Introduction 2 3^ Bellevue House CENTRAL 8^ National Historic Site of National Historic Site of Canada S National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Site of Canada anada's magnificent system of national heritage areas 202-km waterway from Ottawa to Kingston Gravenhurst (two hours north of ; is one of the world's largest and finest. In Ontario, Prescott (88 km south of Ottawa) Kingston 6 Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada one hour southwest of Algonquin Park) C 's system comes alive at five national A superb example of an Strategic site of a British fort that has guarded the St. A rare and fine example in Canada of parks, one national marine park and 11 national historic sites, early 19th century canal 386-km waterway between Trenton and Port Severn THE NATIONAL PARKS AND Lawrence River for over 185 years. The fort was built in Italianate villa architecture, Bellevue was Visit the birthplace of the most famous including three historic canals. Butterfly and bird migrations. still in operation. Built 1813-14 to protect the vulnerable trans-shipment depot and home to Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's A spectacular inland Canadian in the world, Dr. . NATIONAL HISTORIC Canada's first national marine park. Nineteenth century forts. 1826-1832 as a military defend the border with the United States. Original blockhouse, first prime minister. Today, the house is a waterway linking Trenton, on His enduring fame in China has helped Island parks. Engineering wonders. Historic homes of supply route; later a officer's quarters and other structures built in 1838, at the national historic site commemorating the Bay of Quinte and Port shape Canada's reputation as a SITES OF CANADA remarkable men. Idyllic solitude and hearty fellowship. You'll commercial artery; today height of the Rebellion, refurnished to their Macdonald's contribution to the development of Canada. The Severn, on Georgian Bay. humanitarian nation. View videos and displays find them all in Ontario. This year, visit your heritage in Ontario. a popular recreational appearance in the mid-1840s. Guided and self-guided tours, visitor centre offers a video in English, French, German, Interconnected lakes, rivers in English, French or Chinese, on the surgeon, medical in Ontario waterway. A series of staff in period costume and demonstrations of 1840s activities. Japanese and Cantonese, exhibits and gift shop. Costumed and canal channels through inventor, artist and early advocate for socialized medicine. beautiful lakes, rivers and Visitor centre with orientation videos, exhibits and gift store. staff in the restored house and on the grounds interpret the How to contact us pastoral farmland, Tour the restored church manse where he was born in canal cuts are joined by Group tours are available. Battle of the Windmill National Historic life of the Macdonald family in the mid 19th century. You can reach individual parks and sites listed here or call enchanting wilderness and 1890, now a national historic site. 24 lockstations, most with Site, location of the 1838 battle, is situated just 3 km down river. Open from April to October. Open year-round for groups 1 -800-839-8221 Fax: (613) 937-1331 picturesque towns and Open year-round. June through October: open daily. hand-operated locks, Open summer months; rest of year, by reservation for by reservation. Website: www.parkscanada.gc.ca cities. Signs on major routes November through May: open weekday afternoons except accessible by land and groups only. water. Highlights include: 35 Centre Street, Kingston ON K7L 4E5 guide visitors to Big Chute statutory holidays. School programs and bus group tours EASTERN ONTARIO National Capital's oldest stone building and majestic staircase PO Box 479, 370 Vankoughnet St., Prescott ON KOE 1 TO Telephone: (613) 545-8666 TTY: (613) 545-8668 Marine Railway, Kirkfield Lift available. Lock and the visitor centre of eight Ottawa locks beside , blockhouse and Telephone/TTY: (613) 925-2896 Fax: (613) 925-1536 Fax: (613) 545-8721 235 John St. North, Gravenhurst ON P1P 1G4 at . 1 visitor centre at Kingston Mills, stone arch dam at Jones E-mail: ont- wellington@pc. gc. ca E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (705) 687-4261 TTY: (705) 687-7969 National Historic Site of Canada Staff at all waterway locks and bridges welcome boaters and Falls, exhibits, museums and interpretive trails. Group tours Fax: (705) 687-4935 E-mail: [email protected] Ottawa available at Kingston Mills, Jones Falls, Smiths Falls, motorists alike. There are interpretive brochures, exhibits, Merrickville and Ottawa Locks. Lockstations provide picnic St. Lawrence Islands picnic areas and washrooms. Fuel, food and accommodation Laurier House was the home of two Canadian prime ministers; _-%_ facilities, washrooms, limited docking and boater camping. National Park of Canada are available in communities along the waterway. Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King. The home Young visitors Navigation season mid-May to mid-October Mallorytown Landing (between Gananoque and Navigation season mid-May to mid-October. is filled with an authentic collection of unique furniture and dressed in period The birthplace Brockville, on the 1000 Islands Parkway) memorabilia that spanned their lives. One of the highlights is 34a Beckwith St. South, Smiths Falls ON K7A 2A8 costume learn PO Box 572, Peterborough ON K9J 616 of a hero, Dr. Mackenzie King's third floor study, which he used as an about life at Norman Bethune. Telephone: 1-800-230-0016 Established in 1904, St. Lawrence Islands was Canada's first Telephone: 1-800-663-2628 extension of his parliamentary office. Here one can find Bellevue House. Telephone/TTY: (613) 283-5170 Fax: (613) 283-0677 national park east of the Rocky Mountains. It preserves and TTY: (705) 742-9267 Fax: (705) 742-9644 King's famous crystal ball, as well as his official guest book E-mail: rideaucanal-info@pc. gc. ca protects part of the richly diverse 1000 Islands ecosystems. E-mail: [email protected] containing signatures of distinguished visitors such as King There are over 20 island properties accessible by boat George VI, Sir Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and (transportation not provided by park). Whether you come by Shirley Temple. road or by water, plan a stop at the park's headquarters, 7 Georgian Bay Islands Open April to Thanksgiving (October). Open mid-October Mallorytown Landing, where exhibits and displays tell the National Park of Canada to March for groups by reservation only. exciting natural and cultural story of the 1000 Islands. Enjoy The magnificent beauty St. Lawrence Islands Georgian Bay, north of Midland of these barren rocks, 335 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa ON K1N 6R4 a leisurely picnic, relax, walk on the nature trail or talk with is located in the heart Fifty nine captivating islands in the heart of Ontario's windswept pines and Telephone/TTY: (613) 992-8142 Fax: (613) 947-4851 staff about the park. of the beautiful and vacationland. Canadian Shield and hardwood forests. deep blue waters in E-mail: laurier-house@pc, gc. ca Facilities and services vary from mid-May to mid-October. popular 1000 Islands Boating, fishing, hiking and swimming. Diverse wildlife and Georgian Bay adorned tourism area. Guides in period 2 County Road 5, RR 3, Mallorytown ON KOE 1R0 shorelines. Serviced and primitive campgrounds. Day many Group of Seven costume bring life to Telephone: (613) 923-5261 Fax: (613) 923-1021 excursions to the park are available via the park's Day canvases. the historic landscape E-mail: [email protected] Tripper boat. Day-use and picnic areas with shelters, tables at Fort Wellington. and fireplaces. Interpretive program includes guided walks, video presentations, displays and visitor centre. Boat access only; private water taxi service available from Honey Harbour. Winter access only when ice conditions permit. Open year-round; services vary from mid-May to October.

PO Box 28, Honey Harbour ON POE 1E0 Parks Pares Telephone/TTY: (705) 756-2415 Fax: (705) 756-3886 Canada Canada Canada Reservations: (705) 756-5909 E-mail: [email protected] SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO 11 Niagara 13 Point Pelee NORTHERN ONTARIO 17 Fort St. Joseph National Historic Sites of Canada National Park of Canada National Historic Site of Canada ^ Bruce Peninsula Niagara-on-the-Lake 56 km southeast of Windsor Pukaskwa 70 km southeast of Sault Ste. Marie National Park of Canada m National Park of Canada on St. Joseph Island, via Highway 548 The most southern tip of mainland Canada is a At the tip of the Bruce Peninsula British military complex begun in 1765 to defend the Niagara Main entrance: Hattie Cove, 15 minutes from huge sandspit on the north shore of Lake _^ frontier and serve as the headquarters of the British Army in Trans-Canada Highway (17) via Highway 627 In 1796, Fort St. Joseph was constructed on the south east Situated at the northern Southern Ontario. Programs are focused on Fort George, Erie. World renowned for spring and fall shore of the island to become the most westerly military 2 tip of an 80-km limestone which played a crucial role in the . Staff dressed bird migrations and Monarch butterfly concentrations Ontario's wilderness national park protects 1878 km of post in British North America. It was established to maintain finger separating in the uniforms and clothing of the period demonstrate the each autumn, Point Pelee protects marsh, forest, boreal forest and Lake Superior shoreline. Pukaskwa offers an alliance with peoples and linked the fur Georgian Bay from the lifestyles and weapons of the war. The original stone powder dunes and beaches. The visitor centre features interpretive frontcountry and backcountry opportunities. Visit the Hattie trade routes to Montreal from 1796 to 1812. In 1814, main basin of Lake magazine and reconstructed log buildings are refurnished to programs and exhibits. Take the open air shuttle to the tip or Cove Visitor Centre, day trails, and picnic area. Summer American forces burned the fort to the ground. Today, the Huron. Rugged limestone reflect their appearance during the war. Brock's Monument explore the rare 'Carolinian' environment on one of the many interpretive programs and special events explore natural remains are a prime attraction for visitors; archaeologists cliffs of the Niagara at is the tomb of General Sir , trails. Swimming, canoeing, bicycling, picnicking, interpretation history and First Nations culture. Hattie Cove campground continue to make new discoveries. A modern visitor centre Escarpment; extensive commander in chief of Upper Canada, killed in the pivotal programs, observation tower and marsh boardwalk. A food provides 67 sites (29 electrical), showers and washrooms. has a theatre and exhibits that depict military, Aboriginal, fur cobblestone beaches. Battle of Queenston Heights. The