Algonquin Park Blog

Shorter days mean - LOTS OF HAPPENINGS

This week has been a big one for exciting developments here at the Edge. Here is a short list of some of the news at the Edge this week:

new program developments including our new Quest for Balance Sea Kayaking Trip!! (if you’ve been to a Quest for Balance retreat, you’ll receive a special [...]

Big Machines at the Edge

I got a call from Greg today at the office. He was very happy because the earth movers were at the Edge clearing and compacting an area for a new wood shed, enhancing the parking area and making some improvements to the lower road. In a few days the ground will be solid [...]

Medicine for Your Winter Blahs

The leaves have all fallen to the ground and we have begun to have the occasional sprinkling of snow. It is at this time of year that I usually begin to hear people begin to grumble about the upcoming snowy season. However, I generally become quite excited. I think that snow is a lot of [...]

Helicopter Tour of Gros Morne National Park

A few friends and I were treated to a magical adventure flying by helicopter over some of the most renowned landscapes in the world. Over the past two years, Celes Davar (Earth Rhythms - Manitoba), Nancy Arsenault (Royal Roads University - British Columbia) and I have made four trips to Gros Morne National Park [...]

Stewards of the Forest

Over the years I have had the privilege of introducing numerous people from all over the world to the Algonquin bush. Many of these individuals have marveled the abundance of large and beautiful trees.
The depth of my love for trees was emphasized while spending numerous years working in Nunavut (Canadian Arctic). Nunavut is a beautiful [...]