McCrae Lake is in a conservation reserve adjacent to Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada . It is a popular place to go canoeing,
kayaking, and
camping. The McDonald River starts at the dam at Crooked Bay and flows into McDonald Lake, down a rapids,
and into McCrae
Lake. Together they form
a beautiful, scenic canoe route.
Please keep your campsite clean!
Click on the pictures
in the photo album to see
some
of the larger images of the lake or download a wallpaper for your computer
or watch one of the movies..
Please keep the campsites clean, respect the trees
and
wildlife, and keep motorized vehicles
of all types out of the area. NEW! McCrae Lake Wildlife Photo Album
The Ministry of Natural Resources should review its decision to allow motorboats into the conservation reserve.
The number
and type of motorized boats entering the area has increased over the years. Campers are concerned
that the wake from the boats
could cause their canoe or kayak to overturn and are distressed by the noise. Some boaters bring chainsaws with them in their
aluminum boats.
Please read about the bridge
over the rapids and about how snowmobiles
are ruining Ontario.Our
nicest wilderness places are
being ruined by the callous policies of
the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.They actually gave
your tax dollars away
to a snowmobile club to help finance wrecking
this place. The MNR avoided informing any parties interested
in preserving this
area about the snowmobile trail. Never did they post
a sign stating that an application had been made for a permit to build
a road
and bridge in the area. Yet the MNR maintained three signs during that time at
the parking lot with other information regarding
the canoe route because
that is the only way they can inform the public which camps there.
After
it became known, they allowed the construction to proceed despite
overwhelming public objection. Next, the snowmobile
club dynamited the
waterfall without a permit doing irreparable damage.
Here are some faqs about what happened. Friends of McCrae Lake 1999 newsletter.
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