Algonquin Park Blog

Yoga Retreat - Record Attendance

Our Quest for Balance Sea Kayaking and Yoga Retreats have been outstanding this summer. There are a few yoga retreats left this year, but only one has room for new attendees: July 17-20, 2006 Quest for Balance.Big thank you to Tracy, our sea kayak instructor and Stephanie and Heather, our Yoga retreat facilitators. [...]

Calmer Weather in Algonquin Park

Over the past two weeks Weather in the Algonquin Park region has given us more than our share of major thunderstorms rolling through. As August rolls around, sunshine and less intense weather patterns are the norm. Thanks Gord Baker at Algonquin Outfitters for blogging about the storm and providing reservation info to travelers [...]

Dumoine River Canoe Trip - Stunning

Participants in our Dumoine River canoe trip have just returned after a fantastic week of white water paddling on a canoe trip down the Dumoine river, Canada. Planes, Trains, and Paddling Canoes, our Dumoine River Canoe Trip has been scheduled again for next year at the same time in July with a train ride [...]

Blue Berry Pickin’ on Blueberry island

Blueberies, Blueberries, Blue berries, BlueBerrys, Blue berrys . . . any way you spell it (and ’round these parts they spell it many different ways with creative use of the English language on roadside signs beckoning Wild Blue Berry Buyers) Blue Berries means it’s time for Emily to build some blue berry pies. The [...]

Windy Day on Kawawaymog Lake

Ontario’s Near North was hit by a wind and rain storm that knocked down many large trees and caused power outages across a wide area from Sudbury to Mattawa and the northwestern corner of Algonquin Park. At the Edge, it’s business as usual as our mainhouse and retreat are self-powered with solar power and [...]

Sunny n’ Warm - Visiting the Islands Today

We woke to a beautiful sunrise this morning before guests headed out for an early sea kayak tour of Kawawaymog Lake. After breakfast, Stephanie cranked up the beats for some Nia Dance among the Spruce Trees. Lunch is on the islands, where the girls are likely to take some time for a swim [...]

Digital Camera Overboard - Now what?

Earlier this week we had the good fortune of having a second digital camera go overboard!Good fortune you say…. no I do not misspeak.The first wet camera, well that was a drag, no getting that one to turn back on.
A few days later upon exiting the canoe, Emily accidentally dropped her digital camera in the [...]

Dumoine River Canoe Trip Update

There are only two spaces left for our July 16 - 23 Dumoine River Whitewater Canoe Trip - Planes, Trains and Paddling Canoes. The Dumoine River is a classic Canadian Whitewater canoe trip, and our unique twist on this trip features a train ride from Toronto’s Union Station, as well as float plane [...]

Yoga Retreat - morning photos at Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada

View a slideshow of Yoga Retreat images - at Algonquin Park Ecolodge, Ontario Canada.
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Dreamy Canada Day Weekend

The sun shines through the clouds for an early morning yoga session for Quest for Balance. The calm invites a gaggle of mergansers paddle within a few feet of our on-the-water yoga platform. Most of these retreats are full this summer, although there is still room for the Just Women event on September [...]