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Monthly Newsletter-Welcome to an Algonquin Park Summer June 2008

Edge News Upcoming Events Staff Corner Where to Find Us To get all the latest from find out all the daily ins
Carbon Friendly Trips Discover the Waterfalls Alexis and Todd have We’re now on Facebook. our guides subscribe to and outs of working,
at the Edge in Summer of Algonquin Provincial been searching out early Visit our page and the blog here, managing, and living at
2008 and our very own Park, the mythic beats sign of summer. Read become a fan now. www.algonquinparklod the Edge of Algonquin
retreat member of world drumming, on and discover. Page 2 ge.com/blog Park. Find us a
graduates university at and the Shamanic Book your experience www.twitter.com
80 years old. Page 1 Healing Page 2 via Skype and we’ll give We are even Twittering.
you 10% until the end If you’re already a
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Northern Edge Algonquin’s Climate- Algonquin Park Art Retreat

Edge News Conscious Traveller package includes a

two for one train ticket from Toronto to
Algonquin Park on Ontario Northland
Participant Graduates From
University

train ( a low emissions transportation op- Greg and Vicki were in Windsor last
As the Algonquin Park Summer begins to
week, celebrating Greg’s father, Jack Wa-
peek it’s head through the cold and rain, many tion), free shuttle to the solar powered
eco-lodge and complimentary Climate- ters’ graduation from the University of
of you may be contemplating a summer
Conscious Traveller t-shirt. This special Windsor with an Arts Degree. A few
adventure retreat or a quiet getaway.
package is just $140. years ago, Jack was visiting with his son
Northern Edge Algonquin has many unique
Greg (Steward, Cook, Builder at the
and inspiring trips this season that will
Edge) while a visiting artist, Kay Douglas
support you in all the right ways.
was facilitating the Tom Thomson art re-
Carbon-Friendly Trips for Summer treat (an Art Retreat we’ve continued to
2008 offer annually each August with featured
artist Jill Boschulte).
Northern Edge Algonquin is a great ex-
ample of a location that has been serving We remember Jack being amazed as Kay
up climate-friendly holidays for over a let paint run off the end of her brush and
decade. This year we are making it easy Jack smile from ear to ear as he got his
for travellers, encouraging guests to forgo first taste of art during this retreat, drag-
the high gas prices and traffic congestion ging different colours of watercolour
on the highway by offering a special dis- Jack Waters, Edge Art Retreat participants across paper.
count called the Climate-Conscious Trav- graduates from the University of Windsor at
eller package. 80 years old.

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Upcoming Events
We’ve got a calendar full of events. Here is the latest from Alexis, Wendy, and
Shamanism Canada.
Adventure Retreats- Alexis Burnett Yoga Retreats-Wendy Martin
As the seasons change I am captivated
my the beauty of early summer in the
North. Many birds are setting up new
territories and to lay eggs and raise their
young fledglings hidden in the arms of
trees and the cover of thickets and field
edges. As each new day begins we arise
to the sound of birds singing their
thanksgiving songs as the night turns into
day.
It also reminds me of the summers pad-
dling season and the many days and
nights spent exploring the many lakes
and rivers Algonquin Park. I am already
thinking ahead to our first trip of the sea-
son Waterfalls, Watercolours and Wan-
derings taking place from June 27th - July
2nd. This is a 6 day canoe trip in the park
exploring some cascading waterfalls,
paddling across majestic lakes and relax-
ing in the tranquility of nature. There will
be time for people to paint, swim, wander
or relax beside the lake as we travel to
this scenic part of Algonquin Park.
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“Quest For Balance”
Each Yoga and Sea Kayaking Retreat
will give participants the knowledge and
skills to kayak safely and with ease. If
you have never kayaked before this is a
forum to open up to the edge of the un-
known. We will balance the physicality of
kayaking with the fine tuning of yoga
creating a practice that supports us in all
aspects of our lives...Ontario Yoga Re-
treat Dates- June 27-30, July 10-13, Aug 1-
4, Aug 29-Sept. 01, Price- $747.00
“Yoga Rhythms”
Yoga Rhythms will guide us from the
ground up, experiencing world drum-
ming , it’s different rhythms, and how to
play as a group or on your own. This
Yoga and Drumming Retreat will be
guided from a place of discovering your
own rhythm. Yoga Rhythms is sure to
inspire through sound, music, movement,
and nature... Ontario Yoga Retreat Dates-
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A Special Retreat Guest
Mandaza Kandemwa is anganga, a Bantu
shaman or medicine man, in the Shona
and Ndebele traditions of Zimbabwe. He
carries with great heart the Central Afri-
can tradition of healing and peacemak-
ing. Mandaza regularly travels North
America providing an opportunity for
people to gather to experience the interre-
latedness of healing, peacemaking and
community.
As a part of this vision we have the op-
portunity of hosting a Shamanic Healing
Retreat with Mandaza the Edge Friday,
August 22 to Sunday, August 24, 2008.
Mandaza serves a large community in
Zimbabwe that is dependent on him for
food, healing and spiritual nourishment.
Embraced by nature we will engage in
ceremony, ritual, and council inspired by
Shona and Nbebele traditions of Zim-
babwe with the intent of bringing healing
and peace to ourselves, each other and
the planet.
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Staff Corner
This summer we’ve been scoping all the early signs. Here’s a closer look at the
summer’s fauna, popping up all over the Edge.
by Alexis Burnett and Todd Lucier

Check out these photos of a
Gray Tree Frog I found the
other day. These guys are be-
coming quite vocal over
these last few weeks. Have
you heard them yet in your
neck of the woods?
Gray Tree Frog — Hyla
versicolor- Alexis
General Description: 1.25
- 2″, large compared to
other tree frogs. Grey, but
can be green in color. Many
different color variations. un- son. Spending most of their
der parts of legs are usually
orange or yellow and mottled musical or flute-like trill.
with black. The light spot be-
low the eye is usually
distinctive.Habits: Usually Found in eastern U.S. and stone carving on the floor. As
only seen on ground or by wa- southern Ont and QC. Small Martha and Greg are out in the
ter during the breeding sea- colony can be found in NB. garden, they in particular are
thankful for the return of the
dragonflies to this part of On-
tario’s Algonquin Park. The
dragonfly aerial assault on
black flies and mosquitoes is
underway. At this time of they
year, sitting on the beach un-
Grey Tree Frog, Hyla versicolor, photos taken by Alexis Burnett. One of der a cloud of dragonflies is
Ontario’s beloved Dragon Flies (Odonata), photo courtesy of hmrprint.com the best way to keep biting
insects at bay.
Making Algonquin Park safe
Ontario’s Dragon Flies
for those of us who enjoy pad-
time in trees. Voice: Voice is a (Odonata)-Todd
dling, hiking and gardening
today we take the opportunity
Speed of the trill is slower dur- Dragon flies are an important
icon around the Edge. We to tip our hats and salute
ing colder weather. Range:
have prints on the walls and Dragon flies everywhere!

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