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76-545: The county borders Algonquin Provincial Park on the north. It was originally organized in 1874 as the Provisional County of Haliburton. The county's economy has historically been based on the lumber industry, with the first sawmill officially opening on December 18, 1864. The Canadian Land and Emigration Company later opened in the 1870s and operated until 1892. A third sawmill was constructed in 1903 by

152-697: A Forest Management Plan prepared according to Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry requirements. The planning process includes public consultation opportunities at several stages of preparation. The 2010–2020 approved Forest Management Plan for the Algonquin Park Forest, the 2015–2020 Phase 2 Plan, and the associated Annual Work Schedules and Reports are available on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's website. An Act to establish "Algonquin National Park of Ontario"

228-688: A large area of central Ontario , Canada , including the municipalities of the City of Kawartha Lakes , Haliburton County , and the District Municipality of Muskoka . It manages 41 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 7 Adult Education and Training Centres. In 1999 the Victoria County Board of Education , Muskoka Board of Education, and the Haliburton County Board of Education were amalgamated into

304-419: A population density of 5.1/km (13.3/sq mi) in 2021. Haliburton County's economy is dominated by tourism . The ratio of properties occupied in the summer months, to properties occupied year-round is about 3 to 1. Employment primarily caters to the needs of this seasonal cottage country population, including residential construction , resorts , services and retail . One particularly successful resort at

380-584: A pristine wilderness canoe journey through vastness of the park, allows the tourist to enjoy the interior of Algonquin Park in ways inaccessible by any other means. The "Friends of Algonquin Park" organization publishes an authoritative map and guide called Canoe Routes of Algonquin Park . Although there are numerous drive-in campgrounds in Algonquin, the park is better known for its interior camping; that is, campsites which are only accessible by canoe or hiking in

456-419: A video presentation. The museum is open seasonally. One annual feature worthy of note at the museum is "Logger's Day", typically held in late July or early August each year. This festivity includes musicians, a logger's old style lunch, activities for children, interpretive actors, and forest industry representatives. Canoe camping is one of the most popular activities. This wilderness experience, essentially,

532-606: A wide array of theatre offerings throughout the summer, showcasing the talents of local and seasonally local actors and musicians. Numerous indie bands perform throughout the county, with open mic events being held at a number of establishments. Haliburton is also home to the Creative Business Incubator. The incubator provides entrepreneurs with a flexible and affordable space, access to business support assistance and coaching, broadband service, and an environment conducive to entrepreneurial growth. The incubator

608-481: A year – two issues in spring, two in summer, one in the fall, and one in the winter. Opened in 1992, the Algonquin Logging Museum is located by the park's east gate. A 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) trail features a recreated logging camp, a steam-powered amphibious tug called an " alligator ", logging equipment and interpretive panels about logging industry activities in the park. Exhibits include

684-418: Is Orthic Humo-Ferric Podzol . The most common soil series on till upland is Monteagle , while Wendigo dominates the outwash area. Classic podzol profile development with a well-defined eluvial (Ae) horizon is the rule; however, in some areas this horizon has been obliterated by disturbance such as earthworm activity. Concerns about effects of non-native earthworms on park soil ecosystems have not led to

760-660: Is a project of the Haliburton County Development Corporation (HCDC). Haliburton County is also home to the largest Scout Reserve in Canada, the third largest in North America. Haliburton Scout Reserve was founded in 1967. Haliburton County is served by three newspapers, The Haliburton Echo , The Highlander and The Minden Times , and two radio stations, 100.9 Canoe FM and 93.5 The Moose . The former Dysart fire tower

836-598: Is an Ontario provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River , mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District . Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. Additions since its creation have increased the park to its current size of about 7,653 km (2,955 sq mi). The park is contiguous with several smaller, administratively separate provincial parks that protect important rivers in

