Category: Backcountry
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Only at Quetico
What can you do at Quetico Provincial Park that you can’t do anywhere else? We ask Quetico park superintendent Trevor Gibb. “That’s easy,” he answers. “You can cross an international border in your canoe to camp in a backcountry wilderness park.”
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A day on the water…
Today’s post comes from Bob Elliott, Superintendent of Lake Superior Provincial Park. A few staff from Lake Superior Provincial Park went for a paddle across Mijinemungshing Lake (Mijin for short) and through the Mirimoki Wetlands to Mirimoki Lake.
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Backcountry at Grundy Lake Provincial Park
Today’s post comes from Grundy Lake Provincial Park, courtesy of Park Clerk Courtney Lafleur and Discovery Program Leader Jessica Schulze. You’re an experienced car-camper. You’ve got a favourite campsite. You’ve memorized your ideal site setup, and can put your campsite together in record time. But now you’re ready to up your camping game and try something different.…
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5 bucket list fishing destinations in northwestern Ontario
If you live to fish and you’ve never cast your line into a lake in northern Ontario, these five spots in the backcountry you’ll want to add to your bucket list! They come (in no particular order!) courtesy of Bob Elliott, superintendent of Lake Superior Provincial Park. A lifelong, avid angler himself, Bob says these five parks…
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Take a walk on the wild side on Lake Superior's Coastal Trail
Today’s post comes from Carol Dersh, our natural heritage education leader at Lake Superior Provincial Park. Slippery, steep and rugged sections ahead. . . …what a fitting description of Lake Superior Provincial Park’s 65 km Coastal Trail. If you like wild places, rugged hikes, varied terrain, dark night skies, an endless horizon, fewer biting insects…
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Backcountry fishing in Quetico
For today’s post, we chatted with Trevor Gibb, Superintendent of Quetico Provincial Park (and longtime angling addict!). You’ve spent the day on the water. It rained all morning, and you spent the afternoon paddling against that strange weather phenomenon, best described as the multi-directional headwind. Time to make camp, kindle a fire, and relax listening to the crackling…
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Are you ready for the Missinaibi River?
Backcountry-lover Scott Elliott, a Partnership Development Specialist from our main office, shares the story of his nine-day wilderness adventure. Many parks are easily accessible; you just pack your tent and sleeping bag, hop in the car and roll into your weekend campground. But some parks require planning, motivation, and a refined skill-set. Missinaibi Provincial Park is one of…
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Experience Tidewater Provincial Park
Whether you’re canoeing down the Moose River or taking the Polar Bear Express from Cochrane, Tidewater Provincial Park offers the outdoor enthusiast a unique experience. Situated between Moosonee and Moose Factory, Tidewater Provincial Park provides a last stop to people who are canoeing down the Missinaibi or Abitibi Rivers. Individuals canoeing down the Moose River…