monument is open to the concession with canoe and bicycle rentals is available during Self-reliance and minimum impact recreation are required in trade and archaeological themes. Picnic with a view of the A natural paradise for public and a self-guided tour helps visitors understand the the summer. Spectacular ice formations along the beaches in the backcountry (reservations are recommended and shipping channel and watch birds on the trails. hikers, botanists and battlefield and its dramatic stories. winter; skate on the marsh (weather permitting). registration is mandatory). Trip guidebooks are available. Open from June to Thanksgiving (October). seekers of awesome Fort George is open from April to October. Brock's Open year-round. No public camping. Open year round; full service campground from late PO Box 220, Richards Landing ON POR 130 scenery. A variety of Monument is open from May to October. June to September. 407 Monarch Lane, RR 1, Leamington ON N8H 3V4 May-Oct. Tel: (705) 246-2664 Fax: (705) 246-1796 hiking trails, including Telephone: (519) 322-2365 Fax: (519) 322-1277 PO Box 212, Heron Bay ON POT 1R0 Nov. - April Tel: (705) 941 -6262 Fax: (705) 941 -6206 sections of the renowned Bruce Trail, contain many PO Box 787, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON LOS 130 E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (807) 229-0801 (ext. 242) TTY: (807) 229-2191 E-mail: [email protected] spectacular vistas. Campsites, excellent hiking, swimming. Telephone: (905) 468-4257 TTY: (905) 468-1477 Fax: (807) 229-2097 E-mail: [email protected] Open year-round. Fax: (905) 468-4638 E-mail: [email protected]

PO Box 189, Tobermory ON N0H2R0 Telephone/TTY: (519) 596-2233 Fax: (519) 596-2298 Point Pelee's Sault Ste. Marie Canal Ruins of Fort St. 12 Woodside beaches and 16 Camping reservations: (519) 596-2263 Learn about a soldier's National Historic Site of Canada Ooseph recall a National Historic Site of Canada marsh boardwalk E-mail: [email protected]. ca life in Fort George over troubled past. are major Sault Ste. Marie 200 years ago. Kitchener History comes attractions. Boaters and boat Fathom Five Woodside is the alive at 19th 10 century Fort watchers stately boyhood National Marine Park of Canada Maiden. experience a home of William At the tip of the Bruce Peninsula unique historical Lyon Mackenzie setting. When it Canada's first national marine park; 11,655 hectares of King, Canada's opened in 1895, Exploring the backcountry clear, cold water enveloping age-old mysteries and inviting 10th and Fort Maiden the historic lock in Pukaskwa provides fresh discoveries. Spectacular cliffs of the ; longest serving 14 was the largest in solitude and a chance for National Historic Site of Canada 19 islands. Mystical rock pillars of Flowerpot Island. Historic prime minister. the world, and the reflection. , 32 km south of Windsor shipwrecks. Sea caves and natural harbours. Superb diving It is restored first to be and snorkeling, charter dive boats, sightseeing cruises. and refurbished Landmark to events that shaped the Canadian nation - War of electrically operated. It was the last link to an all-Canadian Island campsites. to the Victorian 1812 and Rebellion of 1837-38. Site of British fort from 1796. waterway leading from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean. Open year-round. Ghostly shipwrecks style of the 1890s, guided by King's recollections. The splendid and spectacular Army garrison, British Indian Department post and dockyard for The site preserves historic buildings, machinery and the grounds and the decor of the furnished rooms change with the Contact the sites for information on hours of operation POBox 189, Tobermory ON NOH 2R0 geological formations Upper Great Lakes. Meeting place for Chief and world's last operational emergency swing bridge dam. In seasons, offering a variety of experiences throughout the year. special activities that are held throughout the Telephone/TTY: (519) 596-2233 Fax: (519) 596-2298 draw scuba divers British General Brock. Original era 1819 barracks and remains 1998, a new recreational lock, built within the walls of the Victorian summer teas, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other year and fees. Inquire about our national pass. and sightseers to of earthworks in riverfront park. Exhibits and weekend activities. historic lock, opened at the canal. E-mail: bruce-fathomfive@pc. go. ca celebrations make this a special place to visit. Many facilities are accessible to disabled visitors these clean, clear Annual summer tattoo and Christmas program. Navigation season open mid-May to mid-October. waters. Open Victoria Day weekend to Dec. 23; year-round for Open year-round. May-October, daily; Nov.-April contact Visitor centre open year-round; closed weekends and groups by reservation. site for details. Closed statutory holidays Nov.-April. statutory holidays from October to May.

528 Wellington St. North, Kitchener ON N2H 5L5 > Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by PO Box 38, 100 Laird Ave., Amherstburg ON N9V2Z2 1 Canal Drive, Sault Ste. Marie ON P6A 6W4 Telephone/TTY: (519) 571-5684 Fax: (519) 571-5686 the Chief Executive Officer of Parks Canada, 2003 Telephone/TTY: (519) 736-5416 Fax: (519) 736-6603 Telephone: (705) 941 -6205 TTY: (705) 941 -6262 E-mail: [email protected] QS-CI 31-000-EE-A4 Aussi disponible en français E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (705) 941-6206 E-mail: [email protected]