Parks Blog

Category: Cultural Heritage

  • Living with Zhiishiigweg (Massasauga Rattlesnake): an Anishinaabek perspective

    Today’s post comes from Indigenous Project Relations Intern Adam Solomon and Discovery Program Leader Kenton Otterbein at Killbear Provincial Park. Adam is a member of Henvey Inlet First Nation. Seeing a Massasauga Rattlesnake (“Zhiishiigweg“ in Anishinaabemowin) can provoke a variety of emotions ranging from fear to fascination. Unfortunately, fear caused by misinformation exaggerating the danger of rattlesnake…

  • The Meteor in Helenbar Lake

    Today’s post comes from our Discovery Specialist (and history buff), Dave Sproule. On June 29, 1946, a Meteor struck the waters of Helenbar Lake in the remote forests 60 km north of the town of Blind River… … but it wasn’t the kind of Meteor you’re thinking of. This Meteor was a jet fighter plane!

  • The beaver: architect of biodiversity

    Today, we join Discovery and Marketing Specialist Dave Sproule for a chat about the ecological and cultural significance of the beaver, which became Canada’s official symbol in 1975. We all know beavers are industrious. They build dams, canals and sturdy homes called lodges, which are warm in winter. They repair all those dams and collect enough food…

  • George Bonga: the life of a voyageur

    Today’s post comes from our Discovery Specialist (and history buff), Dave Sproule. Header image source: Minnesota Historical Society.  Over 200 years ago, George Bonga paddled fur trade routes throughout the Great Lakes region. He also acted as a canoe guide, a translator, and eventually a trader with his own trading posts. In honour of Black History…

  • 5 items a Victorian can't live without

    Today’s blog was written by Jessica Stillman, school outreach coordinator at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Contained within these brick walls are stories of family, hard work, urbanization, and an era gone, but not forgotten. This building is Spruce Lane Farmhouse at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Today, it is a living history museum designed to share…

  • Travel back in time to the Bon Echo Inn

    Today’s post comes from Lisa Roach, chief park naturalist at Bon Echo Provincial Park. Did you know some of your favourite provincial parks like Bon Echo, Sandbanks, Presqu’ile, and Algonquin have hosted the summer vacations of nature-lovers since the turn of the century? By the end of the 1800s, pioneer society was changing. Increased prosperity…

  • The history of picnicking at Rondeau

    Today’s blog was written by Callum Barnes, a Discovery guide at Rondeau Provincial Park. Established in 1894, Rondeau Provincial Park has been host to many activities and adventures over the years. One quintessential family activity keeps our visitors coming back for seconds: picnicking. Picnicking has been a popular activity at the park for generations, all…

  • The family treasures of Sibbald Point

    Today’s post comes from Laura McClintock, senior park naturalist at Sibbald Point Provincial Park. Moving to an unfamiliar area can be a daunting process. Think of the last time you moved. What family treasures did you take with you? What made the move easy or challenging? In this blog, we’re going back almost 200 years…

  • The surprising, shocking, startling, astonishing story of Silver Islet

    Today’s post comes from Will Oades, Natural Heritage Educator at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Header photo: Jeff Robinson. Have you ever applied for a job, shown up on the first day of work, and realized it was nothing like you thought it would be? That was the case among many of the men coming to…

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