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912-434: Is based on investigations into scar marks which are left in the growth rings of trees that survive forest fires. Data obtained from such scar marks make it possible to approximate the date of a past fire. Industrial logging continues in significant portions of the park's interior. After 2013 amendments to the park management plan, 65.3% of the park (498,785 hectares) remains in the recreation/utilization zone where logging

988-549: Is displayed to enable a visitor to be oriented to the size and geography of the park. In a flow-through style, exhibits continue with many taxidermied species set in their native surroundings, then progresses, in a chronological manner, through an extensive collection of artifacts relating to human intervention in the park. The centre also includes a video theatre, a gift shop, a panoramic outdoor viewing deck, and an art gallery—"The Algonquin Room"—with changing exhibits of art related to

1064-402: Is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with late summer/early fall being the wettest months and the winter months being the driest. As a result of its beauty, Algonquin Park became recognized by nature preservationists. It quickly became popular with anglers , though hunting was prohibited. The landscapes of Algonquin Park attracted artists such as Tom Thomson along with members of

1140-492: Is permitted. Numerous methods of logging take place throughout the park including clear cutting , selection cutting and shelterwood cutting . As of 2009 , the Algonquin Forestry Authority is currently reviewing an application that would allow for expansion of current logging roads and the addition of new ones. Forestry activities in Algonquin, including logging are carried out in accordance with

1216-540: Is possible to spend several days in the interior with few or no sightings of other campers. Park staff maintain portages between all major and even smaller lakes, and interior campsite reservations can be made through the main Ontario Parks reservation system. There are also three areas of back-country hiking trails, with sub-loops ranging from 6 to 88 kilometres (3.7 to 54.7 mi) long. These hiking trails have their own dedicated campsites, typically located on

1292-459: Is spotted with many rivers and lakes, including endorheic lakes fed by natural springs. Some of the major lakes are as follows: As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Haliburton County had a population of 20,571 living in 9,714 of its 21,072 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2016 population of 18,062 . With a land area of 4,009.47 km (1,548.07 sq mi), it had

1368-556: The Group of Seven . Thomson served as a guide in the park, often working from Mowat Lodge. He did much of his painting at Canoe Lake , and a favourite campsite of his was behind Hayhurst Point, a peninsula overlooking the central portion of the lake. Many of Thomson's most significant paintings are of Algonquin Park, including The Jack Pine and The West Wind . He died under mysterious circumstances at Canoe Lake in 1917. A plaque recognizing his national historic significance stands at

1444-505: The Haliburton Campus . There are art certificates in glassblowing, photo arts, blacksmithing, painting and drawing, digital image design, jewellery essentials, fibre arts, sculpture, ceramics as well as the visual and creative arts diploma. Haliburton also offers over 300 courses in the spring-summer program which attracts nearly 3000 students of all ages to the area during the busy tourism season. Many local artists are involved in

1520-474: The Highland Inn , near Park Headquarters. Built on a hill behind Algonquin Park station, the two-storey year-round resort was an immediate success. Soon other guest lodges were established in the park. To the west side of Highland Inn, land was cleared and raised wooden platforms erected, on which tents (supplied by the hotel), were put up to meet the requirements of the rapidly growing tourist trade. At

1596-643: The Pleistocene epoch left a mantle of glacial till plus sandy and gravelly outwash deposits. Soils in the park are mostly coarse-textured and of poor quality, typical of the Canadian Shield. The hilly western side (which includes all of the Highway 60 Corridor) has a stony fine sandy loam glacial till which holds water better than the very coarse outwash soils which dominate the eastern side. The dominant soil classification on well drained forest soils

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1672-749: The right of way of the Victoria Railway. At Kinmount, it connects to the Victoria Rail Trail, which continues on to Lindsay. Public school education in Haliburton County is managed by the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB), which runs the following schools in the county: Elementary Minden Hills Dysart et al Highlands East Secondary The following post-secondary and private schools are also located in

