Hidden Gems: Best New Canoe Routes
Guidebook author Kevin Callan’s favourite picks.
By Kevin Callan
Still Waters, Ancient Pictographs
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Bon Echo is known for Mazinaw Rock, rising 100 m above Mazinaw Lake and featuring hundreds of Aboriginal pictographs. The park offers backcountry, car and radio-free camping.
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