From a blog entry on my website...

Here is another vintage Algonquin Park Map. Produced by Canadian National Railways in 1922. This map is one of the better quality old maps out there, showing not only old roads and portages, but phone lines as well, as they existed at that time. Under sections 6.1 and 12 of the Canadian Copyright Act, this map is deemed public domain and is free and available for download on the main website, in the “Extras” section. On the back of the map is a travel-guide produced by CNR, to compliment the map. Both the map and travel guide are available in actual size and half size downloads. Please feel free to mirror any maps, to help reduce the load on the server hosting markinthepark.com.

It is important to note here, that the paper the physical map was printed on, is of very thin quality. Although the map was well preserved, scanning and even just viewing the map on a table, the reverse side of the map showed through. This is also the case when looking at the travel-guide side of the map. Rather than make adjustments to remove the artifacts/ghosts, I have left the map as is. This is besides the fact that the map has been stitched together.

Many thanks goes out to Jeffrey McMurtie for loaning out the map, from which I understand he paid a pretty penny to acquire it.

Link below;

http://www.markinthepark.com/extras.htm

Cheers

Markus
Etobicoke, Onterry-airy-airy-Ohhh!

Markus
Etobicoke, Onterry-airy-airy-Ohhh!

Thanks for all the time you put into scanning and joining your scans Markus. This is my favourite map out of all the ones I own and I've been hoping to share it for a very long time. I've spent many hours pouring over the map looking at the old lake names, roads and portages - just look at the one from the east arm to Annie Bay/Opeongo South Arm - does anyone wanna carry that one ?

Jeff

I like the one going up Hailstorm Creek...portage to...nowhere!
goofy or what? what would anyone want to portage from annie bay to the narrows when you can paddle it?
I'm sure there was a good reason, but I can't figure out what it is. I'm thinking it might have to do with logging. During spring in some years?...perhaps the east arm or annie bay was clogged with crib after crib of timber? Just my guess.

Markus
Etobicoke, Onterry-airy-airy-Ohhh!

That's the most legit reason for the Annie Bay portage I can think of. In terms of the Hailstorm Cr portage.. no idea why it was a dead end. Later on you could travel through Crossbill from Burnt Island to Hailstorm L and on to Opeongo.

Thanks for the map Markus and Jeffrey!

Between White Trout and Big Trout on that map. Imagine knowing what you know now about the park -- you'd have all the fishing hot spots back in those days

Kawagama Lake was called Hollow Lake? I didn't know that!

Great work. Thanks for sharing guys!

SBA
Muskoka, ON

Many tks J_M and Markus, your efforts, considerations and care are much appreciated. Will plot both and have them up on the walls for reference. Amazing what they did with the tools back then to get such mapping results.

Yup, that's why the Hollow R is named the way it is .

Jeff

Oooooh...pretty pictures AND old maps!!!!

I wuv youze guys, Markus and Jeffrey!!!!


Silly question, & probably too late....would putting a blank paper on the map not help in keeping the print on the other side from showing through?



Barbara

Awesome job, Thanks Guys

JDL
RHON