PROVINCIAL PARKS 33 -Locations, Date Established, Areas And

PROVINCIAL PARKS 33

-Locations, Date Established, Areas and Characteristics of Provincial Parks- continued

Date Province and Park Location Estab Characteristic! lished

Quebec—concl. Gaspesian Gaspe Peninsula. 1937 320,000 Established to preserve caribou and wildlife on south side of St. Lawrence. Accessible from Ste. Anne des Monts and Gaspe. Speckled trout; 2 fishing camps. Includes the highest peaks of the Shickshock Mountains. High est peak Mount Jacques - Cartier, 4,200 ft.

Mount Orford.. On Orford Mountain, 15 1938 9.970 Altitude 2,860 ft. Skiing and golfing miles west of Sherbrooke. in season.

Pare de In western part of Province 1,732,000 Altitude 1,200 ft. Numerous lakes and Lav^rendrye. 140 miles northwest of rivers. Trout, pike, pickerel and Montreal on both sides bass. Two establishments to accom of route Montreal-Abi- modate travellers and stopping place tibi. maintained by Department of Game and Fisheries.

Chibougamau Fish 30 miles west of Lake St 1,088,000 Altitude 1,300 ft. Numerous lakes and and Game Re- John. Strip 80 miles long rivers. Trout, pike and pickerel. on both sides of Lake Chibougamau highway.

Ontario— Algonquin. In southeastern Ontario 1,754,240 Wilderness area, wildlife preserve. the District of Nipissing Hotels, summer cottage sites, camp and the County of Hali ing facilities, canoe trips, fishing, burton, 141 miles north bathing. of Toronto, 105 miles west of Ottawa.

Rondeau. In southwestern Ontario 1894 5,120 Partly cultivated, fine timber stands. in the County of Kent, Enclosed and wild animals. Fishing, 20 miles southeast of duck - hunting, camping facilities, Chatham, 70 miles east summer cottage sites, restaurant, of Windsor. store, dance pavilion, other recrea tional facilities.

Quetico.. In northwestern Ontario 1,190,400 Wilderness area, wildlife preserve. in the Rainy River dis Camping facilities, canoe trips, trict. Southern boundary fashing. adjoins the International Boundary midway be tween Port Arthur and Fort Frances.

Ipperwash Beach. In southwestern Ontario in 1937 Sand beach, woodland area. Fishing, the County of Lambton, camping facilities, bathing. on Lake Huron, 100 miles north cf Windsor, 50 miles north of Chat ham.

Lake Superior.. In northeastern Ontario in 1944 345,600 Wilderness area, wildlife preserve. the District of Algoma, Fishing. on Lake Superior, 70 miles (approx.) north of Sault Ste. Marie. Sibley. In northwestern Ontario in 1944 40,320 Wilderness area, wildlife preserve. the Thunder Bay dis trict. On north shore of Lake Superior, 40 miles northeast of Port Arthur and Fort William.

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