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Title:	True North Strong & Free
Notice:	Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:	POLAR::RICHARDSON

Created:	Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1040
Total number of notes:	13668

608.0. "Algonquin Provincial Park Centennial -- 1993" by TROOA::DLOTEN (Semper ubi sub ubi.) Thu Sep 03 1992 20:00

    As a recent returnee to and devotee of Algonquin Park, I like to post an
    excerpt from the 1992 Interior User's Information newsletter.

    My love of Algonquin dates back to my first experience with canoeing as a
    Boy Scout in 1965.  I've been back probably 15 times in the intervening
    years, with my last excursion over the August 15th weekend.

    Next year marks Algonquin Park's Centennial! Don't miss it!

    If you have any good (or bad) memories of Algonquin, feel free to share
    them here.

    -doug

    PS: If you're interested...

        The Friends of Algonquin Park
        P.O. Box 248
        Whitney, Ontario
        K0J 2M0

                            A Welcome and an Invitation!


    It is my pleasure to wish you the warmest possible welcome to Algonquin
    Provincial Park.  Whether you have been coming here for years or are just
    now making your first trip.  I want you to have a visit worthy of what is
    truly a magnificent landscape.

    Of course, the chances are good that you will, because Algonquin has
    obviously occupied a very special place in the hearts and minds of a great
    many people for a great many years.  Quite literally millions of visitors
    have precious memories of an Algonquin experience-perhaps the
    unforgettable fishing trip twenty years ago, perhaps falling asleep after
    a hard day with the wild calls of loons reverberating from ancient moonlit
    hills, or perhaps marvelling from a cliff top at wild, rugger country
    stretching as far as the eye can see.

    Algonquin has been very important for a long time and, in fact, we are
    just one year away from celebrating the Park's one hundredth birthday.  In
    keeping with this historic milestone we are working on a whole range of
    new, Centennial facilities, products and events to mark the occasion.  You
    will find a brief description of some of the projects on pages 6 and 7 of
    this tabloid and we hope you find them as exciting as we do.  Some are
    being done by the government, some are being done by the private sector
    and some are being done by The Friends of Algonquin Park, either on their
    own or in partnership with us.

    It is especially noteworthy in these difficult economic times that The
    Friends of Algonquin Park have launched and achieved considerable success
    in a major, $4 million fundraising campaign aimed at financing all or
    parts of the exhibits in the new Visitor Centre, the new Logging Museum
    and the new trails.  Everyone who reveres Algonquin oves a special vote of
    thanks to The Friends' volunteeer fundraising committee chaired by Frank
    Miller, former Premier of Ontario.

    It is my pleasure to extend a formal invitation to you-an invitation to
    enjoy the Centennial facilities and products that are already available
    and to come back next year and see all the others now being prepared.

    I sincerely hope you will find them worthy of Algonquin, the oldest and
    most beloved park in Ontario, now about to enter its second century.

                                        G.E. (Ernie) Martelle
                                        Park Superintendent

