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The Logging Museum Marten River Ontario

The Logging Museum A unique feature of this park is the restored logging camp, with its bunk house, blacksmith shop and other outbuildings. Various pieces of old logging equipment-sleighs, a tankercar, a crazy wheel, a jammer, a plough, etc.- can be seen at any time. Most of the equipment is in its original condition, but some, including the two pointer boats, have been reproduced by assistant superintendent Garnet Green. Diane Weyda, the park Natural Heritage Educator, provides a 2 hr. tour with a movie Friday to Sunday at 1 p.m. in July and August. She also conducts walking tours on the park trails.

Lumberjack Day is on Saturday July 15, 2000 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. a wide variety of activities for young and old alike are provided. Get a ride in a pointer point like the ones used by loggers for decades. In the late evening, the pointer will have a big candle on it for a trip on the lake, and anyone with a canoe can receive a candle and join in. There will also be an evening sing-song. During the day you can watch Barney the Blacksmith working in the camp blacksmith shop, making horseshoes, etc. The new Black Powder Club and the Musketeers, with their old uniforms and muskets, will perform. For competitive kids, there will be contests in nail-driving and firewood stacking. There will also be cross-cut sawing and a log throwing contest.

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Since the 1940's, Ridgewood Cottage Resort has been a favorite Temagami fishing vacation, experience through the four seasons of the year. We think you'll like what you see, whatever the season, whatever your vacation needs.

It’s time to go fishing in Marten River Ontario Canada!

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4560 Hwy # 11 North
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What You Need To Know About GPS

By Jason Gluckman

The Global Positioning System, commonly called GPS, is a navigational system that uses satellites and computers to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth. This is done by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.

GPS is the only satellite navigation system that is fully functional. It uses a collection of more than twenty-four satellites to send radio signals to electronic GPS receivers. By doing so, the satellites are able to find the correct location of the receivers. They get the exact longitude, latitude and altitude of the receiver. GPS systems work around the clock under any weather conditions.

The GPS system became fully functional in 1985. Today it is used for navigating on land, sea and air. It is also used for mapmaking, land surveying and scientific research.

Over the last fifteen years, the accuracy of the GPS signal has improved steadily. Today, a GPS system can accurately pinpoint the receiver on Earth to almost five meters of its exact location. However, further improvements and developments may increase the accuracy to about 1 cm of the receiver. This can be done using techniques such as differential GPS. A GPS also gives an extremely precise time reference which is useful in some scientific experiments.

The GPS system was devloped by the United States Department of Defense. It was officially named NAVSTAR GPS, which was an abbreviation for Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging Global Positioning Systems. Out of the twenty-four satellites revolving around the Earth, the last one was launched in 1994. New satellites are periodically launched to replace aging ones. With the improvement in technology, GPS devices have become less costly. GPS is available for free use in civilian applications.

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