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Emily Paskevics
Located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Ontario, Algonquin is home to over 1,500 inland lakes and 14 hiking trails. While it is indeed a nature lover’s paradise, exhibits and interactive displays in the on-site Visitor Centre, Logging Museum, and Art Centre bring to life the human and natural history of the park. As one of the crown jewels of the province, a trip through south-central Ontario wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Algonquin.
Located in south-central Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park is a 300-kilometer (186.4-mile) drive from Toronto. Recognized as Ontario’s largest park and nationally renowned for its diverse cultural, historical, and ecological background, Algonquin is a mecca for nature lovers with its endless rocky ridges, vast wilderness, and numerous freshwater lakes. While the Highway 60 corridor of the park is the most frequently visited, campgrounds and hiking trails do span the north and southeastern areas as well. Algonquin was named a National Historic Site in 1992 and inspires close to 1,000,000 visitors annually. Read the full travel article here.
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