Platform Tent Accommodations: History of Tent Rentals in Ontario's Bartlett Lodge

Bartlett Lodge is one of a very few resortsmodern conveniences. It is one of those places
located right inside Ontario Canada's Algonquinthat can give a person true perspective on nature
Provincial Park. Algonquin Park ( has a worldwideand life in general. For those that reside in urban
reputation as a wilderness reserve covering somecenters it is a stark contrast to a different time in
7725 square kilometers of forests and lakes. Thea place that might as well be a different planet
Park was established in 1893 as a wildlifefor comparison purposes. When you step off the
sanctuary and to protect the headwaters of theboat you step into a different world far from the
five major rivers that originate in the Park.one that most of us live in day to day.
Algonquin Park is established as the mostBartlett Lodge offers the finest in gourmet dining
important place in Canada for biological andand traditional but luxurious accommodations.
environmental research. Home to hundreds ofThere is something special about fabulous dining in
unique animal and plant species Algonquin Provinciala traditional lodge that brings back thoughts of an
Park is truly one of the North America's lastera, decades ago when the wealthy would make
wilderness frontiers. The massive Park is dottedthere way north during the summer months to
with countless lakes and wetlands and is wellescape the cities and enjoy the outdoors and
illustrated in famous Group of Seven paintingscrystal clear lakes. In that tradition, Bartlett Lodge
particularly those done by Tom Thomson and thehas introduced platform tents that were a
mystic behind his accidental death in the Park.common form of accommodation at lodges during
Only a very few commercial establishments arethe more active summer vacation season when
permitted inside Algonquin Park and Bartlett Lodgelodging could not be built fast enough to serve the
( on Cache Lake is one of them. Dating back todemands of tourists that would make the
1917 Bartlett has been an Algonquin landmark thatpilgrimage to the Park. In the 1920's Bartlett
has operated with sensitivity to the history andLodge built their own platform tents and once
environmental aspects of the area. Access to theagain 80 some years later guests can stay in
Lodge is by boat. The hospitality property is anmodern platform tents in a quiet corner of the
interesting equation of history, luxury, tradition andLodge's waterfront property.