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Japanese cherry trees,
donated by Toyko, blossom in
High Park in spring

and the Laskay Emporium
general store, which shows the
array of goods that could be
bought. Five buildings are
credited to Daniel Stong, a
19th-century pioneer: his pig
house, smoke house, grain
barn, and two contrasting
Did You Know? homes (the first a crude log
shack, the second a civilized
Almost a quarter of downtown core is one of the house with a brick fireplace and
Canada’s population city’s largest green spaces and a garden planted with herbs).
lives within 100 was originally opened in 1876.
miles (160 km) It is both a recreational and
of Toronto. natural park, with various
facilities available, including 29 "\=
playgrounds, a nature center, McMichael Canadian
human brain. At KidSpark, a historical museum, and an Art Collection
children up to age eight and outdoor pool. The north-  E1 ⌂10365 Islington

under can make music, eastern part of the park is Ave, Kleinburg # May–
experiment with tracks, balls, forested and has creeks, ponds, Oct: 10am–5pm daily;
and cogs, or join a construc- and many walking trails wind- Nov–Apr: 10am–4pm Tue–
tion team to build a house, ing through it. For families, the Sun ∑ mcmichael.com
while older kids will appreciate free petting zoo and tractor-
the AstraZeneca Human train are entertaining, and the In Kleinburg, about 30 minutes’
Edge gallery. Grenadier Pond is good for drive north of downtown
both fishing and ice-skating. Toronto, Robert and Signe
McMichael built themselves a
fine log-and-stone dwelling
27 \- overlooking the Humber River
High Park 28 "-= Valley. The McMichaels were
Black Creek also avid collectors of Canadian
 E2 ⌂ 1873 Bloor St W Pioneer Village
∑ highparktoronto.com art, and in 1965 they donated
 E1 ⌂1000 Murray Ross their house and paintings

This lakefront, 400-acre Parkway, Cnr Steeles Ave to the province of Ontario.
(161-ha) park west of Toronto’s The art collection has greatly
W & Jane St Finch @ 60

# Times vary, check increased since then and,
website ¢ Jan–Apr with more than 6,000 pieces,
is now one of the most exten-
(except March break)
∑ blackcreek.ca sive collections of Canadian
art in the province.
Over the years, some 40 The focus of the McMichael
19th-century buildings have is the work of the Group of
been moved to historic Black Seven (p54), with the perma-
Creek Pioneer Village from nent galleries dedicated to
other parts of Ontario. displaying a selection of their
Inevitably, the end result is works. The keynote paintings
not entirely realistic – no are characterist ically raw and
Ontario village ever looked forceful landscapes illustrat-
quite like this – but this living ing the wonders of the
history show piece is still great Canadian wilderness. Both
fun. Staff in period costume Tom Thomson (a renowned
demonstrate traditional skills precursor of the Group) and
such as baking, candle making, Lawren Harris are well repre-
The angular, white and printing. Among the more sented. There are also
granite exterior of the interesting buildings are the exhibitions of contemporary,
Aga Khan Museum Doctor’s House from 1860, aboriginal, and Inuit art.
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