The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park - Softcover

Runtz, Michael

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9781550464986: The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park

Synopsis

All about Canada's oldest and most famous provincial park.

Algonquin is a near-North paradise of 3,500 square miles of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic haven from urban life features 1,500 lakes and is easily accessible from dozens of major U.S. and Canadian population centers.

Michael Runtz has spent decades exploring Algonquin Provincial Park and chronicling its flora and fauna in all seasons. He is the ideal guide to everything a visitor might want to know about and experience within Algonquin. The features of this guidebook include:

  • Access routes, hiking trails and canoe routes indicated on easy-to-read full-color maps
  • Special chapters on seasonal highlights such as fall colors, wolf-howling sessions, and Northern Lights displays
  • Points of historical interest, such as ranger cabins and aboriginal rock paintings
  • Where, when and how to see moose, wolves, birds and other wildlife
  • A complete list of park facilities, services and publications.

The new, expanded color edition of The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park includes dozens of the author's award-winning photographs and chapters on local animal species and their habitats.

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About the Author

Michael Runtz is a highly respected Canadian naturalist, nature photographer and natural history author. His best-selling books include Moose Country and Algonquin Souvenir. He was host of the popular Wild by Nature television series and is a frequent and national television and radio programs. He lives in Seeley's Bay, Ontario.

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ISBN 10:  1550463195 ISBN 13:  9781550463194
Publisher: Boston Mills Press, 2000
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