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Category: Cultural Heritage

  • Stars over Killarney, 2019: an Indigenous astronomy learning experience

    Today’s post comes from Bruce Waters, a former educator at the McLaughlin Planetarium and founder of the Killarney Provincial Park Observatory. Astronomy is a field of science that embraces an inquiring mind, and knows that there are often many perspectives in which to learn, to study and to appreciate the cosmos and beyond. In this…

  • Celebrating 75 Years at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

    Today’s post comes from Will Oades, with the Discovery Program staff at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park As we near the end of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park’s 75th anniversary, it’s hard not to look back on all of the rich natural and cultural history that has shaped the park into the place we know and love today.…

  • Bon Echo's Wanderer Tour

    Today’s “Behind the scenes” blog comes from Caitie Carney,  a member of Bon Echo’s Discovery Program team. If you asked visitors at Bon Echo Provincial Park “What keeps you coming back?”, the answer you’d probably hear is “Mazinaw Rock.” Standing 92 m (300 feet) above Mazinaw Lake, Mazinaw Rock is a spectacle that commands the attention…

  • Dressing up like it's 1900!

    Today’s post comes from Nicole Bucik, a Senior Park Interpreter at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the Victorian era? When walking around Spruce Lane Farm at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, you might think to yourself: have I stepped back in time? Seeing park staff…

  • My Victorian day

    Today’s post comes from Eva Paleczny, Learning and Education Specialist at Ontario Parks. Ever wondered what life in Ontario would have been like during the turn of the 20th century, or felt that you were born in the wrong era?

  • Stars over Killarney 2019: a celebration of Indigenous astronomy

    Did you know that 2019 is the United Nations year of Indigenous Languages? In celebration, Killarney Provincial Park and our Wiikwemkoong partners at Point Grondine Park, along with our colleagues at Science North, are thrilled to present Stars over Killarney 2019: a weekend of Indigenous astronomy and cultural learning!

  • Secret life of parks: Algonquin

    Today’s post comes from David Legros, an Algonquin Provincial Park naturalist. Our parks are way more than just places to hike a trail, lay on the beach or roast a marshmallow. Don’t get me wrong – they are amazing places to do these things, but there are often deeper stories and meanings to the place…

  • Celebrate 75 years of Discovery with a guided hike

    This year marks 75 years of interactive Discovery Programs at Ontario Parks. To celebrate, parks across the province are planning a special day of guided hikes and Discovery Drop-ins on August 10!

  • Spirit walks and storytellers

    When paddling a river or toasting marshmallows, it can be easy to forget the rich cultural history of Ontario’s provincial parks. We’ve got all kinds of storytelling going on in our parks this August,  especially in the evenings.

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