Hello,

Thought I'd post these picts of a very very impressive 'Outhouse' located at the Magnetawan Lake Access (#3). It's worthy of a spa and is decorated/built and located as such, inside and out. I do not know if these exist at any other AP access, or if this is a trial run only to test them out for future Park usage. But it's hands down the best dwelling of this sort I've every come across in any Park.

Here's the front, note the driftwood top on the arbor's frame, nice touch. Inviting boardwark, very appealing setting, all cedar construction, good view, lol:


Inside of one of the two stalls:


Plus it actually contained rolls of comfy toilet paper! It's a Phoenix Composting Toilet - no smell, solar powered (panel afixed to the clear roof), well ventilated, extremely spacious, very clean, windows you can open/close, a nice shelf to store/organize your change of clothes, quiet (the batteries/mechanical parts stored below the toilets where the low purr of the composting mechnanism at work can be heard). The Outhouse actually extends well below the top portion, barely discernable in the first photo, again about 10 feet down the bank. Their website:http://www.compostingtoilet.com/

I hope they add more of this type of dwelling, what a treat. Hopefully won't be long before solar showers boxed in cedar frames are added down the road.

Wow is right!

Man, if they put solar showers in the park, I think I wouldn't want to leave.

Gordie

http://www.solotripping.com/

http://www.abrweb.ca/

Actually they just updated the Rain Lake Toilets.

I was down this past week (June 17th)





Nice to see this upgrade to a popular access point.


Randy Mitson
AO Huntsville
http://www.aohuntsville.com
http://www.algonquinoutfitters.com
mailto:randym@algonquinoutfitters.com

Pretty sure I saw one of these on the P295 at the top of Canoe Lake into Joe L. Very cool..

Wow! Makes you want to set up camp inside!

Your right Fred there's one just off the portage out of the north end of Canoe. Think that one may have been the first on in the park.


Randy Mitson
AO Huntsville
http://www.aohuntsville.com
http://www.algonquinoutfitters.com
mailto:randym@algonquinoutfitters.com

The solar-powered outhouse at Magnetawan has been there for about 3 years, I think.

I've avoided posting photos of it. When someone is headed to that access point, I've often suggested that they take a look around, without giving anything about it away.

Sometimes, it's just more fun to let people discover good/weird/interesting stuff for themselves. Give a hint, sure, but I try not to give too many details.

Rain Lake needed a new outhouse for quite some time.




Barbara