosaurs.

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Litter was an issue, both on crowded beaches and on remote canoe routes — staff at Algonquin and Quetico began distributing yellow litter bags. A federal-provincial works program initiated by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s government in 1958 funded reforestation, roads, and public amenities. Private operators were not happy with the popularity of park campsites.

With 2,200 wilderness campsites, this nearly half-a-million-hectare park never feels crowded, and a rich heritage of Indigenous and fur trade travel adds cultural depth to the beautiful landscapes.

The company’s current portfolio includes 15 properties featuring on-site accommodations, an adventure park and marina, world-class concert facilities, and traditional theme and water park offerings. But closing a park isn’t as simple as just locking the gates. Today’s post comes from Rachelle Law, Discovery Leader at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. It was our last chance given that the atlas was wrapping up the collection period and I was frustrated since I confidently knew that screech owls did indeed breed in the park, but sadly we just hadn’t managed to be in the right place at the right time to confirm it. The police weren’t available, as they were busy trying to control a near-riot in Grand Bend. That year, the province created five classifications to guide future development: natural environment (for traditional larger parks like Algonquin and Killbear); natural reserve (to protect natural habitats and ecosystems); primitive (for large areas of wilderness used primarily for educational and scientific purposes — the first, Polar Bear, opened in 1968); recreation (which accounted for two-thirds of existing parks); and wild river (to protect certain rivers). Here are some of the milestones from the past century plus:[2].

She has left an extraordinary impact on the park, visitors and staff. In the 1970s the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' (MNR) was formed. “We want to create a parks system where families can spend a day or a week, sleeping in tents and preparing their own food. Motorcyclists raced over dunes and through other fragile natural zones. Thinking of your experience with tvo.org, how likely are you to recommend tvo.org to a friend or someone like you? Voted Northeastern Ontario’s number-one paddling destination, the French River still offers plenty in the way of magnificent solitude. Please see our privacy policy.

1960 – There are now 72 provincial parks in Ontario, hosting over 5 million visitors annually. For additional information please contact the Parks and Recreation Office. They feature full-length prints on a 55" (140cm) square canvas. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. While 31 provincial parks remain open for the winter, the rest hibernate until spring. Currently, Ontario Parks does not have full agency status, but is a branch of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP), but, interestingly, Park Wardens are still employed by the MNRF and not the MECP. With my initial goal so easily achieved, I set my sights on a new challenge that would be harder than anything I had done in the park before: the Tour de Pinery.

Solitude is guaranteed on secluded Antrim Lake—this quiet lake is home to a single paddle-in campsite, so you can have the sandy beaches, spectacular cliffs and ample wildlife all to yourself.

Part of a historic canoe route between Lake Superior and James Bay, the Missinaibi River is an ideal intermediate river trip that dramatically illustrates Ontario’s diverse topography. You’re as likely to cross paths with the park’s cloven-hoofed namesake as you are to meet other paddlers on a sojourn here.

They feature full-length prints on a 55" (140cm) square canvas. [citation needed]. In the mid-’50s, Wasaga Beach was hit by more than 50,000 visitors a day on summer weekends, and it lacked the infrastructure to accommodate them.

Algonquin Provincial Park Naturalist David LeGros has been fascinated by these amphibians since he was a toddler and he shares some fun facts about them. So, you’ve planned your trip and thought of everything. 2007 – Introduction of new legislation: "Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act" with 329 provincial parks and 292 conservation reserves. Today’s post comes from Evan McCaul and Steve Kingston, ecologists with Ontario Parks’ Northwest Zone. [citation needed] Until recently, Ontario Parks as a whole was under the mandate of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).