by CHS_Ken | Sep 2, 2023 | Events, Featured Posts, General Information
Did you know that two made for cinema movies were filmed in the Cloyne area in 1976 and 1981? The movies ‘Surfacing’ and ‘The Far Shore’ were filmed with US and Canadian actors in Bon Echo and Skootamatta Lake. Why did the directors choose our area? What was the budget of the films? How did the actual filming affect individual property owners?
by CHS_Ken | Feb 4, 2023 | Featured Posts, General Information
Check out the Visitor Guide from Bon Echo Provincial Park in 1994. Downloaded from the Internet Archives, this document was digitized and saved by The University of Toronto Library.
by CHS_Ken | Jul 28, 2022 | Featured Posts, General Information
The curious fireplace near Bon Echo’s Dollywood – Visitor Centre is all that remains of the historic Cement House. This is believed to be the first cottage built by Dr. Weston Price – founder of the Bon Echo Inn.
by CHS_Ken | Jun 11, 2022 | Featured Posts, General Information
A storm that will go down in the record books traveled a diagonal line from Michigan to Ottawa and beyond on Saturday, May 21st. In its path were the townships of North Frontenac and Addington Highlands. Enough damage was caused so a state of emergency was called in...
by CHS_Ken | May 15, 2022 | Featured Posts, General Information, Uncategorized
Familiar to most Bon Echo visitors is the ‘Cabin-on-the Hill’ – a rental log cabin situated near the Denison complex within the provincial park. The 1870s cabin was once called the Manager’s House and was occasionally used as accommodation when Merrill Denison...
