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Algonquin Visitor Centre
No visit to the Park would be complete without a stop at Algonquin's
fabulous Visitor Centre on Highway 60 at km 43. Opened in 1993 to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of Algonquin Provincial Park and
the entire Ontario provincial park system, the Centre has world
class exhibits on the Park's natural and human history, a relaxing
restaurant and an excellent bookstore. A theatre presentation sums
up the Park story and then takes you out to the viewing deck from
where you can admire a breathtaking panorama of wild Algonquin landscape.
Algonquin Logging Museum
Just inside the East Gate, the Algonquin Logging Museum brings to
life the story of logging from the early square timber days to the
last of the great river drives. A recreated camboose camp and a
fascinating steam-powered amphibious tug called an "alligator"
are among the many displays.
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