The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park [Paperback]

Michael Runtz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

The edition features new photographs, updated information and revised maps. As indispensable as insect repellent and good hiking boots.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

Lavishly illustrated. (Bruce Deachman, CanWest Star Phoenix (Saskatoon) 20080906)

This practical guide will answer all your questions. (Laila Maalouf VIA Destinations )

For anyone who is a lover of Ontario's open spaces, [this book] should be a valuable, if not indispensable tool. (Grand Magazine (Kitchener ON) )

About the Author

Michael Runtz has worked as a naturalist in Canada's national and provincial parks. He is the author of the bestselling books Moose Country, Algonquin Seasons, and the acclaimed behavior trilogy Wild Wings, Wild Things, and Wild Flowers. Wild Wings won the Ottawa Citizen Book Prize for Non-fiction. His award-winning photographs are an integral part of his Carleton University Natural History lecture series, for which he has received Excellence in Teaching awards .

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Boston Mills Press; Revised edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550463195
• ISBN-13: 978-1550463194
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,862,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good summary of Algonquin park, January 19, 2004

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Russell Sturmey (Mississauga, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park (Paperback)

This provides you with a very good overview of places to visit inside the park. It includes all areas: the Highway 60 corridor, the north and the east sides of the park.

The book goes into details of good places to visit for scenic views, or viewing wildlife, or having a picnic. This is a good book to bring with you when you visit the Park.

What stopped me from giving this book 5-stars was that most of the information available in the book is also available on the internet. I was hoping to learn of secret trails, or places to visit that the average tourist doesn't know about. There were a couple of places I never knew existed, but not as much as I had hoped for.

The book is a good guide to take with you to the park to remind you of interesting places.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More like "Coffee Table Guide", March 25, 2008

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T. Cohn (Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park (Paperback)

This book is filled with many beautiful photographs of Algonquin Park and would look great on anyone's coffee table. What it won't give you is any kind of information an "Explorer" would find useful.

There's a bare minimum of information on interior trips, some information on highway-side attractions, and a whole lot of info on the different kinds of animals that inhabit the park, along with tracks and scat signs, and pretty pictures. If you really want to explore Algonquin park, leave this book on the shelf.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Trip Planning Guide, April 13, 2002

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"aimless_and_andy" (Ypsilanti, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park (Paperback)

Easy to follow guide for planning a family vacation to the Algonquin. Provides just the right amount of detail to whet your appetite for a trip without clouding the desriptions with too much detail. Not the best book for planning a 4 day canoeing trip into the wilderness but perfect for a varied trip including canoeing, cycling, hiking and wildlife viewing.