Category: Cultural Heritage
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What's in a name? A historical look at 11 northeastern park names
Ever wonder how your favourite park got its name?
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What's in a name? A historical look at four southwestern park names
Ever wonder how your favourite park got its name?
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Summer bioblitzes at Algonquin
In honour of our 125th anniversary, our oldest provincial park, Algonquin, is hosting a bioblitz series! Join park naturalists for weekly programs where you will learn how to identify and inventory different species, as well as the importance of citizen science in protecting the biodiversity of our parks.
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Then and now: vintage parks postcards
2018 marks Ontario Parks’ 125th anniversary and we’ve been digging through our archives in search of some of the coolest vintage photographs, documents, and artifacts. Throughout the year we are sharing our discoveries in a series of OP125 blog posts! This post showcases a collection of vintage postcards featuring a few of our beautiful parks…
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Peace and reconciliation totem pole at Algonquin
In October 2015, the Algonquins of Ontario raised a totem pole overlooking Algonquin Provincial Park’s East Gate. An Algonquin elder carved it from an eastern white pine almost as old as the park. Their gift comes with a story.
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Welcome to Grey Owl country
Archie Belaney — the man many know as “Grey Owl” — dreamed of living in the wilds of Canada. Here’s how the now-famous author, public speaker and early Canadian environmentalist described the North Country: “It is a land of shadows and hidden trails, lost rivers and unknown lakes, a region of soft-footed creatures going their…
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Protected: The battle for the ungulate throne of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
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