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
608.1		SUBURB::THOMASH	The Devon Dumpling	`Mon Sep 07 1992 08:29`	11
	I was very dissapointed with Algonquin park. I thought, as the above said, that the landscape would be interesting. All I saw were trees and water - and loads of mosquitos. Of the trip to Canada, this was the only place that I would say that I would definately NOT visit again. Heather
608.2		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Tue Sep 08 1992 10:45`	10
	The trouble is that starting soon is the time to visit Algonquin ... as the leaves are turning in the fall. Mosquitos aren't quite so active now either. Then you'd see the beautiful scenery that Tom Thompson painted. Imagine what the settlers in the 1700s saw when they came to Canada ... trees and water and mosquitos. Why did ANYONE ever stay ??? Stuart
608.3		KAOFS::J_DESROSIERS	Lets procrastinate....tomorrow	`Tue Sep 08 1992 12:57`	3
	Hey Stuart, was England so bad that Mosquitos and cold are better? Jean
608.4		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Tue Sep 08 1992 14:12`	6
	Let's just say that dreary weather and I have a real tough time getting on together ... I need to see a fair bit of sunshine. Stuart
608.5		SUBURB::THOMASH	The Devon Dumpling	`Wed Sep 09 1992 09:33`	7
	> Let's just say that dreary weather and I have a real tough time > getting on together ... I need to see a fair bit of sunshine. Oh yes, it was raining when we went to Algonquin Heather
608.6		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Wed Sep 09 1992 10:25`	8
	Well Heather, that was to make you feel right at home ... :-) I can see why you'd have a negative impression of Algonquin ... We were on P.E.I. this summer, trying to keep dry and avoid being eaten too badly by the swarms of mosquitos .. It really did spoil the enjoyment of what was really quite a beautiful spot. Stuart
608.7	I'd rather be in Ireland!	POLAR::RUSHTON	տ�	`Wed Sep 09 1992 17:33`	18
	Well...it just shows to go ya. When I, my wife and two kids were over in Europe and the UK in 1987, it rained for a total of 5 days out of 21. The only mosquito I saw was in our hotel on the Meuse river, east of Paris...and it was dead. In December 1988, whilst in England and Ireland for 10 days, there was a 'dash' of wetness for about 2 hours near Cork. Of course, no mosquitos. Last June 1991, again in England and Ireland, showers for about 3 days out of 24...no mosquitos this time. Now, the summer of 1992 in Ontario, cold, wet and lost of mosquitos. Conclusion: Stay in Europe! Pat
608.8		SIOG::EGRI		`Thu Sep 10 1992 05:27`	6
	Summers in Ireland don't have mosquitos but they are usually cold and wet. Believe me, I've been here for the last 16 of 'em. And very little sunshine. SO as long as you're prepared for that, you'll love this place. Rushton obviously does. :-) Ted.
608.9	admiration	POLAR::RICHARDSON	Sick in a balanced sort of way	`Thu Sep 10 1992 14:53`	1
	Rushton is my hero!
608.10		SIOG::EGRI		`Fri Sep 11 1992 06:24`	14
	RE -1. You're really sick, you know that Richardson! :-) Ted. Hey Pat I'm still trying to get a hold of the clergymen for you. Ted. Can anybody tell me where the Expos are in the NL east? And please don't tell me they're in Montreal, I know that already. Ted.
608.11		SUBURB::THOMASH	The Devon Dumpling	`Fri Sep 11 1992 09:06`	16
	with the conversation now turning to the weather... ( - are you sure you're not all English?) it reminds me of a personal name I saw recently "The wettest drought in history " (thanks Jamie) I think that sums up the UK at the moment. Maybe the rain just follows me wherever I go! Heather
608.12	How about them JAYS!!!	TROOA::SMCDONALD		`Fri Sep 11 1992 10:08`	11
	re: .10 Pittsburgh 81 wins 58 Losses .583 Montreal 76 " 63 " .547 5 games back St. Louis 69 " 68 " .504 11 games back BUT ANYWAYS!!!! Forget about the Expos.... How about them JAYS!!!!
608.13		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Fri Sep 11 1992 10:28`	2
	Expos and Blue Jays info in note 433 please ...
608.14	Oops! I mean colonial.	POLAR::RUSHTON	տ�	`Fri Sep 11 1992 18:11`	4
	Oh, Stuart! You're such a wet blanket �� Korff O'Barbunk (famous Irish colon)
608.15		SIOG::EGRI		`Mon Sep 14 1992 10:01`	7
	I agree with Korff (alias Pat(. I just checked note 433 and the last entry was dated april 1991. NOt exactly up to date STuart. We all know the Jays are going to win th AL East, but the Expos are not exactly a sure thing, are they? ;-) Ted.
608.16		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Mon Sep 14 1992 10:40`	10
	Well, if you guys would put your notes about Jays / Expos into note 433, then it WOULD be up to date!!! Sheesh, all this agro in the name of a tidy notes conference. You complain about simple requests ... there are files where these notes would have been moved or delete, without so much as a by your leave. So, belt up will ya! :-) Stuart
608.17	Blue who?	KAOFS::M_MORIN	Le diable est aux vaches!	`Mon Sep 14 1992 14:35`	8
	Today, Expos are 3 games back. What a game last night against the Mets. M
608.18	R	KAOFS::R_GODIN	BUNCH OF SUNUNUS	`Mon Sep 14 1992 17:13`	4
	The 9 inning home run by Walker is for sure one of the most exciting thing that happened this season for the 1992 NL Champions :-) Richard
608.19		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Mon Sep 14 1992 17:33`	1
	OK, you asked for it ... Baseball goes in 433
608.20	Sorry about the rain!	TROOA::DLOTEN	Semper ubi sub ubi.	`Thu Sep 17 1992 21:07`	19
	re: .5 (and ignoring all the interventions about the next World Series champions!) Heather, It's really too bad that all you saw of Algonquin was the rain! I had the same problem in May when we were in your neck of the woods (relatively). We had 3 weeks of sun and heat, except for the day we visited Blenheim Palace...and all I really remember was the buckets of rain. Oh well! It's too bad you weren't able to experience the peace and calm, sitting around a crackling fire on a still night, with the only noise coming from the Loons on the next lake. Well gotta go! My canoe's waiting... -doug
608.21	LilyDipper's trip '96	TROOA::DLOTEN	Semper ubi sub ubi.	`Wed Aug 14 1996 22:02`	8
	I just returned from my 'annual' pilgrimage to Algonquin...spent 4 glorious days...all sun, no bugs, plenty of canoeing, swimming, eating and sleeping. Plus the 'best' view of the night sky that I've had in more than 20 years! I took a good friend and his 4 boys along...a good time was had by all! -doug_who_wishes_he_were_still_there