Algonquin Park

Description

Capacity of Passing Track	50 cars	CNR-1926
Capacity of Other Tracks	8 cars	CNR-1926
Turntable	??	According to Jeffrey Smith, there was a turntable west of Algonquin Park ca 1950. Perhaps visible in Algonquin Park Museum #752, reproduced on MacKay p125.

Date	Event	Source
	Doctor William Bell of Ottawa owned the first cottage in Algonquin Park.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
	Some RR officials camped with here their families while constructing the railway.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
1893-05	Algonquin National Park Act passed by Ontario Government.	Shaw p6
1897	Park headquarters moves to here from Canoe Lake.	Shaw p63
1896	A.W.Fleck buys 5000 acres from St Anthony Lumber Co. on Rock Lake for summer home.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
1898	A.W.Fleck's summer home, "Men-Wah-Tey" erected.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
1900	Hotel suggested by Mollie Cox.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
1906	Hotel financed by Canadian Railway News. Station erected.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park
1908	Hotel and station opened.	Fleming:quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park