Temagami Vacation Cottage Rentals - Temagami Ontario Canada

Your Ontario Family Resort, Temagami cottage rental accommodations - Ridgewood Cottages is your four season family resort for family vacations and getaways with accommodations offering cottage rentals, family fun and vacation packages in the Near North region of Ontario, Canada. This family resort offers comfortable accommodations in our housekeeping cottages a great relaxing atmosphere for your family vacations and is located near activities that would make your family vacations a time to remember. Ridgewood Cottages is a small four season family resort which gives us the flexibility to cater directly to your needs for your group gatherings or family vacations..

At Ridgewood Cottage Resort we seek to fulfill northern ontario holiday getaways by offering clean fully equipped northern Ontario cottage rental accommodations and four seasons of outdoor fun.

Ridgewood Cottages Temagami is Ontario's best in the summer. Loons frolic in the quiet, sparkling waters. Angus Lake beckons you to fish for pickerel, small mouth bass and northern pike, or wet your canoe paddle in Canada's largest interconnected canoe route system or have a refreshing swim from our safe beach.

Temagami's famous northern Ontario forests change colour in the fall, picture perfect Ridgewood Cottages - Temagami cottage rentals can be your "home base" for some scenic hiking on Temagami Ontario's expanding system of four season trails or you can take advantage of rental accommodations for fall hunting - moose, bear, small game, birds and ducks.

Cloaked in a blanket of snow, winter at Ridgewood Cottage Resort - Temagami cottage rentals - offers opportunities to go snowmobiling, dog-sledding, cross-country skiing and, of course, ice fishing. Whatever the pleasure for families, fishermen and couples, the northern Ontario welcome is always warm at Ridgewood Cottage Resort, Temagami, Ontario, Canada.

For Reservations:
Phone 705-569-3870 or write:

Ridgewood Cottages Temagami
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Temagami, Ontario Canada
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Reference Guide for Temagami and Area

Temagami Municipality - The Municipality of Temagami is the municipal centre to the global attraction known as Temagami. Our slogan is EXPERIENCE TEMAGAMI and we hope that the glimpse you get on our home page will encourage you to personally come to our area to experience the hospitality of nature itself. Pristine lakes, 1000's of kilometres of canoe routes, untouched shorelines and destination quality lodging will turn your holiday into an unforgettable experience.

Temagami Library - TEMAGAMI PUBLIC LIBRARY WELCOME CENTRE Lakeshore Drive P.O. Box 220 Temagami, ON

Things to do and see in Temagami

Things To Do in Temagami - Places To See and Things To Do in Temagami

Temagami Area Fish Involvement - Fish Hatchery on Lakeshore Dr. Operated by a volunteer group of interested people with the primary objective of improving the walleye fish stocks in area lakes.

Caribou Mountain Lookout - A lookout platform located on the western edge of Caribou Mountain and accessed by turning right off O'Conner Dr. to Jack Guppy Way and proceeding to the clubhouse at the end of the road.

White Bear Forest Trails - A system of trails beginning at the base of Caribou Mountain and spreading out to Cassels and Snake Lakes. Information available at the Travel Information Centre.

Temagami Train Station

Snowmobile Trails: - Temagami Trails Inc. 705-569-2554 Temagami Office Box 577 Temagami ON P0H 2H0 1-888-668-4444 Temagami Trails grooms 165 km of trails.

Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club - permits supports the trail development and maintenance in the surrounding area.

Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing - "Temagami has some of Ontario's best cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Groomed and signed trails wind through pine forests and trace the shorelines of frozen lakes. Ski and snow shoe rentals are available. Great winter adventure for the whole family."

Canoeing - "Temagami's large network of interconnected lakes and rivers is home to more than 1,500 miles of canoe routes. Local canoe outfitters can provide all the assistance you need to safely undertake a wilderness canoe trip, including route consultation, canoe rentals, equipment outfitting and shuttle service. A variety of guided canoe trips are also available."

