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JANUARY 21, 2008

Canoe route maintenance in 2007

Good Samaritans with sweat and Parks with money were busy keeping the backcountry accessible and clean.

JANUARY 11, 2008

January thaw thins ice

Above freezing temperatures have melted snow and thinned ice.

DECEMBER 11, 2007

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DECEMBER 1, 2007

FREEZE-UP WATCH

Freeze-up! December 15

Dec 18: post-freeze-up satellite view

Dec 14: Freeze-up slowed

Dec 10: Holdouts

Dec 8: Freeze-up continues

Dec 5: Most lakes iced over

Nov 30: Freeze-up begins

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Fall spectacle

Fall is upon Temagami and the colours are peaking, visible in this satellite image.

Photo of Sharp Rock

SEPTEMBER 16, 2007

Wolf Lake old growth logging?

World's largest remaining old-growth red pine forest in jeopardy.

Land sought to swap for Wolf Lake old growth

JULY 23, 2007

Old growth gathering at Wolf Lake

Aug 24-26 gathering on threat to world's largest old-growth red pine forest.

JUNE 10, 2007

Logged forest will be seen from Maple Mountain

Logged forest will mar the pristine view from the summit of legendary Maple Mountain.

Logging to leave thin band of Lady Evelyn Lake shoreline

JUNE 4, 2007

Kellys' crossover: from bad land to promised land

The once-daunting portage now has an alternative.

JUNE 3, 2007

Endangered Canoe Routes 2007

Routes threatened with destruction this year.

MAY 24, 2007

Hiking trail map is out

Growing network of trails featured

MAY 17, 2007

Fire ban lifted

The eight-day Crown-land fire ban across northeastern Ontario lifted.

APRIL 21, 2007

50,000th camper coming this summer

This summer 50,000 campers will have attended Temagami youth camps.

MARCH 28, 2007

BREAK-UP WATCH

Break-up!

Historical break-up dates

Break-up! April 27 Ice goes out overnight

Lake level: Hub of Lake Temagami opens

Apr 25: satellite: Deep lakes hold onto ice

Apr 24: satellite: big lakes opening in spots

Lake level: Apr. 23 wind pushes ice

Apr 22: satellite: breakup on small lakes

Lake level: ice moves

Apr 19: satellite

Lake level: lead starting

Apr 18: satellite A first peek around clouds

Spring melt underway

Warm weather restricts ice travel

MARCH 23, 2007

Fall season's ceremony set for Sept 15

The seventh annual traditional ceremony to celebrate the changing of the seasons.

MARCH 20, 2007

Conservation groups mull over merger

Three groups see big advantages to unification.

MARCH 1, 2007

Four convicted of Maple Mountain graffiti

Four women convicted of last summer's spray painting.

FEBRUARY 26, 2007

Spring rendezvous in wilderness park

At Hap Wilson's wilderness retreat at Cabin Falls on Victoria Day weekend.

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Canoeist's tip nabs gate crasher

Wilderness park illegal-access conviction.

JANUARY 19, 2007

Wolf Lake's old-growth red pine

One of the world's largest remaining old-growth red pine forests surrounds Wolf Lake.

DECEMBER 21, 2006

Parks and rec plan released

The preliminary parks and recreation plan (TIP) for Temagami has been released and is available for downloading at the TIP website.

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Freeze-up watch

Jan 16: satellite Lake Temagami freeze-up — again

Jan 13: satellite Low temps build the ice

Freeze-up: round II Photos of the ice

Jan 10: satellite Low temps, ice return – again

Everlasting freeze-up A photo gallery of ice havoc

Dec 29: lake level Low temps and calm bring ice over

Dec 29: satellite Low temps accelerate ice-up

Dec 28 Freeze-up renewed

Dec 25 Christmas Day paddle

Dec 21 Unprecedented break-up progresses

Dec 19 Warm temperatures reverse freeze-up

Dec 5 Large lakes freezing

Dec 4 Satellite image reveals freeze-up in progress

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

Sturgeon River Park to shrink

Mining claims get in way of park expansion.

Potential parkland

OCTOBER 30, 2006

Historic Crystal Portage

A bridge across land and millenia

OCTOBER 2, 2006

Fall colours

Autumn seen from space: Oct 2 Sept 26

AUGUST 17, 2006

Maple Mountain defaced

Authorities investigating Maple Mountain graffiti

First Nation upset by defiling of mountain

Maple Mountain graffiti partially concealed

Maple Mountain defacement remains unresolved

Four convicted of Maple Mountain graffiti

JULY 6, 2006

Chiniguchi River gets parked

A new patch of green is added to the map near Lake Wanapitei.

JULY 6, 2006

New Canoe Route: Misabi Lake

Between Bob and Diamond lakes.

By Paul Tamburro

MAY 31, 2006

Changing of the Seasons fall gathering September 16

The sixth annual Nishnabai ceremony to celebrate the changing of the seasons will be held September 15 to 17 on Obabika Lake.

MAY 25, 2006

Chiniguchi series

Part I: Overview

Part II: Avoiding some congested areas

Part III: Access

Historic Crystal Portage

Wolf Lake's old-growth red pine

Kellys' crossover: from bad land to promised land

MAY 19, 2006

New parks act threatens Temagami parks

Once a promise, now a peril, the bill needs to be rescued.

APRIL 23, 2006

Ice is out - April 22

Second earliest break-up since 1985.

Ice-level photos: April 23 April 21-22 April 19-20 April 18

Satellite photos: April 20 April 18 April 17 April 16 April 13 April 10 April 9 Mar 26

APRIL 10, 2006

Endangered Canoe Routes 2006

Routes threatened with destruction this year.

By Bob Olajos

APRIL 7, 2006

Nastawgan Network takes on canoe route protection

New group forms to protect neglected and endangered nastawgan

MARCH 6, 2006

Too much snow

Gerry Gooderham's photos show the heavy snow this winter that is making for tough travel.

FEBRUARY 21, 2006

Review of Hap's latest book

Wilson's first non-travel book, The Cabin, follows his lifelong search for a dream cabin in the wilds.

FEBRUARY 1, 2006

Aerial photo gallery - Jan 31, '06

Another spectacular set of shots by Andy Stevens.

Park fees arrived in summer of '04

Camping fees were in place for backcountry parks. Fees can be paid at Finlayson Park, Temagami Outfitting or Smoothwater Outfitters.

A five-part series: Part I II III IV V New signs

Temagami Atlas expanded

New hot links have been added, Whitefish Bay and Sharp Rock merged and Kokoko Lake map added.

Temagami from space

2004: Dec 24 Dec 17 Dec 14 Dec 6 Dec 1 Ice free: May 10 Ice breaks: Apr 20 Freezeup: Jan 11 Freezing-up: Jan 4

2003: Freezing-up: Dec 15 Nov 29 First snow: Nov 8 Fall colours 2003 Clearcuts May 7 May 3 March 9 January 24 January 10 New Years Day

2002: Christmas Day Dec. 16 Dec 16

New guidebook reviewed

The highly-anticipated Temagami backcountry guide is out, and better than ever.

Canoe Routes

Selected routes from the old edition of the bible of Temagami canoeing.

Clear-cuts visible from space

Satellite photo shows extent of clear-cutting, and where they are going next.

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