This is the second of three episodes on archeological activities that have taken place in Algonquin Park since the late 1930s. The focus of Part II  is to provide some insight into the archeological work that was done from 1939 to the late 1990s, mostly by private archeologists with permission from the then Park Authorities.  

This musical interlude is called Ride the Wind and comes from Dan Gibson’s Solitudes CD Thunder Spirit.  It is brought to you with the approval of Digital Funding LLC. Solitudes music can be found wherever you get your music streaming.

For this series, I’ve relied on a number of key sources including:

• Rory MacKay’s Algonquin Park – A Place Like No Other and Spirits of the Little Bonnechere

• Importance of Archaeology re Species at Risk: Eel Focus William Allen Nov 2007

• Potatoes in the Pines

Pukaskwa Pits: Rethinking the vision quest hypothesis, by Nancy Champagne

Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 14 Issue 6 Nov-Dec 2009

The Aarel Site Camboose Shanty in Algonquin Park by Rory MacKay

Archeologists Come to Their Senses - Looking beyond visual archaeological evidence By William Allen

Ontario Archeological Society’s ARC Notes Vol 16 Issue 2 Mar-Apr 2011

The Nesswabic (Petawawa) River Watershed – Zone of Political Tension Over the Centuries by William Allen