1748-610: The 1930s. Four research facilities exist: Harkness Laboratory of Fisheries Research, Wildlife Research Station, Timber Research Station, and the visitor centre. Over 1800 scientific papers have been published on research done in the park, covering almost every aspect of the park: wildlife, geology, forestry, history, human impacts, etc. In addition, the Park forms a radio quiet zone for the Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO). Algonquin Park has been home to many historic summer camps including: Camps are members of

1824-675: The 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that a long-term plan to manage the park was required. Six years of consultation with park users resulted in the 1974 publication of the Algonquin Master Plan, a management plan that sought to ensure that the park could continue indefinitely to serve all of the competing park interests. Three major changes came about as a result of the plan. One, the park was divided into zones with different specified purposes and uses: Nature Reserve and Historic (5.7% of land area), Wilderness (12%), Development (4.3%) and Recreation-Utilization (78%) zones. Logging in

1900-572: The Forestry Branch), and Aubrey White (Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands). Their report recommended the establishment of a park in the territory lying near and enclosing the headwaters of five major rivers, those being: the Muskoka , Little Madawaska River (including Opeongo ), Amable du Fond River, Petawawa River, and South rivers. The commissioners remarked in their report: "the experience of older countries had everywhere shown that

1976-576: The GTR as affiliates of the Highland Inn. A second railway, the Canadian Northern (CNoR), was built across the northern portion of the park, opening in 1915. Both lines later became part of Canadian National Railway . The beginning of the end of rail service in the park happened in 1933 when a flood damaged an old Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway trestle on Cache Lake. The trestle

2052-642: The Ontario Camping Association. Algonquin is almost entirely underlain by the Precambrian -era metamorphic and igneous rock of the Canadian Shield . Quartz-feldspar gneiss and granite are among the most common types. More mafic rock such as hornblende-biotite gneiss and gabbro are occasionally found. The Brent Crater has Ordovician period sedimentary rock, chiefly limestone and sandstone . Glaciation during

2128-509: The Oxtongue River towards Lake of Bays and eventually on to Trenton . In the same year the park headquarters was established near the logging camp. The arrival of the railway had provided easy access for the lumbermen as well. The Gilmour firm decided to put up a sawmill closer to their source of timber. By 1897 the village of Mowat had grown to 500 residents and there were 18 km (11 mi) of railway siding. The same year saw

2204-668: The Trillium Lakelands District School Board. The Trillium Lakelands District School Board was involved in a landmark legal decision in Ontario, Canada, regarding the responsibility of school boards for sexual abuse of students. On June 30, 2021, Justice Salmers of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the Trillium Lakelands District School Board vicariously liable in a historical sexual abuse lawsuit. The case related to

2280-573: The Visitor Centre dock on Canoe Lake, erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada . Friends of the painter erected a cairn and totem pole memorial on Hayhurst Point, near the north end of the lake. Algonquin is popular for year-round outdoor activities. There are over 1,200 campsites in eight designated campgrounds along Highway 60 in the south end of the park, with almost 100 others in three other campgrounds across

2356-547: The William Laking Lumber Company. All three of these mills were constructed on the Drag River , an important river in the county in the center of Haliburton Village used to send lumber downstream. The county was created from townships that were withdrawn from other counties and districts, including: It became Haliburton County in 1983, and consists of the following municipalities: Communities in

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2432-476: The area within Algonquin had been under license for some time, it was intended to make the park an example of good forestry practices. Only licenses to cut pine would be issued. The commissioners had recommended that when the hardwood was mature, it too should be cut. Researchers believe that smoke from a forest fire in Algonquin Park was responsible for New England's Dark Day of May 19, 1780. This

2508-763: The area would also call in their bearings, the forest rangers at headquarters could get a 'triangulation' read and plot the exact location of the fire on their map. This way a team of forest firefighters could be dispatched as soon as possible to get the fire under control. There were Department of Lands and Forests headquarters stations in Minden, Ontario and at St. Nora Lake (later the Leslie Frost Centre ), which offered forest ranger training from 1945 onwards. Algonquin Provincial Park Algonquin Provincial Park

