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'8A ?tODERICH SI NAL,STAR,;I'UURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1969
Even bug spray in this
canoe -camp package
If you haven't a boat, a tent
or any camping gear whatsoever
-- forget it. Ontario'Igonquin
Ptcovincial Park has the answer
for an adventurous canoe trip
this sumtj.er and all you need to
bring along, is your no -wadi( self.
Apart from your sports garb
Sand. personal articles, everything
required for an escape camping
vacation can be supplied by
three experienced outfitters
located at the park, from canoe,
tent, air mattress, pot clearier'
even to bug spray.
And among them, the have
total of 500 canoes available, an
impressive indicator of the wok
of their facilities.
Less than 300 miles from the
U.S. • border, Algonquin',
2,910 -square -mile- wilderness
encompasses an area almost the
combined size of Delaware and
Rhode Island. • .
It is a land of lakes, rivers and
virgin forest, where for the past
60 years wildlife has roamed
unhindered in its natural habitat.
• Fishermen will find a varlet\
of species to test their ,kill,
including brook trout, lake
trout, bass find walleye.
Although there is a highway
through the park, 37 miles from
east to west gates, it barely
scratches the surface of this east
expanse.
The1remainder is accessible
.by canoe. And to fish the
bu�ntiful interior • lakes and
eonjoy the wilderness
atmosphere, sportsmen must
participate in the full experience.'
of canoe travel.
This is easier than one might
. suppose.. You don't need to buy
equipment, burden your car
,with. a boat or. trailer, or worry
about food. When you arrive
you can rent everything you
need . from these outfitter
specialists, and reasonably too.
For example, for a daily, rate
of $7.25, a plan offered by
Algonquin Outfitters near the'
park's western entrance; includes
necessary. equipment and all the Guides • are considered*
food you, need, with a variety of unnecessary . and are not
• easy -to -prepare. dehydrates and ..available here.
freeze-dried meats (steaks, pork
chc,)ps, hamburger). to lighten the
load un portages.
11 bile there is an all' -inclusive.
daily cost deal, each major item
of equipment has a
separately-Iist'd rt'n1at rate (such
as a\e, 2b cei ts.per day; sleeping
hag and linter. 75 cents per day)
so that trippers may bring along
favorite items o1' their own and
deduct ac.•tordingl. '
You ivav our ovv n
food but it shtutld be
remembered that the outfitters
knov% vv hat's most prak•t t gill\.
stilted to a canoe trip. A ,;untie is
available il' desired 1.,1;0 per rlay
pitss hi' food iiia equipment t.
something unique has `f)ee'fl
added 1)v . thr Portage Store. a
posh to-Dark-o,tttfitting complex
w high, in addition to a full food
and equipment rental -list,
includes dining room snack bar,
halt -and stet kit' and gift - shops,
sett.- t t tuct market and
sightseeing 1)10h)
Iheir neve w rinkte is a tent
trailer rental w stern h\ w hich a
standard or deluxe ti nu is taken
to your selected lain {.)site trod
sit up, complete vv nth inside
electric lights'. • tvvo•hurm'r
propane stove and ice chest. I his,
can be done ittl, advance or \e it bin
an hour of choosing vont.
location'.
It's removed at the end of
your'stay:• all included in the
rental fee. which range'. 'frons
'43 -19 -per week for a four -person
standard type. to $69 per week
for the deluxe four -to -eight
person trailer. \yith the latter go
table: chairs, 9 x -12 canopy' and -
gas lantern. Just pick your'si -
(hes' do tih''rest.
A visiting 'Texan vv:ho hauled
his own camping trailer all the
way up -continent to Algonquin,.
last
lgonquin-
last 'summer ,vo>ved he'd shun
that 'chore in future after' he
learned of the trailer -on -the -spot
arrangement.
On •Opeongo Lake a little
farther within the park, the
(4peongo Outfitting Store also
caters to the fisherman's needs
with rentals - of canoes, boats,
motors, sleeping bags and tents.
Services include lunch room,
provisions, bait . and tackle.
,Board for guests is $6.50. per
day, including t.atnpittg
equipment, plus canoe at ti3.5()
daily, S21 weekly. .(luides Lire
available at $17 pigs : 3 for food
per day.
Operating for a season of
ahu-ut six months from the
beginning of \lay to the
Canadian Thanksgiving weekend
in slid -October, the outfitters of •
.Algonquin Park report an
(\ tr-gro. ng demand for their
ser\ ice since they started some
10 Years ago. Peak period is July
and :August, though September
and October are increasing in
popularit\
It is possible to take a canoe
trip of more than 7 miles and
never encounter a portage of
more than hall' a mile. And, with
2,156 lakes within the park's
boundaries, ardent canu.e'tsts are
able to returnyear. after \ear
and •cover different territot•v .
Although' • accurate } and
detailed charts arc pro•,ided,'
don't. panic if you get lost, •i‘he'
outfitters know your intended
route. when v ou plan to return
and, with aircraft patrolling the
park daily, can readily arrange a
pointed aerial search.
Five additional, vacations are pos-
sible -for many Americans during
1969. reports Hertz Rent A Car.
