Activities at Ridgewood Cottages in Northern Ontario...

Whether you are seeking - fishing or hunting, canoeing or hiking, a wilderness adventure or a relaxing family vacation - Ridgewood Cottages Temagami offers a banquet of activities to suit the full spectrum of year round outdoor interests.

Archie Belaney ( known as Grey Owl ) was an unhappy English lad who, in the early 1900's, dreamt of becoming an Indian and joining the faraway wilderness society of Indians in the Canadian forests of Temagami. He wrote :

"The forest was my school, my studies were plant and tree life, the ways of the animals and how to track them: how to catch fish at all times of the year, and most important, how to make a fire in any kind of weather, in rain, wind, or snow."

Ridgewood Cottages Temagami invites you to discover why Grey Owl chose Temagami as his school and we invite you to follow in his footsteps.

Venturing out on water

The area's name "Temagami" comes from the Ojibway word "Temeagama" meaning "deep water by shore" and the areas 10,000 square kilometres of canoe country offers many opportunities for adventure and fun on the water

Here, at Ridgewood Cottages Temagami, we provide all of the essentials for the fisherman interested in pursuing the pickerel, smallmouth bass, northern pike and trout that are found in abundance in the crystal waters of Angus Lake or in one of our many back lakes and surrounding lakes.

The canoeist will discover that Ridgewood Cottages Temagami is in the heart of Ontario's premier canoeing area, now regarded as Canada's largest interconnected canoe route system. There are a wide variety of river and lake routes that readily lend themselves to loop or circle routes.

For the family seeking summer relaxation, we invite you to take a refreshing swim from our safe, sandy beach or take the big plunge off of our diving raft. We also provide paddleboats and canoes for a leisurely tour of Angus Lake.

The water fun does not stop with the arrival of winter's snow and ice. Angus Lake, now frozen over offers new opportunities to go ice-fishing and ice skating or playing a game of hockey !

Venturing out on land

Not only is Temagami renowned for its sparkling waters, it is also surrounded by forests famous for the white pines that date back 300 years - silent witnesses to the history and legends of the area and home to Temagami's abundant and diverse wildlife.

Ridgewood Cottages Temagami is happy to direct you to the many paths of Temagami's expanding system of four season trails. Witness old growth trees firsthand at the White Bear Forest, visit Finlayson Park or scale the many steps to the top of the Firetower and behold the magnificent panorama.

Ridgewood also provides the equipment for family fun in our enjoyable play area for children. Challenge the family to croquet, badminton, or horseshoe competitions or, perhaps, just relax around our firepit, roasting marshmallows and swapping stories.

The trails take on renewed beauty when blanketed in snow and Ridgewood invites you to challenge yourself to some cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or experience the thrill of DOGSLEDDING over Temagami's frozen landscape !

Temagami is also located on the TOP (Trans Ontario Provincial) Trail System and "Temagami Trails" grooms 120 kilometres of this scenic trail that extends from Sudbury to Quebec.

You might also consider Ridgewood as an ideal location to celebrate Christmas - relaxing in the tranquility of a Temagami winter surrounded by the breathtaking view.

Fall in the north is synonymous with hunting season and at Ridgewood Cottages Temagami we provide Fall hunting packages for moose, bear and grouse.

Venturing out by air

For the fisherman seeking a remote, pristine lake, Ridgewood Cottages Temagami provides many options ranging from a one day fly-in excursion to packages of longer duration with your choice of an outpost cabin or a tent site.

Water, Land, or Air - whatever your interest, whatever the season - Ridgewood Cottages Temagami can provide you with all of the amenities to suit your needs and make your visit to the Temagami area a memorable one and an adventure that you will want to repeat.