2584-532: The area's beauty was recognized by nature preservationists. To manage these conflicting interests, the Ontario Government appointed a commission to inquire into and report on the matter. The act to establish Algonquin Park was drawn up in 1892 by this five member Royal Commission , made up of Alexander Kirkwood (the chairman and Commissioner of Crown Lands), James Dickson (Ontario Land Surveyor), Archibald Blue (director of mines), Robert Phipps (head of

2660-502: The area, resulting in a larger total protected area. Its size, combined with its proximity to the major urban centres of Toronto and Ottawa , makes Algonquin one of the most popular provincial parks in the province and the country. Highway 60 runs through the south end of the park, while the Trans-Canada Highway bypasses it to the north. Over 2,400 lakes and 1,200 kilometres of streams and rivers are located within

2736-471: The banning of worm bait, but anglers are urged to dispose of unused worms in garbage containers. Gleysolic and organic soils are common where drainage is poor. The park contains and protects the headwaters of these rivers: Trillium Lakelands District School Board The Trillium Lakelands District School Board ( TLDSB , known as English-language Public District School Board No. 15 prior to 1999 ) administers public school education for students in

2812-513: The country; its role in inspiring artists, which in turn gave Canadians a greater sense of their country; and historic structures such as lodges, hotels, cottages, camps, entrance gates (the West Gate was designed by George H. Williams, Chief Architect and Deputy Minister of Public Works for the Province of Ontario), a railway station, and administration and museum buildings. Algonquin Park is

2888-631: The county include Haliburton , Dorset , Minden , Wilberforce , Gooderham , Irondale , Cardiff , West Guilford, Eagle Lake and Fort Irwin. Haliburton County is dubbed the "Haliburton Highlands". The Haliburton Highlands region is also one of the higher points on the Canadian Shield, ranging from 1,066 feet (325 m) at the Haliburton/Stanhope Municipal Airport to 1,450 feet (440 m) above sea level at Sir Sam's Ski Resort in Eagle Lake. Haliburton County

2964-605: The county, but are not managed by the TLDSB: Post-Secondary Adult Education Private Education The Haliburton Highlands is home to a thriving arts community. The county is dotted by galleries, both public and private, offering events, programs, and workshops to the public. Artists’ studios can be found in almost every community, many offering public demonstrations, small galleries, and classes. There are murals and public sculptures in

3040-501: The creative economy in Haliburton, as well as, partnering with HCDC to advance the creative economy in eastern Ontario. In 2009, HCDC formed a creative economy committee to look at ways to: encourage innovative people who already have an attachment to the area to move and run their business here, support new and existing businesses in the county that work in the creative economy, showcase local businesses that are successfully engaged in

3116-519: The creative economy, and support our local governments to engage in planning that will help attract new businesses. In 2013, The Creative Economy Committee's name was changed to the Economic Innovations Committee to better describe the roles of the committee as a seed organization, helping the county to prosper through innovation and enabling the youth of the county to better understand the opportunities that are being created in

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3192-489: The downtowns of most communities, as well as in park settings. The county is home to the renowned Haliburton Sculpture Forest , a unique outdoor collection of sculptures by Canadian and international artists. The Highlands are also home to the Haliburton School of The Art + Design of Fleming College. Students come from across Canada, as well as internationally, to immerse themselves in the unique art offerings of

3268-400: The first chief ranger of Algonquin Park, was responsible for establishing park boundaries, constructing buildings, and posting notices to warn hunters and trappers against trespassing. He liaised with timber operators, oversaw the removal of settlers and their homes, and notified local Algonquin natives that they could no longer hunt, trap or live in the area. Park rangers began patrolling

3344-401: The latest version being published in 1999. The park has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Climate Classification Dfb ) with long, cold, snowy winters and warm summers. In winter, temperatures frequently drop below −20 °C (−4.0 °F) while in summer, temperatures can exceed 30 °C (86.0 °F) 9 days per year. Precipitation averages 810 mm (32 in) per year, which

