Quetico Provincial Park has pushed its proposed reopening to August 8, and Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has issued an evacuation alert for the Canadian counterpart of the Little Knife Fire grows.
Quetico Provincial Park has closed Dawson Trail Campground due to nearby forest fire activity, according to the park’s alerts page. All backcountry entry stations are also closed.
Picture towering pines silhouetted against a dazzling blue sky, and a layer of new snow spilling from the branches. Think Quetico is just for canoeing?
Permits shut down due to pandemic will soon be available again to people paddling between U.S. and Canada.
As popular paddling destination Quetico Provincial Park reopens to Americans, maps show areas affected by major fires.
Over 680 miles of canoe route through northwestern Ontario from Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba.
Ontario closes popular canoe park across from the Boundary Waters to prevent unnecessary travel and spread of coronavirus.
While local residents follow social distancing outdoors in the wilderness, the public is asked to not travel to the Quetico-Superior region, as facilities close due to infection prevention measures.
Rustic residency program provides time and support to find inspiration in the Ontario wilderness.
International gathering near Atikokan will offer presentations, discussions, and the chance to take part in a wilderness ski adventure the following day.
Research in Canadian canoe country wilderness seeks to understand species that call it home and may be threatened by deadly fungus.
Deadline is March 31 to apply to live and work in the Ontario wilderness park at a rustic studio or travel by canoe.
Anyone with knowledge of a small lake in Quetico is invited to offer input on proposal to rename it after Miron “Bud” Heinselman, who advanced scientific knowledge of the boreal forest and pushed for its protection.
“By examining annual growth rings in increment cores taken from tree trunks, we found that many pines at this site were more than 250 years old. Distinct injuries recorded within their rings denoted the passage of multiple low-severity surface fires that damaged but did not kill many of these trees…”
Cross Quetico Lakes Tour on March 17 will send skiers into the Canadian wilderness park to cross ice-covered lakes often used for canoeing.
The iconic animals appear to be following in the footsteps of Minnesota’s as their habitat is degraded and the climate warms.
Public comments are currently being accepted on a document to guide the next two decades of the Ontario canoe wilderness.
Anishinaabe people historically worked with the semi-wild horses for winter transportation.
Researchers report moose population increases in recent years after a decade of decline.
Busy park depends on Americans paddling across the international border.