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Tag: Lake Superior

  • The Lake Superior Provincial Park Dark Sky Preserve

    On July 17, 2018, Lake Superior Provincial Park was officially recognized as a nationally certified Dark Sky Preserve by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, becoming our second provincial park to earn this prestigious designation.

  • The Lake Superior Water Trail: the greatest of trails

    Today’s post comes from Joanie McGuffin (paddler, author, and executive director of the Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy (LSWC)), and Holly Drew (LSWC Marketing and Communications Coordinator). For thousands of years, people paddled birchbark canoes along the shores of Lake Superior to get from place to place. Travelling and trading, hunting and fishing; these were the…

  • Where to swim at Ontario Parks

    Nothing beats a cool dip on a hot summer day so we asked park staff where they think the best swimming is in Ontario:

  • The Maukinak Trail: paddling from Dryden to Quetico

    Today’s post comes from Lise Sorensen, Quetico’s Atikokan Entry Station Gate Attendant and off-season Trails Officer with the Path of the Paddle. If you’re planning to paddle the Maukinak Trail, this info will be indispensable. Follow the path. It will lead you through boreal rivers and crystal-clear lakes, and past silent, watchful cliffs. Your guides…

  • Here's to another 125 years

    As our 125th anniversary year comes to a close, we would like to say a huge thank you for an amazing year. Now etched into our history, here’s a few of the highlights from this exciting year.

  • 5 reasons to explore Ontario Parks in an RV

    Today’s post comes from Catherine Sugrue, a writer for Canadian leading lifestyle blog DoTheDaniel.com. Catherine is one of six content creators we invited to document and share their Ontario Parks RV experience in a custom-wrapped RV as part of this year’s OP125 celebrations. In 2018, Ontario Parks turned 125 years old. Recognized all over the world for stunning scenic landscapes and outdoor…

  • The people I’ve met in parks…

    Stroll the halls at our main office, and you’ll find many a former naturalist, ops tech and superintendent. So many of our long-time team members started their careers in a favourite provincial park. In today’s post, Eva Paleczny — now working centrally as a Learning & Education Specialist — recounts her time working in a park. …

  • A summer bioblitz at Lake Superior

    Today’s post is brought to you by the natural heritage education staff at Lake Superior Provincial Park. This past July, Lake Superior Provincial Park held a bioblitz in an effort to identify as many species as possible within the park boundaries. That is 160,810 ha of park land and water, abundant with life! Our mission: to get…

  • Stop bears from snacking on your food

    Good news, campers! Our parks are implementing new ways to deter bears and other wild critters from making off with your dinner. Read about which parks offer bear-resistant storage containers and how you can use them during your trips.

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