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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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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Episode 11: Logging in Algonquin Park - The 19th C Experience
Controversy over logging in Algonquin Park is almost as old as the Park itself, though truth be known, public attention on the issue didn’t really start until the 1930’s and major antagonism didn’t happen until the late 1960s early 1970s. The funny thing is that when Algonquin Park was created in 1893, the conventional wisdom was that logging would stop when the pine were all gone. In addition, was the view that forest fires destroyed far more of the forest than lumbering ever did.
This first of three episodes on the topic starts with the early days, in the 19th Century, of square timber cutting of red and white pine for Britain’s Royal Navy. This includes how and where it took place, insights into Philomen Wright, John Egan, and J. R. Booth who were major players in the Ottawa Valley, and of course a few stories about the ‘shantymen’ themselves who worked in the bush from November to April each winter.
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