Algonquin Park Blog

Northern Lights - Algonquin Park

A giant sunspot that has been ongoing for a week, has been delighting late night skywatchers near Algonquin Park, (and further afield) with a wonderful green aurora from time to time. The shimmering night light occassionally shooting 60 degrees hight on the horizon. Hopefully it will continue to delight over the next week [...]

Balance and Harmony

Adventure and relaxation, active and reflective, nourishing and memorable.  Quest for Balance this weekend at the edge.   This morning the sun came up and the fog rose off the lake revealing a remarkable day of sunshine and cool breezes.  The day just had to start with some yoga and chi gung on the beach, followed [...]

Looking Good, Naturally

I am continually impressed with how amazing people look when they haven’t been around a mirror for a few days, (present company excepted).  Our guests out on wilderness adventures with the sun on their face and wind in their hair are often concerned how they look. 
The truth is most of the time, people look [...]

Sea Kayaking Weekend

While the Edge hosted our popular Quest for Balance Retreat, this one for Women-only this past weekend, Greg and Todd headed to Georgian Bay for a Big Sky Sea Kayaking Adventure. All this while Liz escorted guests into Algonquin Park for a Morning Tea with Moose Canoe Trip.
Georgian Bay held many surprises for us [...]

Loose Hips sink Ships

Greg was giving a fine demonstration to our Quest for Balance guests of the need to have fine hip control for shifting weight while kayaking. Martha had to step in and show him how its done. With absolutely no previous documented hula hoop experience, Martha kept it going good. Not sure where [...]

Quest for Balance Guests meet Bernie

Sunday morning had guests running for their cameras to get a shot of Bernie, the small black bear who has been visiting the past week. Once everyone had a chance to snap a pic, it was time to make some noise to frighten the small cub away.
Bears make their homes in the forests of [...]

Little Bear

We’ve been visited this week by a little bear who seems to be about a year old and without any effective parenting!
The little bear has been seen wandering around through the forest and sitting up in trees. He even ate the bulk of Greg and Vicki’s lettuce, “How Rude!”, and peaked in on [...]

Quest for Balance

Our first of several very popular Quest for Balance Sea Kayaking and Yoga retreats at the Edge takes place this weekend. Guests are arriving as I type for three nights of adventure, relaxation, reflection and sharing.

The colourful kayaks line the beach in preparation for guests who will learn to paddle. It seems [...]

Comfy Temps Continue

We’re greatly enjoying the mild temps this summer on the Edge of Algonquin Park. Sunny skys and 20-23 degrees C seems to be the norm. We’re hoping for more of the same as the summer moves on. Our first Quest for Balance retreat is this weekend and our first sea kayaking [...]