Parks in Thunder Bay District, Ontario - Neys Provincial Park, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Wabakineys Provincial Park, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Wabakimi Provincial Park Mi Provincial Park (Paperback)

Chapters: Neys Provincial Park, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Wabakimi Provincial Park, Rainbow Falls Provincial Park, La Verendrye Provincial Park, White Lake Provincial Park, Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Neys Provincial Park is a Natural Environment Class provincial park within the Ontario Parks system. This 5384 ha park includes the historic Coldwell Peninsula and the surrounding island system (added as part of Ontario Living Legacy in 2000-2001) consisting of: Pic Island, Detention Island, and the Sullivan Islands. The ghost village of Coldwell, which lies just outside the est boundary of the park, was home to an old railway and fishing community until the 1960s. All that remains of the village now are a few foundations, shipwrecks in the harbour and a cemetery. Within park boundaries is also the muse for Group of Seven member Lawren Harris, who in 1924 painted the now famous image of Pic Island. Only the hardy survive here, including subarctic plants and a rare herd of woodland caribou. Enjoy one the finest beaches on Lake Superiors north shore or view a model of a former German Prisoner of War Camp at the Neys Visitor Centre. Neys Sign on HWY 17, West of Marathon, ON Neys Provincial Park is home to one of the hardest and rarest mineral complexes in North America. The Coldwell Complex began to form over 1 Billion Years ago when magma chambers formed beneath the surface causing surface swelling to occur. Eventually this swelling turned into an active volcano. 600 million years ago, the volcano walls became so large and heavy, they caved in on the Volcano, acting as a plug. The magma then becomes trapped in the magma chamber where it settles and cools with other minerals ca...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=682949