The small community of Gananoque lies on the shore of the St. Lawrence River, east of Kingston. A gateway to the Thousand Islands that span the Canada-US border on the St. Lawrence, the town's marina is a hub of activity. Visitors bring their kayaks, canoes, jet skis, motorboats and sailboats here in droves during the summer months. We rented a tandem kayak for our … [Read more...]
Algonquin Diaries: Paddling the Petawawa River
Story by Jim Baird Photos by Jim Baird and Tori Farquharson The windy and wet weather finally breaks when my girlfriend Tori and I wake at our Blueberry Falls campsite. The falls are the last obstruction on Algonquin Park's Crow River before it empties into the Petawawa. We'd started our trip on Lake Opeongo three days earlier where we'd opted to speed our pace by … [Read more...]
Trip log: Rain Lake Ranger Cabin, Algonquin
Backwoods camping with most of the comforts of home I’m a big fan of camping in backwoods Ontario. For example, my wife and I spent our first anniversary on a 100+ km canoe trip into the center of Algonquin Provincial Park. However, now that we’ve welcomed our first-born into the family, we were faced with the conundrum of anyone who is looking for a family-friendly option … [Read more...]
Logos Land Resort & Campground: A Slice of Heaven and History!
My family and I discovered this little slice of Heaven and history known as Logos Land purely by accident. My wife, two daughters and I have always enjoyed camping trips within the glorious confines of our 19-foot home away from home. In the summer of 2007, we booked a weekend trip on a larch; ‘up the Ottawa Valley’ to Logos Land Resort and Campground. I had seen the big … [Read more...]
Things to Do at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park
If I had to make a list of our favourite camping spots, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park would definitely be in the top five. The park is located on Sibley Peninsula about an hour away from Thunder Bay. It gets its name from a rock formation that looks like a big lying figure of a man. Lots of legends surround this place, legends just as beautiful as the park itself. They tell of … [Read more...]
