This week he takes us to Esker Lakes, Kettle Lakes and Ivan provincial parks, prime locations for day trips
Grab your picnic basket and towel. If you’re looking for a day trip and maybe a “Sunday drive” type of summer outing, provincial parks fill the bill in so many ways and the seasonal day pass is your ticket to nature and nearby community attractions.
“It’s called an esker by geologists," Daigle said. "The Munro Esker is the longest in Ontario at over 250 kilometres long. Check out the interpretative centre and the old-style display of local birds/animals on the free-standing signs and the large picnic shelters. The park’s spring-fed lakes were formed by glacial “icebergs” that were buried under sand and gravel by a huge glacial river. A wide river flowed over the glacial ice, reaching the melting edge where Kettle Lakes is today. The river formed a waterfall at this edge, burying the ice blocks that had fallen away from the glacier.
In Timmins, interesting attractions include Nickie’s Trails, Archie’s Rock, High Falls and the McIntyre Mine head frame, but a visit could include a new lookout that offers spectacular views of the city and into an active open-pit mining operation. Day visitors can rent a canoe or kayak to get out on the water and closer to the fish or bring a motorboat. There is a boat launch between Red Pine and La Baie campgrounds. You might hear the heritage drone of the heritage Beaver floatplane taking off from its nearby base.
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