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For over 20 years I've been collecting stories, photographs, interviews, out of print books and researching various aspects of the human history of Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada. In other words, capturing voices from the past. In the fall of 2020, I launched my podcast 'Algonquin Defining Moments' to both complement my published books but also to continue my mission of sharing stories, recollections, traditions, landmarks and other fun Algonquin Park human heritage curiosities. In this way that those who share my passion for everything Algonquin Park can listen to snippets of the park and its people while commuting, walking, cooking, working around the house or even just meditating on the back deck. Enjoy! Gaye Clemson
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Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Episode 37: Lake Water Rising Part 2: The Gilmour Tramway
In this second of two episodes on the Gilmour great misadventure, I focus on Gilmour’s great tramway adventure. where the company tried to haul and float logs from the Algonquin Park Highlands to Trenton. On a completely different river system and uphill for a fair amount of it, the adventure was an engineering marvel but a practical disaster of both time and money.
In addition to my own research for many of my books and other podcasts, most of the content comes from a few key sources including:
- When Giants Fall – The Gilmour Quest for Algonquin Pine by GARY LONG & RANDY WHITEMAN
- Algonquin Park’s Mowat Little Town of Big Dreams by Mary I. Garland
- Raven Article: Our Eyes are Dim, We cannot See August, 2003 Remaking the Tea-Smoke-Canoe Lake Landscape 14,2003 Vole 44 No 9
- Norm Quinn’s 2002 Algonquin Wildlife Lessons in Survival
The musical interlude in this episode is the Wakami Walers version of the Log Drivers Waltz from their 1993 Waltz With the Woods Album. Don’t forget to check out other versions on YouTube, which a great fun to watch. Don’t forget to lend your support to the Wildlife Research Station as they embark on another busy season of research activities.
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