Algonquin Park Blog

Thanks to the Sour Toe, I’m a Sourdough!

Dawson City, Yukon - Martha and I are in Dawson City, Yukon for the Tourism Industry Association of Yukon Annual Conference. Hearkening back to a time at the turn of the Century, Dawson seems like a movie set. With wooden boardwalks, dirt streets, false front buildings and interesting people around every corner, the [...]

Bring on Summer -The ICE is OUT!

Easter Weekend brought delightul temps to the South River and Algonquin Park area. We are happy to say that the ice has left Kawawaymog lake as a result. April 16/17 is the earliest ice out we can remember in this part of Algonquin Park over the past five years. So, get your [...]

When will the ice out occur in Algonquin Park?

Over the past three years, ice out at the Kawawaymog Lake Access point into Algonquin Park has happened when a strong breeze has kicked up blowing the ice chunks to bits and driving them ashore somewhere on the lake. The date has been either April 19th or April 20th in this part of [...]

Let’s Paddle!

Time for our annual salute to spring. If you have RealPlayer and high speed Internet Catch our Video (18 meg).
For all others, we pledge that all future videos will be Quicktime compatible! I spent the better part of last Saturday morning trying to convert this little beauty, but no luck!
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New office opens today

We made the big move after hours last night. Desks, computers, and the like are across the hall in the new Northern Edge Algonquin Office. Blue Canoe looks huge. There will be lots of space for in-store workshops and more retail.I’m sure there will be a few bumps the next few days, [...]

Join us on My Space

Northern Edge Algonquin is venturing into MySpace.
We’ve been planning a collaborative meeting space for guests and friends of the Edge for a few months. After reviewing dozens of tools that would enable our guests to connect with one another and our staff we’ve decided to give MySpace a try. MySpace.com is a site [...]