The new single-lane bridge has been up and running on the Opeongo Road for a week now and it looks great. Nice truck and canoes too! Here is a good view of the new streambed under the bridge: And just for fun, a picture of the new dam at the Opeongo River, at Annie Bay …
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Many lakes in Algonquin Park look black in yesterday’s last satellite image. Does this mean the ice is out? Maybe. It could also mean that some lakes are filled with “black ice,” that last phase of the ice-out process. We are still waiting for “on the ground” reports to confirm. Oxtongue Lake had some floating …
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Here are a few quick shots from Jerry’s drive to and from the Opeongo washout this morning. We have no news on the repair situation.
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Jake, Jerry and I had the pleasure of attending the annual “contractor’s meeting” with park staff at the Algonquin Visitor Centre yesterday. Needless to say, a discussion of flood damage and ice-out was first thing on the agenda. Park staff have been working long hours assessing, reporting, doing triage on repair priorities and sourcing out …
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If you are planning on visiting Algonquin Park in the next week, do not expect to go on an interior canoe or backpacking trip. Roadside camping and day hiking are the best options. For the full story read the park’s Special News Bulletin, issued earlier today by Ontario Parks: http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/2013/2013-04-22_special_bulletin.php Here are the highlights: Effective …
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Flooding and washouts like the one above would be the bad news. We expect news tomorrow or Tuesday on the repair schedule for the Opeongo Road and other closed roads in Algonquin Park. The mayors of Huntsville and Bracebridge have both declared a “state of emergency” in those towns due to flooding. Highway 11 is …
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Don’t you wish you were standing on a hill in Algonquin Park looking over a clear expanse of open water? For that to happen this week, you will just have to join me in sunny Cuba! We won’t forget about the ice-out reporting, so pay attention to our Facebook page, the Canoe Lake Ice-Out site …
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Jake Pigeon, long-time manager of our Brent Store, recently traveled by snowmobile to Wendigo Lake, just outside the park boundary. He reports that there was 20″ of packed snow on the Brent Road and 35″ (yes, thirty-five) of solid ice on Wendigo. As of today, Jake’s call for Cedar Lake ice-out is May 5. On …
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Well, the sap is running but that is about the most progress I can report. We rented snowshoes to folks going hiking in the park today! For the few years, the Friends of Algonquin Park have been keeping a very thoroughly documented report on the progress of spring. The web page is here, and starts …
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In two words: not early. Just for fun, let’s compare weather forecasts exactly a year apart. Here is the forecast from March 18, 2012: And here is the weather forecast from today, March 18, 2013: I heard a report from some winter campers who chopped a hole in Linda Lake last week: 24 inches of …
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