Dog Sledding - There are some different options when it comes to dog sledding. You can choose an introductory day or an overnight adventure. The outfitters in the area will have a trip planned for you with their experienced guides, to ensure that your adventure is safe, and exciting.

Swimming - There is a public swimming area located on the waterfront behind the Welcome Centre. There is a diving board set up as well as picnic tables for your convenience. Temagami North also has a public beach at the end of Spruce Drive for anyone looking to just lye around and perhaps soak up the sun. There is a children's playground, a ball field, a soccer field and a track near the beach which is located just behind the Temagami Community Centre on Net Lake.

Food and Dining - Come and enjoy our northern hospitality at one of the local restaurants in the downtown area. There is an assortment of restaurants ranging from Chipstands to Fine dining and Canadian to Chinese.

Visiting & Local Artist Gallery in Information Centre - Come see the work of area artists on display throughout the summer.

FISHING: Temagami and area has lodges and accommodations that offer fishing packages. Most lodges have boats and motors and guides available or you can bring your own boat and motor and use the boat launches available. Take advantage of the fishing charters available on Lake Temagami and area lakes and in the Marten River area. The area has bait and tackle shops that can provide you with information and fishing tips. Ice fishing packages are available at local lodges as well. You can bring your own gear and snowmobile or you can use the gear provided for you, as well as rent heated ice huts that are placed on well known fishing spots. Come and join us for your Winter and Summer Adventures!

CAMPING: - Finlayson Point Provincial Park Box 38 6600 Hwy # 11 N Temagami ON P0H 2H0 705-569-3205 (117 campsites, comfort station, children's playground, 33 electrical hookups, beaches boat launch, and docking)

Marten River Provincial Park - Located 45 km south of Temagami. Marten River ON P0H 1T0 705-892-2200 (192 campsites, electric hookups, playground, group camping, beaches and more.)

The Loft Art Gallery - Local Artist Helen Hall's art gallery is located down Lowell Lake Road. Call (705)569-3672 for information on available times.

Temagami Canoe Company - A local manufacture of hand made canoes.

Lake Temagami Tour -

Pontoon Boat Tours - Lake Temagami

Temagami Community - Available in your Community

Laundromat Temagami Water Systems, 705-569-2718, 6729 Hwy # 11 N

Temagami Post Office - 6718 A Hwy # 11, 705-569-3444

Bank of Nova Scotia Phone: 705-569-3625, Fax: 705-569-2798 6730 Hwy #11 N, Box 128, Temagami, Ont. POH 2HO

Temagami St. Simmons Anglican Church 14 Parkwood Lane Temagami ON

Temagami United Church 11 Wildflower Ave Temagami ON

HEALTH CARE: Dr.Vintera Medical Centre 9 Stevens Road Temagami ON Dr. Steven Goddard 705-569-3244

RESTAURANTS:

B&D Chip Stand (Seasonal) 6731 Hwy #11 N 705-569-2831

Busy Bee Restaurant , Box 33 6710 Hwy #11 N 705-569-3333

Copenhagen Dinning Room Box 481 6732 A Hwy #11 N 705-569-2912

Dad's Chip Hut (Seasonal) 6701 Hwy #11 N 705-569-3515

One Stop Trading Post (Chinese Restaurant) Box 489 6708A Hwy #11 N 705-569-3888

Orient Gardens Restaurant, Box 370 3 Memory Lane 705-569-3828

Rock Pine Motel (Marten River)

Temagami Shores Inn and Resort 6612 Hwy #11 N 705-569-3200

Subway / Country Style / Burgers Plus 6692 Hwy #11 N Temagami Shell 705-569-3310

Temagami Shell and Restaurant, 705-569-3310 6692 Hwy #11 N Box 308 Temagami ON P0H 2H0 (Gas pumps and propane)

Dad's Outdoor and Convenience Store, Fishing tackle, Box 129 6703 Hwy #11 N 705-569-3895

Finlayson Park Museum 155 Finlayson Park Road Temagami ON 705-569-3205

Temagami Co-op Grocery Store Hwy. 11 North 705-569-2732, Box 237, Temagami, Ont, P0H 2H0

Temagami Country Dreams, Box 205 6714 Hwy # 11 N 705-569-2705

Temagami Log Furniture Co. P.O. Box 422 Temagami ON, P0H 2H0 705-569-2700

Trapper Trading Post 705-892-2374 Hwy # 11 N Marten River ON P0H 1T0

About Temagami - Some Background and Facts and Figures about Temagami.

