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Rock Lake Station
Established in 1896 with the coming of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, Rock Lake Station was for over forty years a bustling centre for Algonquin park tourism and commerce. Unfortunately the demise of the railway in the late 1940's sealed its fate and today there are no signs of its existence, unless one knows where and how to look, . This book is the third in a series of narratives designed to bring to life the human history of Algonquin Park with specific focus on over 100 years of an active and vibrant Rock Lake and Whitefish Lake community.
The Ghosts of Canoe Lake
Over the last 15 years, Gaye. I. Clemson, a resident of Canoe Lake has been collecting stories and recollections from fellow Algonquin Park residents in an effort to capture the voices and history of this vibrant community. Ghosts of Canoe Lake, is the fifth book in her series of insights into a group that has been and continues to be an integral part of the historical fabric of this majestic place in Northern Ontario. In summer she can be found on Canoe Lake or at algonquinparkheritage.com. In winter she resides in Capitola, CA with her twin sons. Other Publications: Gertrude Baskerville: The Lady of Algonquin Park Algonquin Voices: Selected Stories of Canoe Lake Women Rock Lake Station: Settlement Stories Since 1896 Treasuring Algonquin: Sharing Scenes from 100 Years of Leaseholding Tom Thomson Murder Mystery Game MORE ABOUT: Algonquin Park's Portage Store
Algonquin Voices - Selected Stories of Canoe Lake Women
Since 1917, much has been written about the life and death of artist Tom Thomson on Canoe Lake in Ontario's Algonquin Park. Thomson was a major influence on the Group of Seven, but until now, little has been known about the women whose lives he touched: Annie Fraser, proprietress of Mowat Lodge who likely knew a lot more than she ever let on; Louisa Blecher, mother of Martin Blecher the man who was silently accused of playing a hand in Thomson's death; Molly Colson, owner of the Algonquin Hotel where Tom was last seen; and the elusive Winnifred Trainor, Thomson's alleged love interest. After years of painstaking research, Gaye I. Clemson's ALGONQUIN VOICES brings to life the lives of these a...
Treasuring Algonquin
Among the many who treasure Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada are a small group of leasehold residents who have occupied small corners of the Park since the earliest days of the 20th century. It is a book about their heritage, the depth and breadth of their roots in the community, their traditions and experiences living and settling in the forest 35 miles from the closest town , their passion for Algonquin and its tradition of multiple-use, their community and its activities and their contributions both large and small to the environment and to quality Park experiences for all who visit. Treasuring Algonquin is all about that leasehold community of 300+ leaseholds spread across 19 lakes para...
Governor Smith's Ontario Retreat
In early 1896, just as the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway (O.A.& PS) was nearly finished, Edson Chamberlin, the then General Manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway (C. A. R.) was granted by the Ontario Government over 25,000 acres of patent land around Victoria Lake. East of the newly created Algonquin National Park his intent was to build a hunting lodge and use the area as his own personal recreation reserve. This desire to experience the wilderness was part of a growing movement where people (mostly men) headed to the wilds in order to escape their urban lives and industrial jobs. The idea was to leave the Victorian perspectives of gentility, respectability, self-mastery and res...
Gertrude Baskerville
In the spring of 1941, Gertrude Baskerville set out from the Kitchener area with her ailing husband and 16-year old son to join her brother in establishing a new life on the shores of South Tea Lake in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada. Within a year her husband had died from injuries received during WWI, her son had been shipped overseas to fight in WWII and her brother had decided that better opportunity lay for him and his family to move to British Columbia. Gertie, as she was called, was totally alone. But Algonquin Park had captured her soul, so rather than return to Kitchener, she decided to stay and see if she could carve our a life for herself in the Algonquin wilderness. For over 35 y...
A Paddler's Guide to the Human History of Algonquin Park's Canoe Lake
Canoe Lake, in Algonquin Park, is home to a rich history of events, characters, landmarks, stories and even a possible unsolved murder mystery. This guide brings to life thirteen of the most interesting historical landmarks on the lake some visible and some not. For each is captured its location, historical roots and fun stories about those who at one time lived and loved on its beautiful shores.
