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Canoes moored at a
dock in the Haliburton
Highlands

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Eganville
n Ottawa Valley Tourist
Association; www.ottawa
valley.travel
This Hwy 60 village is a handy
tourist center for visitors to A passage through the
this picturesque region. deep Bonnechere Caves
Local attractions include the in Eganville
Bonne chere Caves, which
were at the bottom of a
tropical sea 500 million years At the center of the region
ago. Gradually raised over lies the city of Peterborough,
millennia from the ocean bed, notable for the world’s largest
they are covered with fossils hydraulic lift lock. To the north
of primi-tive life forms. The is the Curve Lake Reserve’s
privately owned site is open Whetung Ojibwa Centre, a
for tours in summer. good place for Aboriginal arts.
13 "= North of Peterborough lies
Lang Pioneer Bonnechere Caves Petroglyphs Provincial Park,
Village "' ⌂ 1247 Fourth Chute Rd better known to locals as the
# Mid-May–mid-Oct: daily “teaching rocks” for the 900-
⌂ 104 Lang Rd, Keene
# Mid-May–mid-Jun: 10am– ∑ bonnecherecaves.com plus Aboriginal carvings cut
3pm Mon–Fri; mid-Jun– into the park’s white marble
outcrops. These preserved
mid-May: 10am–4pm daily
∑ langpioneervillage.ca 15 symbols were made by spiritual
leaders to record their dreams
Located on the tiny Indian Kawartha Lakes and visions. Today the stones
River 2 miles (3 km) north of n 1400 Crawford Dr, are housed in a glass build ing,
Keene, Lang Pioneer Village is Peterborough; www. built around them in 1984 to
a traditional representation of thekawarthas.ca protect them from frost.
Canada’s past, featuring 20
restored 19th-century build- The Kawartha Lakes are part Petroglyphs
ings and heritage gardens. of the 19th-century Trent– Provincial Park
Visitors can watch a restored Severn Waterway that runs " ⌂ 2249 Northey’s Bay Rd,
grist mill in action, and workers from Lake Ontario to Georgian Woodview § (705) 877 2552
in period costumes display Bay. Today the area offers # Mid-May–mid-Jun & Sep–
ancient skills while telling many water-based activities, mid-Oct: Wed–Sun; mid-Jun–
stories of what life was once such as cruises and fishing. Aug: 10am–5pm daily
like. Villagers also demonstrate
traditional methods of work
around the home. During the
summer season, visitors can
enjoy afternoon teas at the
Keene Hotel (at an additonal
cost). Special events through-
out the year focus on how the
pioneers celebrated the various
harvests and Christmas.

The historic grist
mill and spillway at
Lang Pioneer Village
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