Temagami is the reality that fuels the popular perception of Canada's great Northland: Old growth pine forests. Smooth blue waters. Brilliantly white, powdery snow. Bountiful fish and wildlife...

Temagami is steeped in history. Some of the world's oldest rock has surfaced here, and has been scraped and smoothed by centuries of glaciation. Artifacts and stone drawings dating as far back 6000 B.C. have been discovered here. Grey Owl, the mysterious naturalist who captured the world's imagination back in the 1930s, has become a part of the Temagami landscape. Over the centuries, people have been drawn to the area as if by a magnet. Temagami is truly a place of mystical magic, an adventurer's mecca.

Pronounced "Te-MAWG-a-mee" (the word is Ojibway for "deep water by the shore"). this place has lifted the spirits and captured the imagination of generations of indigenous peoples and for traders and trappers and naturalists and painters and poets and photographers and film-makers and tourists. If you have yet to Experience Temagami, you simply don't know what you are missing.

Temagami has been a renowned centre for outdoor and wilderness recreation for over 100 years. The early 'tourism' industry was built on a long history of occupation and use by native peoples, traders, trappers and prospectors. The methods they developed to live and travel easily through the land formed the basis of recreational canoe tripping, and pioneering camps were established on the lake at the beginning of this century.

Cottages, fishing and hunting lodges and hotels followed over the next forty years. During this period there were paddle boats and steamers built to carry over 100 passengers working out of Temagami. The country was first logged in the 20's and 30's and there are plenty of interesting remains from this activity, including old camps and saw mills, log chutes and jackladders.

100'-0" tall fire towers were erected and manned by forest rangers whose job was to spot smoke and fires in their infancy and direct the crews to control them. The towers were built on the high hills, like the one on Caribou Mountain above Temagami.

The Town of Temagami was created into a Municipality, by order of the Temagami/West Nipissing Restructuring Commission on January 1st, 1998. This newly amalgamated Municipality expanded its former geographic boundaries to include a total land base of more than 2,400 square kilometers.

Temagami, Ontario Canada Postal Code P0H 2H0 25 townships make up Temagami Area Code 705 Land Area (square km?s) 2,400

Bear Island, Ontario Canada Postal Code P0H 1C0 Lake Temagami Access Road 18km?s. Area Code 705 Land Area (square km?s) 2.90

Marten River, Ontario Canada Postal Code P0H 1T0 30km South of the town center Area Code 705

Lake Temagami There is approximately 1,259 numbered islands on Lake Temagami. The numbers of cottages on Lake Temagami are estimated between 630 and 746 with some islands having more than one cottage. There is well over 900 seasonal residents within the Municipality. The lake holds approximately 9 youth camps, and 12 commercial lodges.

Temagami Fire Tower - Tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain and Fire Tower:

The 100' high Temagami Fire Tower stands on the summit of Caribou Mountain, 400' above the town and 1300' above sea level. It is just one kilometer from Ontario's historic Yonge Street (Highway 11 ) and is the highest lookout point along this mute.

Temagami Events - Temagami Events click on the link.

Temagami Area Map - Map of Temagami's geographical location., Area Map, Downtown Temagami

Temagami Community Centre - The Temagami Community Centre is located in North Temagami.

The structure was rebuilt in 2003 due to a fire that destroyed most of the old structure that was built by Wm Milne and Sons and Sherman Mine. The only part of the original Community Centre that remains is the woodwork in the Community Hall which is located on the second floor.

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