3420-611: The new economy. The county is serviced by hospitals in Haliburton and Minden; both are administered by Haliburton Highlands Health Services. Highway 118 runs through the county, passing near the community of Haliburton. The Victoria Railway (later the CN Haliburton Subdivision) formerly connected the county to the Canadian railway system via nearby Lindsay . The Haliburton County Rail Trail runs between Haliburton and Kinmount . A rail trail , it follows

3496-479: The northern and eastern edges. There is also the Whitefish Lake group campground with 18 sites of various sizes to accommodate groups of 20, 30, or 40 people. Interior Camping is possible further inside the park at sites accessible only by canoe or on foot. The Algonquin Visitor Centre features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the park. A large and detailed relief map of southern Ontario

3572-580: The official opening of the railway between Ottawa and Depot Harbour . Park headquarters were also relocated in 1897 from Mowat to a point of land on the north shore of Cache Lake, adjacent to the railway. The O. A. & P. S. put up a station there it named Algonquin Park. The railway, taken over by the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1899, was in turn sold to the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) in 1905. In 1898 George W. Bartlett

3648-420: The only designated park within the province of Ontario to allow industrial logging to take place within its borders. In the 19th century, the logging industry cut the large white pine and red pine trees to produce lumber for domestic and American markets, as well as square timber for export to Great Britain. The loggers were followed by small numbers of homesteaders and farmers. Even at that time, however,

3724-480: The park in 1896 provided the first easy access to the area. While the park's purpose was to control settlement within its boundaries, the families of railway workers as well as those of the lumbermen took up residence in the park. The village of Mowat on the west side of Canoe Lake was first established in 1893 as a logging camp for the Gilmour Lumber Company . From there, logs were driven down

3800-506: The park was limited to the Recreation-Utilization zones, but was separated as much as possible from users of the park interior in order to maintain the park's natural environment. Each year only a small percentage of the park is being actively logged. Two, all existing timber licenses were cancelled, and all logging in the park is now done by the Algonquin Forestry Authority, which supplies timber to 10 private mills outside

3876-407: The park's creation saw portions of six new townships added to the existing park's boundaries (Paxton, McCraney, Finlayson, Butt, Ballantyne, and Boyd). The first four were put up for auction that same year. The production of the lumber companies operating in the park at the time increased from 680,000 m (288 million board feet) in 1886 to 809,000 m (343 million board feet) in 1896. Peter Thomson,

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3952-486: The park, are seldom seen, especially if appropriate precautions to avoid attracting them are taken. Wolves may be heard, but will likely remain distant from campers. Fishing is allowed in the park for holders of valid Ontario fishing licences, with the purchase of a daily or seasonal vehicle permit as well available through the Ministry of Natural Resources . Fish such as bass, yellow perch, trout and pike can be found in

4028-483: The park, the game protected, and forest fires were suppressed. By 1910 wildlife numbers were increasing. Thousands of people had visited the great pleasure resort and it was said to be undeniably one of the most beautiful natural parks in the Dominion , if not on this continent . All this had entailed a large expenditure by the government, which was recovered chiefly through the maintenance of timber licenses. There

4104-449: The park. Other activities include fishing, mountain biking , horseback riding , cross country skiing , and day hiking. The park has 19 interpretive trails, ranging in length from 1 to 11.7 kilometres (0.62 to 7.27 mi). Each trail comes with a trail guide and is meant to introduce visitors to a different aspect of the park's ecology or history. Algonquin is home to a Natural Heritage Education program. The most popular aspect of

4180-515: The park. Some notable examples include Canoe Lake and the Petawawa , Nipissing , Amable du Fond , Madawaska , and Tim rivers. These were formed by the retreat of the glaciers during the last ice age . The park is considered part of the "border" between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario . The park is in an area of transition between northern coniferous forest and southern deciduous forest . This unique mixture of forest types, and

