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10 unusual facts about Algonquin Provincial Park


Algonquin Provincial Park

The railway, taken over by the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1899, was in turn sold to the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) in 1905.

He was the first ranger to supervise the park by airplane, flying a Fairchild KR-34.

The Grand Trunk Railway opened its first hotel, the Highland Inn, near Park Headquarters.

Algonquin Experience Camp, a now-defunct YMCA camp that was on the north shore of Whitefish Lake;

Canada Atlantic Railway

When a bridge washed out in 1933 it was not replaced, and the line remained split inside the Algonquin Provincial Park.

Eastern wolf

The eastern wolf mainly occupies the area in and around Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, and also ventures into adjacent parts of Quebec, Canada.

Studies in Algonquin Provincial Park showed that three species accounted for 99% of the wolves' diet: moose (some of which is scavenged), white-tailed deer, and beaver (ca. 33% each).

Hurricane Audrey

Six people were trapped in Algonquin Provincial Park for four days due to dangerous river currents and downed trees blocking roads.

Macdonald Hall Goes Hollywood

With Jordie’s black eye, the movie production team is no longer to continue shooting the movie, so Jordie ends up being forced to promote the movie non-stop with 24-hour interviews, and Bruno now has to go to prepare for a mandatory five-day camping trip to Algonquin Park.

Splake

The only known natural reproduction has occurred in five lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada and, in each case, only a handful of progeny were produced.