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A bright orange lichen on an old cement slab near Thunder Bay, Ontario

My website contains articles and images of the natural and human history of northwestern Ontario with an emphasis on Quetico Park and the Thunder Bay area.

Jon Nelson

Ghislain De Laplante skiing at Kamview Nordic Cenre in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Upper Basswood Falls on the border between Ontario and Minnesota

Upcoming Talks

Canoecopia, March 12-14th Madison Wisconsin
     ‘Quetico’s Ice Age Legacy

Midwest Mountaineering, Spring Outdoor Adventure Expo , April 24th , Minneapolis, Minnesota

“Quetico: Near to Nature’s Heart”

One hundred years ago, Quetico was set aside as a protected area. My new book about Quetico Park is a celebration of Quetico’s ecology and human history.

(click here to read excerpts from book)