This week Bill takes us to three more parks in Northeastern Ontario, he’s headed north towards Kapuskasing and Hearst prime for day trips
Day trips to Ontario Parks are a good way to utilize a seasonal pass as there are so many summering things to see and do within a park and its nearby community.
The Boreal Forest and Claybelt landscape are this park’s defining features. Remi Lake, of which about a third of its shoreline is within the park, is one of the largest lakes in the region. A large forest fire in 1916, known as the Matheson Fire, burned through an area of forest east of Timmins, burning communities and killing around 220 people – one of the worst forest fire death tolls in Canadian history. This spurred the Ontario government to create legislation and a forest fire organization, which included the airbase on Remi Lake where the park is today. The trail is named after one of the fire-spotting flying boats based on the lake – La Vigilance.
Fishing in Remi Lake is good. Northern pike and walleye are the main species here, but small-mouth bass are also plentiful. There are motorboat rentals for the anglers in the group, as well as bikes, paddle boards, canoes, kayaks and peddle boats for the self-propelled.Fushimi Lake Provincial Park, near Hearst“Fushimi Lake lies completely within the provincial park, and while the lake may look small on the highway map, it feels huge when you’re on it,” said Wilson.
The trail meanders through the park’s Boreal Forest and highlights the various species common to this northern forest – balsam fir, black spruce, and Bunchberry with its white flowers in early summer and red berries later in the season. Bunchberry is a creeping form of dogwood, which is most often a shrub.
"It's the vibe you get when you know you want to visit this provincial park again as soon as you can.”
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