6. Ted & Lisa grab a bite at the administration docks on Noble Bay.
7. Ted (with Sylvie in the bow) leads the way to the Rideau R.
8. Route map: Our campsite is shown in red. Steve, Lisa, and Ted dropped Sylvie off at the Boat Dock,
where she hiked the Point Trail, back to the Boat Dock, then to the Gatehouse, then the Sylvan Trail to the
Day Use Beach. We continued on the canoe route via Hogg Bay to McParlan House, then portaged through to Loon
Lake, then through to Noble Bay to the Day Use Beach where we picked up Sylvie. We all then continued onward,
completing the loop back to the campsite.
Total distance paddled = 16km
9. Sylvie and Lisa heading for the dock.
10. Sylvie and Lisa in the water, Ted gets ready to jump in.
11. Lisa in the Silver Queen Mine at Murphys Point.
12. We all line up to get our hard-hats before entering the mine.
13. Ted, Lisa, Sylvie & Steve relax by the fire.
Thanks to Ontario Parks and the Murphys Point Provincial Park
for the scan of the map from their 1999 Facilities and Programmes newsletter.
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