“Someone please reboot spring, it’s having difficulty starting up” On Monday April 30th Algonquin Park announced that they are once again delaying opening until May 11th 2018. Wednesday May 9th Update From the Friends of Algonquin park Website on May 9th 2018 Facility Expected to Open May 11, With Exceptions Ontario Parks is reporting that…
A delay in Algonquin Park’s Ice Out First things first, let us remind you that our 2018 Ice Out Contest was extended until Friday April 20th to give you some more time to submit your guess to win prizes like a $100 AO Gift Card and more. With this Ice Out Report we mark the…
Counting Down the Days until Ice Out in Algonquin See our April 18th 2018 ice out report here. You may have heard that we still have lots of snow and ice in Algonquin Park. This is pretty typical for early spring in Algonquin Park. Every year we get excited to see open water slowly appear…
Great adventures ahead! Spring and summer seem to take forever to arrive (this year in particular) and then zip by all too fast once they do. How will you get the best out of our warmer seasons this year? Maybe some camping, canoeing and kayaking? Or how about some cycling and hiking? Maybe this will…
The Countdown Continues Our last ice out report back on March 20th 2017 reported that we did indeed still have lots of snow and ice in Algonquin Park. Well, that’s still the case here on April 15th 2017. We have seen many of the rivers and lakes along major rivers open up but many of…
For a little help picking your date be sure to check out our May 20th 2017 Ice Out Report & our April 15th 2017 Ice Out Report, we also launched a Lake Opeongo Weather Cam on April 25th 2017. It’s official Tuesday April 25th 2017 was the Ice Out date for Lake Opeongo We’re…
One of my favourite things about nature is watching the seasons change. It’s amazing what plants and animals go through when they prepare for winter and how they come alive when spring happens. With the warm temperatures we have had over the past couple of weeks I wanted to get to Algonquin Park to see…
Counting down the days until ice out in Algonquin Park You may have heard that we still have lots of snow and ice in Algonquin Park. This is pretty typical for the first day of spring (March 20th 2017). Every year we get excited to see open water slowly appear in Algonquin Park, it’s a…
Bikepacking Algonquin Park: Corridor Confession I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven through Algonquin Provincial Park using the Highway 60 corridor. Coming from Simcoe County, the park offers a scenic route when travelling to parts of Eastern Ontario when a canoe or hiking trip isn’t on the agenda. There’s always a good chance…
What is “Bikepacking”? Bikepacking is a relatively new term in the grand scheme of cycling for most of us, however, it has been around for years. In essence, it’s the amalgamation of cycle touring and mountain biking; stripped down to its simplest possible form. Bikepacking.com defines it perfectly… “Simply put, bikepacking is the synthesis of…
Our Used Canoe Buying Family Adventure! We are an active family that loves the outdoors. We spend our summer vacation split between our family cottage and camping in Provincial Parks. We enjoy hiking, swimming, biking and exploring nature in general. We love being out on the water with the kids and the dog: paddling, tubing…
2016 will see the earliest first days of spring in 120 years! Did you know that spring will arrive earlier than it has in the last 120 years? According to The Weather Network, “The equinox occurs at exactly 4:30 UTC on March 20 for the entire planet, however, due to the way we track…
Spring ice out conditions in Algonquin Park can change quickly You may have heard that spring is bit late arriving in Algonquin Park this year. The Spring 2015 Advisory announcement by Ontario Parks in early April advised that backcountry permits wouldn’t be issued until May 8th due to “Due to another bitterly cold winter and the…
