Wanda Spruyt has submitted a new triplog, of her 7-day canoe trip out of Smoke Lake with her daughter .. "Smoke Lake to Bonnechere".

They travelled to Ragged, Big Porcupine, Bonnechere, Cradle, Phipps, Kirkwood, Pardee, and Lawrence Lakes .. returning to Ragged Lake and visiting Parkside Bay.

"There was no one else on Bonnechere, and even Big Porc was empty. We actually got to the Devils Staircase quite quickly, and walking it downward seemed much easier. With the foodback almost empty, I was able to take on a bit more weight for the hike down. It was starting to spit, and the clay and loose rocks were very slippery. We wore good hiking shoes, which was a help, but Joyce still nearly turned an ankle with the canoe on her head.

Chris Taylor has submitted five new campsite entries to the "Portage and Campsite Inventory".

David (forum handle: "dontgroandaddy") posted a substantial trip-log on this website's forum titled "A River Runs Through It".

His family of four (plus friend) travelled their late-August 4-day loop via Magnetawan, Casey, Jubilee and Daisy Lakes.

"It wasn’t two minutes before the rain started, and “obliteration beyond comprehension” in seconds. A fantastically hard rain. We sat a moment, shocked at the intensity. I looked at the kids. Emily was smiling at me with a “whattya gonna do?” look on her face. We gave Michael his jacket, like that mattered. Even with the boats just feet apart, I had to yell over the sound of the rain to tell the kids to keep their bailer handy. That was probably the hardest rain I have experienced in a canoe. An overpowering amount of rain, in such volume it stuns you it can even happen."

Drew (forum handle: "AlgonquinLakes") has completed another multi-part trip-log on his All Of Algonquin website, of his "Four Days in July" .. a canoe trip that he and his buddy took, starting via the Tim River .. and paddling through Rosebary, Longbow, Queer, Little Misty, Moccasin, Sawyer, Rain, Casey, Daisy, and Ralph Bice Lakes .. ending up at Magnetawan Lake.

Drew (forum handle: "AlgonquinLakes") has completed two more trip-logs on his All Of Algonquin website.

First was a two-part, two-day weekend trip out of Kiosk during "buggy June". Drew and his friend travelled a loop starting through Mink, Club, and Mouse Lake (where they camped). They then continued via Big Thunder, Erables, and Maple Lakes .. and returned by Maple Creek to Kioshkokwi Lake .. "Welcome to Kiosk: The Mouse Lake Swarm" ..and .. "Welcome to Kiosk Part Two: Escaping the Bugocalypse"

Second was a daytrip loop (July 1st) out of Canoe Lake .. by Bonita, Tea, Coot, Swan and Smoke Lakes .. a hot and buggy exploration .. "Swan Lake".

A new 432 page release by Roderick (Rory) MacKay "Algonquin Park - A Place Like No Other" takes the reader through the park's early indigenous hunters and gatherers, their displacement by colonist lumbermen, the formation of the Park in 1893, the growth of lodges camps and cottage leases, the challenges dealt with by park superintendents, the co-existence of regulated logging and recreation, the role today’s Algonquin People will have within the park and much more.

Brian Maltman (Director of The Friends of Algonquin Park) has said, "This is the definitive work on the human history of the Park, and how it has been shaped by the people who explore, work in, live in and love this place."

Robert M. (a.k.a. 'Uppa of Kayak Camper') has completed publishing the 4-part video documentation of his 2018 Ice Out seven-day kayak trip.

Video 1 - Days 1 & 2: Robert set out from Achray and met-up with Drew (of allofalgonquin.com) at Carcajou Bay. They then paddled via McDonald Creek to Guthrie and Clover Lakes.
Video 2 – Day 3: Robert and Drew traveled to Tarn and St Andrews Lakes.
Video 3 – Days 4 & 5: Drew departed back home. Robert day-tripped to 'High Falls'. Then he headed to a new basecamp on Francis Lake.
Video 4 – Days 6 & 7: On day 6, Robert day-tripped to the Barron Canyon. Day 7 was his departure day from Francis Lake.

Drew (forum handle: "AlgonquinLakes") has posted a 2-part account on his All Of Algonquin website, of the 4-days of the 2018 Ice Out trip he shared with Robert M. (a.k.a. 'Uppa of Kayak Camper') .. Four Lakes to Clover .. and Tarn Lake And A Whole Lot Of Walking.

"It was kind of like wading through snow. My feet sunk into ankle deep ice water/mud with pretty much every step and my toes were quickly numb. We double carried to save weight, and stuck to the edge of the meadow where the ground was, theoretically, a bit firmer. Eventually, we both managed to make it across relatively unscathed and without getting sucked into a never ending pit of Algonquin quicksand."

As you plan your backcountry canoe trips, remember to check over the Portage and Campsite Inventory .. not only to refer to campsite and portage details along your way .. but also to identify gaps in the PCI that you may be able to fill on your trips.

There are new updated field-worksheets available to print and take with you, to help in the gathering of portage and campsite information, in preparation for email submission to the website upon your return.

Mark Rubino started his MarkInThePark.com website in 2005, mainly as a way to keep track of all the lakes he'd had camped on. He soon discovered that not only reading other people’s trip-logs was addictive, but that writing them was lots of fun too. His presence in the online Algonquin Park community has been well established over the past decade.

Ian Young has completed the sixth and final video installment on his YouTube Channel of his 8-day canoe trip with three buds, that he took last year ... Algonquin 8-Day Canoe Trip 2017

A timely reminder to those planning a visit to Algonquin Park, who don't have the advantage of an automobile, to checkout the Parkbus website.

Bob McElroy has added a very unique feature to the "Bob and Diana McElroy Bushnotes website.

Over the past three years, Sean Mason has published three accounts of what are now new family traditions .. yearly Algonquin Park canoe trips with his brother and son.

Robert M. (a.k.a. 'Uppa') has completed publishing the 3-part video documentation of his September 4-day solo kayak loop-trip .. out of Kiosk, via Mink, Club, Mouse, Erables, Maple Lake and back to Kioshkokwi Lake. You can access the three videos on his YouTube channel at .. Kayak Camper.

Rob's personable narrative style and effectively operated bow and stern video cameras combine to allow the viewer to enjoyably share in his trip, that benefitted from the gloriously fair weather that marked this past September.