4256-483: The park. Three, rules were put in place to limit the impact of recreational use of the park. Almost all cans and bottles are banned in the interior, and limits are placed on the number of people per campsite, and the number of people who can enter the park interior per day at each access point. Also, the use of boat motors is limited, both in power and to a few of the larger and more accessible lakes. The master plan has been reviewed and updated four times since 1974, with

4332-412: The program are the weekly wolf howls. These are held (weather and wolves permitting) on Thursdays in the month of August, and sometimes in the first week of September if there is a Thursday before Labour Day. Park staff attempt to locate a wolf pack on Wednesday evening and, if successful, they announce a public wolf howl the next day. The park also publishes a visitor's newsletter, The Raven , six times

4408-871: The programs have built the R.D. Lawrence Place at the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, the 4Cs Thrift Store in Haliburton, the Kinark Outdoor Centre in Minden and, in the summer of 2013, the new Library in Wilberforce. The renovation program revitalized the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Heritage is also a focus in the county, with established museums in Carnarvon, Dorset, Haliburton, Minden, and Wilberforce, as well as many fledgling museums emerging in some of

4484-410: The school as part-time faculty. The Haliburton Campus also offers a post-graduate certificate in expressive arts. The campus also has an emphasis on eco-friendly education and offers certificates in sustainable building and construction, and in sustainable renovation. The sustainable building and construction program was the first of its kind in Canada and its success has had a positive impact locally, as

4560-544: The sexual abuse of a student by a former teacher, Royce Galon Willamson, dating back to the 1980s. Williamson was the victim's music teacher. The school board alone was ordered to pay over $ 500,000 to compensate the victim. The following is a list of the secondary schools managed by the TLDSB. TLDSB also operates six Alternate Education and Training Centres ( Bracebridge AETC , Fenelon Falls AETC , Gravenhurst AETC , Haliburton AETC , Huntsville AETC , and Lindsay AETC ) and

4636-512: The shores of small lakes. Although some lakes have sites for both canoe and hiking access, the sites are designated by type of use. Interior camping can provide excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The eerie call of the common loon can be heard from every campground and loons can be seen on almost every lake. Moose, deer and beaver can often be seen, especially along waterways, given sufficiently quiet campers. Otters are also present, but less frequently seen. Black bears, although present in

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4712-515: The smaller communities. Many buildings throughout the county are designated heritage sites by the province, and many others undergoing preservation through the interests of the public. The performing arts also receive much attention. Haliburton Highlands Secondary School has historically had strong drama and music programs, showcasing their talents throughout the year to the public. As well, the Highlands Summer Festival presents

4788-418: The summer, or ski or snowshoe in the winter. Algonquin Park provides some of Canada's best canoeing , with hundreds of navigable lakes and rivers forming a 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) interconnected system of canoe routes. The two main access points to start a trip are located on Canoe Lake and Lake Opeongo. The further a camper proceeds from these access points, the more wild the park becomes, and it

4864-474: The time was the Wigamog Inn Resort. Years ago it catered to hundreds staying on site during the summer months, and was a prime location being only a minutes walk from the lake. It closed permanently around 2009 - 2010, with a new owner buying the property in 2016. The Haliburton County Development Corporation (HCDC) is currently working on a project called Innovative Haliburton to bring attention to

4940-467: The village of Mowat, abandoned by Gilmour Lumber Co. in 1900, the mill's former boarding house became Mowat Lodge in 1913. The Highland Inn was enlarged, and new camps were built. Nominigan Camp, consisting of a main lodge with six cabins of log construction, was established on Smoke Lake. Camp Minnesing on Burnt Island Lake was created as a wilderness lodge. Both, open only in July and August, were built by

