The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 May 1970 — Page 23

Canada Expanding Parks System

By DAN WALLACE. IM rector, Canadian Government Travel Bureau Already a leader in the development of national parks, Canada is planning to expand the 1969 chain of 19 national parks to between

60 and 80 by the end of this century. Ten new parks will be in operation within five years. One of the first will be the first national park in Quebec Province — on the

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Fortillon Peninsula in the Gaspe region. The Canadian government is now spending some $8 million to develop it. There is no doubt that Canada’s national parks are used and appreciated. In 1969, some 12 million people visited them — and even more are expected in 1970. Attendance has been increasing by 10-12 percent annually, and these figures will escalate sharply as<new parks are opened and recreational facilities upgraded. Estimates indicate that, by the early 1980 s, some 25-30 million people will, be visit-

ing the parks. Ranging in size from one square mile to over 17,000, and covering a total area of about 30,000 square miles, Canada’s national parks were chosen to preserve some of the most beautiful scenery in the country, and provide invigorating modem recreational facilities. To meet these high standards, an area must satisfy certain strict requirements: • It must contain some superior natural feature such as outstandingly beautiful scenery, rare geological

interest, unique flora or fauna; • The territory must be large large enough to support a flourishing wildlife in the most congenial environment; • The cost of development and preservation “in perpetuity” must be justified by the pleasure it will give visitors; • It must be left unimpaired for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. Canada’s parks expansion and development policy is based on the belief that outdoor recreational areas have to be organized to face entirely new and, in some cases, entirely unexpected situations: • A large percentage of the population will use them regularly for health and recreational purposes; • Social, economic and political changes will produce a radical change in their function; • Increasingly rigid technological progress will accelerate the need for these changes. Canada has divided all park territory into five broad groups, according to their “land-use.” In the first group, vehicular traffic is absolutely prohibited, to allow plant and animal communities to flourish with the minimum of human interference. Group five, at the other end of the “land-use” spectrum, is permitted a certain amount of regulated traffic because of existing local communities (e.g. Banff Townsite). The three groups in between are classified as rural, semi-rural, and semi-urban — with the accent always on the natural and unspoilt. Provision is also being made for recreation in every month of the lengthening vacation year — watersports, wintersports, golf, tennis, lawn bowling, trail-riding, picnicking, camping, fishing, curling, skiing, ano cruising a glacier in a snowmobile. Vacation patterns are undergoing rapid transformation. While July and August are still the most popular months, more and more people are flocking to national parks in spring, early summer, fall, and even in winter. There is a steadily increasing demand for outdoor camping facilities during the winter months. Travel analysts believe this demand may assume quite substantial proportions in the next 10 years. The astronomical increase of snowmobile owriers will help to spur this trend. MORE PROTECTION A plastic bag adds protection for your radio or TV set.

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With a lot of history and legend in its past and a great variety of recreational diversions for the present. Starved Rock State Park still holds its position as the most popular of the state parks in Illinois. The rocky promontory from which it gets its name still conjurs up a largely true legend of a small do-or-die band of Indians, of the Illinois tribe, who bravely fought here and died here rather than descend and surrender to warriors of the Ottawa and Potawatomi tribes. Actually a number of different Indian groups are known to have lived in this area at various times in recorded history. Geological explorations in the past several years have uncovered evidence that this site, in fact, may have been at one time, more than 20 centuries ago, one of the largest Indian villages in the whole continent of North America. This week’s family tour offers a great deal of outdoor activities in this history-rich setting. This is Illinois’ most highly developed state park, which accounts for its continuing hold on th? number one spot. The park is conveniently located just a few miles off Interstate 80 between Ottawa and LaSalle-Peru. The legend-rich Starved Rock is a 125-foot sandstone projection of land overlooking the Illinois River and commanding a fine view of the surrounding scenery. Standing up here, you may let your imagination try to share the desperate feeling of those Illinois Indians who perished here. Recall how they were the proud remnants, of a once powerful tribe now meeting its demise, how their people had gone through great hardships before this final blow of fate, and how they tried to hold out here, lowering baskets down to the river for water only to have them snatched away. If you’re geologically inclined, you’ll find the park rich in Indian artifacts. Council Cave, largest of several caves here, once was the site of “summit meetings” between Indian tribes. Burial mounds attest to the great numbers of red men who lived here through the centuries, and soil tests have proven some of the mounds to be 2.000 years old. Summertime visitors have many opportunities for interesting hikes and nature watching along miles of trails. There is much magnificent scenery, indeed. Swimming, boating, horseback riding, picnicking, and camping are other park activities. Nature lovers can best see the park by joining one of the daily natur? walks under the leadership of trained guides. You’ll "wind along wooded trails originally

blazed by Indians, and the guides will help you identify the many species of trees, flowers, birds, and small animals. You’ll also come across some fascinating land formations such as Eagle Cliff, Pulpit Rock, Horseshoe Canyon, Lover’s Leap, Turtle Rock, and, of course, Starved Rock. A more leisurely way of taking in some of these sights as well as some others difficult to reach by foot is on an excursion boat that explores several piles of the Illinois River on daily trips between May 1 and October 1. Fine camping facilities are available for a small fee. You may register with the park custodian, and he’ll give you a permit, usually limited to one week unless more space is available. There are 550 sites for tents and trailers. Picnic grounds are well equipped with tables, wood stove and the wood to bum in them, and running water. All cooking must be done in the stoves because of the danger of fires. Starved Rock Lodge offers all the luxuries of a resort for those don’t care for roughing it in the woods. It has a rustic interior with a pioneer atmosphere, but is appointed in a modern manner. There are 48 rooms with private baths, a white pine dining room, and a great stone fireplace in the lobby around which guests often relax after meals. There also is a souvenier shop to browse around. A dozen cabins also are available for rental. This park has a lot to offer, fascinating history and legend, the peace and quiet of the backwoods, and plenty of “things to do.”

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Include People in Outdoors Pictures

One good rule for vacation pictures is to include people You can add interest if you have them doing something. Action makes a picture something special, and there are plenty of natural situations to be found while camping that will make the pictures easy to take and fun to look at later on. There are innumerable camp-life scenes: mother cooking breakfast on the gas stove: father and the children putting up the tent; the

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kids getting washed in a stream. The important thing is to have them fit naturally into the theme of the picture. They are your models; use them imaginatively. A woman, Nancy Johnson, invented the hand-cranked ice cream freezer in 1846, but, alas, she forgot to have it patented. So the glory went to a man, one Mr. Young, who didn’t come along with his gadget ’til 1848.

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