In addition to, their regular vaca-
tion usually two weeks - a growing
number of people will take advantage
of the five long weekends during the
year to spend added time far from
home, '
"The "fly -drive" method of va-
cationing- a jet trip with a rent-
al car .at destination for on-the-
gro.und mobility -makes it pos-
sible for Americans to enjoy lei-
sure time in varying surround-
ings.
Hertz rental locations at airports
around the country provide immedi-
ate access to the great outdoors, re-
sort areas. historical sites, and na-
tional parks
Besides these destinations, Hertz
recommends two of the country's out-
standing scenic drives. recently named
winners in the comparly's poll of the
nations travel 'editors.
In the Eastern U.S. the top
attraction is the combined sky-
line-Blue
kyline-Blue • Ridge Parkway drive
that begins in Front Royal, Va.,
and continues through Asheville,
N. C.
Winner in the. West was California
1, the breathtaking state highway
that leads -up the coast to San Fran-
cisco, --often overhanging the very surf
of the Pacific. Both can be reached
by plane with a rental car reserved
in advance.
Hawaii, Puerto Rico and many other
holiday spots outside the U.S are
also available on long weekends,
Hertz says, since fly -drive enables
vacationers to spend almost all the
weekend at the .resort area.
The -five holidays' which will pro-
vide three -and four-day weekends this
year are • Memorial Day, Fourth of
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and
Christmas:
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Adventure on the rails
.\ 29(3 -mile railroad which
took from 1899 to 19f4 to
finish offers visitors to Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario, one of the last,
.great - romantic , train rides in
North America.
This is aboard the Algoma
Central - Railway into storied
.\gavva Canyon,. acclaimed as the
Most awesomely scenic region
east of the Canadian Rockier.
Connection with the
trans -continental tines of the
,Canadian Pacific and Canadian
National raihvay;s noeth of the
-Soo,",, the Attgonia Central
handles great tonnages of iron
ore, pulpwood and lumber,
carved from Ontario's vast
'northern- interior. 1t also carries
passengers to and from Hearst -
t he end of the line - and from
early June to mid-October, it
puts on extra coaches for special
one•day .excursions. every day
but Sundays..
The train departs sharply at 8
a.m. from ACR's Soo terminal in
the centre of town. And before
riders have finished breakfast in
the diner, -hey're whisked -into a
\v ilderness wonderland so
gloriously unspoiled as to almost •
defy description.. '
413uilt at a time when aerial
reconnaissance for topographical
sightings still was much in the
future and construction
backbreakingly slow, the railway
follows an incredible; route
through stretches of
inlpenetratable forest, along
ledges and Mountainous hills,
over towering trestle bridges and
into fjord -like ravines. An
engineering feat in itself is aL the
entrance of _Agawa Canyon
where, in the distance of just 12
miles, the track level drops more
than 500 feet onto. the canyon
floor.
While most passengers are
content to sit by their windows
and marvel at the passing
• panorama, others flock to the
rear coach with cameras to
capture the drama on film: At
limes their view finders will
catch practically the entire train
as it. snakes around perpedicular
cliffs,- sonWtintes at - heights
ranging bet ween 1,100 and
1',.)bO feet abovesea level. And,
.4i
on some lonely lake far below,
adventure might be heightened
by the sudden appearance of a
moose.
All told, the one -day
excursion takes 10 -hours - four
hours up, and two-hour stopover
at Canyon Station, or Mile 114
- and four hours back.
At Canyon the train pulls
into a siding -acid the excursion
coaches and- dining car are cut
off, with the balance•proceeding
1 82 miles farther north to
Hearst. 'I'hes - . es are picked
up two hours later b the next
train travelling south.
Twelve miles back is 'here
the train begins its remar able,
500 -foot descent, and the scary
sensation could be likened , to
your first ride on a
roller -coaster. At once you, are
dwarfed by precipitous, tree -clan
walls • of solid granite and, its
rapid succession; You'll get to
see two spectacular waterfalls --
one on your right, the other on
your left, as the train pulls into
the station. '
.At Canyon, you can while
away your two-hour wait with a
'picnic in the park, fish nearby
for speckled trout in 'turbulent,
icy water, or clinb a -nature trail
to the top of a high promontory
from which can be seen miles
upon miles of untamed territory,
totally unchanged since the• Ice
Age, with the -Agawa . River,
winding tortuously through it.
The scenic splendor you
might . have missed on the
up -going . journey can be
captured on the return, and
likely the only stops the train
will make is to pick up groups of
adventurous Boy Scouts and
bewhiskered sports fishermen
returning to civilization.
Fcr this one -in -a -lifetime
adventure on the rails - and the
train ride is adventure itself for
many the adult round-trip is
S7 and $4 for students and,
children. And, as beauteous as
the journey niay be in summer,
thousands more take it in
October when the entire Algoma
region is ,ablaze with autumn
color.
Boating
i
Boating ' becomes more
popular each year. The
increasing number of boating
accidents are an . unfortunate
byproduct of this popularity.
Boat owners should consider
coverage for damage' or injury to
others that might result from
their boating activities. Unless a
boat is stolen, its owner can be
held responsible if the craft is
involved In an accident,
according to the information
bureau of the Ontario Insurance
Agents' Association. ` -
The best protection is
.liability insurance providing
coverage for the 'boat and
auxiliary property, and
specially -designed insurance for
the boater.
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