5016-458: The waterways of the park. The further an angler is willing to travel from an access point, the better the fishing. The backcountry lakes do not receive heavy fishing pressure. The non-profit Friends of Algonquin Park operate a tourist information station, CFOA-FM. A direct bus shuttle from Toronto is being run by Parkbus , a non-profit initiative, which is supported by the park. Algonquin Park has been an important arena for research since

5092-452: The wholesale and indiscriminate slaughter of forests brings a host of evils in its train. Wide tracts are converted from fertile plains into arid desert , springs and streams are dried up, and the rainfall, instead of percolating gently through the forest floor and finding its way by easy stages by brook and river to the lower levels, now descends the valley in hurrying torrents, carrying before it tempestuous floods." Although much of

5168-436: The wide variety of environments in the park, allows the park to support an uncommon diversity of plant and animal species. It is also an important site for wildlife research. Algonquin Park was named a National Historic Site in 1992 in recognition of several heritage values including: its role in the development of park management; pioneering visitor interpretation programs later adopted by national and provincial parks across

5244-570: Was Frank MacDougall , the park's chief ranger from 1931 to 1941. He was the first ranger to supervise the park by airplane, flying a Fairchild KR-34 . He eventually became deputy minister for the provincial Ministry of Lands and Forests, and the portion of Highway 60 which passes through Algonquin Park has been named the Frank A. MacDougall Parkway in his honour. Construction of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway (O. A. & P. S.) through

5320-489: Was appointed as the second superintendent of Algonquin Park, replacing the late Peter Thompson. Placed under the direction of the Premier of Ontario to make the park self-sufficient, Bartlett worked to make the park more attractive to tourists by encouraging short-term leases for cottages, lodges, and camps. Changes came about in 1908, when Hotel Algonquin was opened at Joe Lake. The Grand Trunk Railway opened its first hotel,

5396-468: Was changed to Algonquin Provincial Park in 1913. The boundaries of the park included 18 townships within the District of Nipissing , covering an area of 3,797 km (1,466 sq mi) of which 10% was under water. The tract of land was to be set apart, as a public park, health resort and pleasure ground for the benefit, advantage and enjoyment of all the people of the province. The year following

5472-413: Was deemed too dangerous to use and too expensive to fix, ending through service on the southern line (old O.A. & P.S.). Service from the west ended in 1952, and from the east in 1959. Service on the old CNoR line through the north end of the park ended in 1995. Many of the trails in the park still make use of portions of the old railway rights-of-way. As recreational use of the park increased during

5548-480: Was erected in 1956 on a hill by the east side of Haliburton village just off Highway 118. Its 100-foot (30 m) frame still stands, but the towerman's cupola has since been removed. It was erected by Ontario's former Department of Lands and Forests (now the MNR ) as an early detection to protect the local forests from fire. This tower was put out of use in the late 1960s when aerial detection systems were put in place. It

5624-563: Was no fee for camping permits, though a nominal charge was introduced for fishing and guides' licenses when "an Act to establish the Algonquin National Park of Ontario" was again passed by the legislature, March 19, 1910. This new legislation included the original area as well as portions of ten townships annexed into the park since 1893, and allowed for further expansion by the addition of adjacent townships, should it become necessary. Another notable figure in park management

5700-499: Was one of the County of Haliburton's many towers that were part of the former Lindsay Forest Fire District . Other towers included: Harburn, Eyre, Green's Mountain, Harvey, Cardiff, Digby, Lutterworth, Sherbourne (St. Nora), Dorset, and Bruton. When a fire was spotted in the forest a towerman would get the degree bearings from his respective tower and radio back the information to headquarters. When one or more towermen from other towers in

5776-652: Was passed by the Liberal government of Oliver Mowat in the Ontario Legislature , May 23, 1893 (56 Vic., c.8). The name "Algonquin" refers to the Algonquin people , indigenous inhabitants of the area. Although called a "national park", Algonquin has always been under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. No provincial parks existed until Algonquin, but there was a new movement to create national parks since Banff's establishment in 1885. The name

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