Review\n[Review of previous edition:] Looking forward to a weekend away, camping with the family? The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to explore one of Ontario's greatest natural treasures. This guide is the only Algonquin Park guide written by a naturalist who is fully familiar with the area... This book is as indispensable as insect repellent and good hiking boots. -- Rob Mooy ― Frontenac This Week/Kingston This Week Published On: 2010-01-08\n[Review of previous edition:] Lavishly illustrated, the third edition of naturalist and photographer Michael Runtz's guide to Algonquin Park, 15 years after the release of the first edition, offers readers a general guide to what they'll find. -- Bruce Deachman ― The Ottawa Citizen Published On: 2008-07-12\n[Review of previous edition:] If you want to explore Algonquin's 3,500-square-mille wilderness paradise of forests, lakes, rivers and rugged Canadian Shield, this is the book to take along. -- Maureen Littlejohn ― The Toronto Star Published On: 2008-08-16\nIf you are looking for more information about Algonquin Park you will want to read The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park... The book is divided into sections on habitats, wildlife, access points and camping tips with the section on access points complemented with numerous maps... Reading this guide by Michael Runtz will not only provide you with more information about this world famous park, you will also enjoy the numerous stunning photos that are displayed throughout the book. -- Glenn Perrett ― Simcoe.com Published On: 2022-10-13\nAlgonquin is a near-North paradise of 3,500 square miles of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic haven from urban life is easily accessible from dozens of major U.S. and Canadian population centers. 
Michael Runtz has spent decades observing and photographing the wildlife of Algonquin Park; the 4th edition of The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park is the updated and expanded culmination of that work. 
Informative but also highly evocative, Michael's prose demonstrates a love of the natural world and a genuine desire to share it with others. Elevated by Michael's award-winning wildlife photography, this work is one part guidebook, one part celebration of one of Canada's most treasured Parks. 
This new edition features: Access routes, hiking trails and canoe routes indicated on easy-to-read full-color maps Where, when and how to see moose, wolves, birds and other wildlife, including 3 new chapters (Butterflies, Odonates, and Wildflowers) Points of historical interest, such as ranger cabins and aboriginal rock paintings A feature on climate change and how it has and will affect Algonquin wildlife New photography from the last 10 years of Michael's career Updated maps and lists of Park facilities and services. 
Michael skillfully guides first-time visitors and seasoned explorers alike in this new, expanded color edition of The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park.

The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park

Sports & Outdoors

Runtz, Michael

Hiking & Camping

Boston Mills Press

Natural History

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Kendall/Hunt Publishing

Rarely seen images abound in this seasonal portfolio that captures the living essence of Algonquin Park.

Algonquin Seasons: A Natural History of Algonquin Park

History

All about Canada's oldest and most famous provincial park.    Algonquin is a near-North paradise of 3,500 square miles of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic haven from urban life features 1,500 lakes and is easily accessible from dozens of major U.S. and Canadian population centers.    Michael Runtz has spent decades exploring Algonquin Provincial Park and chronicling its flora and fauna in all seasons. He is the ideal guide to everything a visitor might want to know about and experience within Algonquin. The features of this guidebook include:  Access routes, hiking trails and canoe routes indicated on easy-to-read full-color maps  Special chapters on seasonal highlights such as fall colors, wolf-howling sessions, and Northern Lights displays  Points of historical interest, such as ranger cabins             and aboriginal rock paintings  Where, when and how to see moose, wolves, birds and other wildlife  A complete list of park facilities, services and publications.    The new, expanded color edition of The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park includes dozens of the author's award-winning photographs and chapters on local animal species and their habitats.

Explorers Guide to Algonquin Park

Travel

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Stoddart Pub.

Michael Runtz takes readers on a remarkable journey inside the hidden world of wildflowers. Runtz uses special photographic techniques to bring readers sights normally unseen by the human eye.

Wild Flowers: Beauty and the Beasts

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

This book is full astonishing photographs of rarely witnessed animal behavior. Michael Runtz reveals the many remarkable adaptations and elaborate behaviors employed in courtship and daily survival.

Wild Things: The Hidden World of Animals

This third book in Michael Runtz's behavior series focuses on all manner of birds, common and rare. Runtz's most beautiful and intriguing volume yet.

Wild Wings: The Hidden World of Birds

Biological Sciences

Each year the eerie late-summer Public Wolf Howl attracts thousands of visitors to Ontario's Algonquin Provincial Park, "the wolf capital of eastern North America." Naturalist Michael Runtz has observed wolf behaviour in the park over the past 25 years. The Howls of August is an informative, personal, and highly entertaining account of one man's encounters with wolves in their natural habitat.

The Howls of August: Encounters with Algonquin Wolves

The edition features new photographs, updated information and revised maps. As indispensable as insect repellent and good hiking boots.

All about Canada's oldest and most famous provincial park. 
 Algonquin is a near-North paradise of 3,500 square miles of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic haven from urban life features 1,500 lakes and is easily accessible from dozens of major U.S. and Canadian population centers. 
 Michael Runtz has spent decades exploring Algonquin Provincial Park and chronicling its flora and fauna in all seasons. He is the ideal guide to everything a visitor might want to know about and experience within Algonquin. The features of this guidebook include:
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<li>Access routes, hiking trails and canoe routes indicated on easy-to-read full-color maps</li> <li>Special chapters on seasonal highlights such as fall colors, wolf-howling sessions, and Northern Lights displays</li> <li>Points of historical interest, such as ranger cabins and aboriginal rock paintings</li> <li>Where, when and how to see moose, wolves, birds and other wildlife</li> <li>A complete list of park facilities, services and publications.</li> </ul>
 The new, expanded color edition of The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park includes dozens of the author's award-winning photographs and chapters on local animal species and their habitats.

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The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park

Natural History

Algonquin Seasons: A Natural History of Algonquin Park

Explorers Guide to Algonquin Park

Wild Flowers: Beauty and the Beasts

Wild Things: The Hidden World of Animals

Wild Wings: The Hidden World of Birds

The Howls of August: Encounters with Algonquin Wolves

The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park

The Explorer's Guide to Algonquin Park