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The Marten River Provincial Park Logging Camp & Museum Marten River Ontario

Open Victoria Day weekend to end of September

You can almost hear those long-ago shouts of "Timber!!!" and feel the ground quake with the weight of those massive falling pines when you visit this replica 19th century Logging Camp located at Marten River Provincial Park.

Buildings at the logging exhibit- including a camp office, cookery, bunkhouse, meathouse, scaler's shack, stable, hay barn and blacksmith's shop- are replicas of the winter camps that were scattered throughout this area during the early 1900s.

Hundreds of artifacts within the buildings are all original and a number of larger logging artifacts are on display along an outdoor trail at the camp. These include a water tanker, a pointer boat, various logging sleighs, a crazy wheel, roller, square timber, and Otaco snow plow.

Guided tours of the logging camp are held Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during July and August. Special group tours can be arranged from May until the end of September by calling the park office.

"The Winter Camp", an award-winning short film which depicts life in 19th century lumber camps, was filmed here in 1985 and is shown as part of every Logging Camp tour.

Remnants still remain of the massive stands of virgin white and red pine that drew lumberjacks to this area in the early 1900s. While at Marten River Provincial Park hike the Transition Forest Trail to see ancient living pines rivaling those that fell in the glory days of saw logging.

Those wishing to experience the thrill of an operating logging camp should visit the park for a weekend of activities during its annual Lumberjack Day special event, scheduled each July, call the park for further details on this event. Some of the activities offered are crosscut sawing competitions, bow sawing competitions, nail driving competitions, firewood relay races, log throwing competitions, pointer boat rides, chainsaw carving demonstrations, a logger's lunch and a pancake breakfast.

Marten River park has 192 campsites including 110 electrical sites. The park also has showers, flush toilets, three swimming beaches, three boat launches, and a laundromat.

For more information: Marten River Provincial Park Marten River, Ontario P0H 1T0 705-892-2200

Marten River Provincial Park

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Why More People Are Getting Into Wilderness Camping

By Gregg Hall

Camping enthusiasts looking for a unique idea for a getaway should look no further than wilderness camping. Wilderness camping has many advantages such as having no need to hurry and no schedule to follow. It is a chance to commune with nature in some of the most attractive wilderness camping areas in the nation, many of which are not well-known to the general public. This kind of outdoor activity offers people the chance to relax and experience that indescribable feeling of being at peace with nature. They also have the luxury of all the time in the world to explore the beauty that nature is offering.

Here are some of the top places that other people who love wilderness camping recommend:

Andrew Molera Park, is found near Big Sur in California and is still one of those places that are fairly primitive for wilderness campers. There are over twenty sites to camp in, and interested campers should find out what kind of regulations are in place that should be complied with. This park offers wilderness camping trails for various outdoor activities that include several different types of landscape to choose from.

Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness in North Dakota is the home of this wilderness camping area, with nearly 30,000 acres to explore. Wilderness campers can spot many different types of animals and birds, including deer and bison, hawks and Bald Eagles. This wilderness camping area has around eighty-four miles of trails that give hiking access to the more inaccessible areas of the park. Wilderness campers must get a permit.

Ahjumawi Lava Springs Park gets its name from the Native American word, "ahjumawi" which means "where the waters come together." This wilderness camping area is at one of the biggest fresh water spring systems in the nation. The camping areas are unique in that they can only be accessed by water, making sure you have the privacy you are craving. Visitors can enjoy the rustic beauty of the area that includes pristine water shores, places to view lava rock and scenery that includes Mt. Shasta.

Haleakala Park is a gorgeous spot in Hawaii which gives visitors a rare chance to do some wilderness camping in an area that is both primitive and breathtaking. There are two campsites that can only be reached by foot. These two campsites each offer a different experience for wilderness camping. Campers can get free permits to camp at either site, and there are various rules for camping in this park.

These are a few suggestions of places to go for wilderness camping. Needless to say, if you really yearn to escape from it all, you can blaze your own path into the wilder parts of America. Partake of nature's gifts with wilderness camping today.

Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach, Florida. Find more about this as well as rv camping accessories at http://www.rvaccessoriesplus.com

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