Natural Journey

foreign [Music] thank you Ontario getting here is easy it's deciding what to do while you're here that's difficult [Music] foreign [Music] cities when most people think about Ontario it seems like these which come to mind but there is another Ontario an Ontario that lies beyond the cities this Ontario is yours to discover [Music] experience in a way is personal and as rich as your own imagination take a journey through this other Ontario take a Journey Through Time through take a natural Journey what path to choose for your natural Journey a difficult decision because there's so much to see for some the path may lead to one of Ontario's many resort areas foreign [Applause] if you'd like to do some exploring on your own one of Ontario's Outfitters will supply what it takes to get you there [Music] if you prefer a more historic path you could begin at Saint Marie among the hurons a recreated Jesuit settlement that evokes a time of Courage [Music] and tragedy [Music] and in their wake came the search for gold and silver [Music] or it may be the vision of a Homeward Bound fishing boat that draws you to the shores of Georgian Bay for the first pick of a fresh cats yeah if your path leads to places away from towns and resorts rent a boat and go deeper into Lake Country go to where the rock of the Canadian Shield reaches into the sky and there [Music] ancient paintings created by native artists in forgotten times [Music] the shapes of fantastic beings spirits of the land sky and water [Music] one more [Music] thank you [Music] very much thank you the dawn of modern history in Canada belongs to the voyagers men of the water whose most grueling exploit was a yearly Thousand Mile trip in massive birch bark canoes to Fort William an outpost on the North shore of Lake Superior as they drew near their destination native people who trapped and traded for Beaver flocked to the Fort to join the voyagers in a celebration that came to be called the Great rendezvous foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] the great Rendezvous it was a time of bartering and trade a time of Rowdy revelry and misplaced gentility in an outpost on the edge of the known world and all of it touched off by the arrival of the sturdy Voyager and their canoe demilish [Applause] [Music] [Music] the great Rendezvous Quiet Lakes and rushing Rivers ancient Rock pictures endless forests and natural wonders these things and many more are located in or near one of Ontario's 131 provincial parks [Music] thank you linger at sandbanks Provincial Park a small coastal desert captured in an alien environment [Music] or rock of the Ages was forced from the bowels of the Earth by unimaginable forces long ago or enjoy a spectacular waterfall called Kaka by native peoples Kaka Becca the place of layered Rock calm reaches and solitary Lakes to lose yourself in this too is Ontario a place of endless waterways of well-marked canoe roots in and between provincial parks that go on and on for as long as you want to go on [Music] parts of Ontario are rugged demanding special skills of those who would venture there experienced canoeists Backpackers and Wilderness campers will find challenges in these parks while renting a boat and traveling one of Ontario's historical Canal systems may be the sort of civilized challenge that appeals to others [Music] not all our Resorts and parks are tucked away many offer easy full facility camping close to Major centers and famous tourist attractions [Music] [Music] there are roadway parks along the Niagara St Lawrence and Sinclair rivers and many private campgrounds across the province so whether you want to travel by car or camper whether you want to rough it or take it easy there's a place for you in Ontario's Outdoors [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] after a full day of travel a Provincial Park Highway sign is a welcome sight [Music] [Applause] [Music] hi welcome to Murphy's point wow dad I got toasty Brown hey kids want to go see a movie there's a theater in the park we can sit outside [Applause] [Music] under the same moon in a different Park another audience is about to be entertained in a very unusual way a wolf howl in one of Ontario's largest and most famous Parks Algonquin [Music] [Music] the polar bear Express sets out each day on an Excursion to the shores of James Bay [Music] from musani you can take a water taxi to the island settlement of moose Factory [Music] moose Factory where the distinctive Mark of Cree Culture is still strong on the land today [Music] [Music] nature trails from Tidewater to Sibley from Aaron to wakami Lake chance upon a historical burial ground and reflect for a moment on an age gone by come to better appreciate the ever renewing life of the forest or be touched by Indian spiritualism fantastic images cune from soft Stone centuries ago by the hands of many artists young apprentices drawn to this rock a spiritual voice Far Below their rite of passage enshrined in the Stone and here another passage written on the land in the serpentine burial mounds in many parks tours like this will put you in touch with an environment or an historical period in a way you never thought possible As you move into the forest the day drops away your mind comes alive to the textures and life that surrounds you and your imagination sparked by A Relic from long ago breathes new life into Barren rock that once sheltered the nomadic people many stories are written on the land Tales of Relentless natural forces that have wrought magnificent monuments to their power monuments like the wimet canyon [Music] mute Testaments to a Pioneer spirit fortitude and courage to battles lost and battles won the history of this country is written on the land and it's yours to discover as you wander and wander along a nature trail somewhere in Ontario the past evoked on an overgrown Logging Road in Martin River Provincial Park [Music] [Applause] [Music] I don't know [Music] Splendor of the Montreal River in autumn the rugged Shoreline of Lake Superior the great rendezvous Quiet Lakes and rushing Rivers ancient Rock pictures endless forests Mutual wonders foreign [Applause] [Music] thank you [Music]