The Ennismore Journal: A family visit to Algonquin Park for the weekend

Over the weekend the kids were begging to go to Algonquin Park for the day. On Canada day we decided to go for a drive up. There is so much to see and do at the park we keep going back 5 to 6 times a year. This is our second visit in 2018.

If you approach Algonquin Park from the East you will see these amazing gates to the park. The gates are no longer used to greet visitors but I believe they still used for office space

The Logging Museum

This is my kids favorite place in the park. They have amazing displays in the centre and have a short movie to explain life as a logger. There is a pathway you stop at various stations to see how the camp or work site worked. Worth the drive to the park just to see this.

Art Museum

The parks connection with Tom Thompson and the Group of 7 is legendary. There is stations to learn about their art. There is also a live art gallery for you to purchase and view many pieces with different mediums.

The Visitor Centre

The visitor centre offers food, souvenir store, museum learning and observation deck. Lots to see here. You will learn about life in the park, past and present. You will learn about the parks animals and vegetation.

After the park on the East Side you will find an amazing store called Algonquin Outfitters. This outfitter offers Swift canoes and kayaks for purchase and rent. They also have everything for your camping needs.

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The Ennismore Journal:Peterborough County Announces repairs, Green Bins at the end of the Causeway has to GO!

Peterborough County Released this statement:

Notice of Construction – James A. Gifford Causeway & Gannon’s Narrows Causeway

The County of Peterborough will be conducting repairs to the embankments of the James A. Gifford Causeway and the Gannon’s Narrows Causeway, with repairs to commence during the week of June 25, 2018. The repairs are anticipated to extend for a period of up to 4 weeks.
Both of the Causeway’s were subjected to extreme weather conditions during the wind storm event of May 4, 2018, that resulted in erosion of the embankments above the waterline of the adjacent waterways.

Repairs will involve excavation of the embankment above the waterline, benching of the area of damage and installation of large rip rap rock rubble in order to restore the embankments of the roadways.

The areas to be repaired will be designated as construction zones for the duration of the repairs and public access will be restricted during this period.

Due to the nature of the work, the roadways will be subject to daily single traffic lane restrictions with both traffic lanes planned to be reopened to all traffic at the end of each day.

Please note that the timelines are approximate and will vary dependent upon weather and other factors. We apologize for any inconvenience during construction and thank you for your patience.

Please contact the undersigned for any additional information:

Peter Nielsen, C.E.T.
Manager, Engineering & Design
County of Peterborough, Public Works
705-778-2737 x3200
pnielsen@ptbocounty.ca

Mike Ulozas, P. Eng.
Project Engineer
BT Engineering
416-488-5353
mike.ulozas@bteng.ca

 

On the subject of the causeway………

The green donation bins at the end of the causeway on the Ennismore side are just out of control. I know that Pine Grove Park is upset about it and complained to these people many times. Time to have them shipped away.

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