Murder in Algonquin Park: Tom Thomson's early death at the peak of his artistic career has become a legend and a mystery that is explored in this documentary. Anyone familiar with the geographic areas of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron
and Algonquin Park will want to see the documentary film West Wind: The
Vision of Tom Thomson.
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| Tom Thompson: Photo White Pine Pictures |
Bell LightBox Features West Wind
This limited run is presented by
TIFF at the Bell Lightbox in Toronto starting Friday, April 20 through April 25.
Toronto International Fim Festival (TIFF) plays host each year to
more than 300 film screenings making it one of the world's leading film
festivals. Films are featued throughout the year in addition to the
festival.
West Wind is
the creation of acclaimed documentary filmmakers Peter Raymont and
Michèle Hozer. Thomson's life tale takes viewers to Toronto and
Seattle as well as the wilderness areas north in Ontario. His
mysterious death takes place in Algonquin Park on Tuesday, July 8,
1917. Author and reporter Roy MacGregor gives a compelling interview
during the documentary about the death and subsequent burial. Viewers
will see an enduring legacy and mystery through never-before-seen works
by the artist and evocative footage of the landscapes that inspired him.
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| Photo: White Pine Picutres |
Travellers who have not been to the spectacular wilderness areas of
Ontario's lakes and forests will be inspired by the documentary and
hopefully compelled to discover sweeping white pines, Georgian Bay and
Lake Huron vistas. There are many ways to trace some of Thomson's
water trails by canoe in the famous Algonquin Park.
Viewers motivated as a result of the film will want to visit the
Algonquin-Georgian Bay area with a road trip north of Toronto GTA via
Highway 400. Also see related information about
Algonquin area and
Georgian Bay.
The beauty of spring in the Algonquin Park area can be an adventurous outdoor experience. Spring is one of the best times of the year to see moose and deer before the foliage fills in. It is not unusual to see Moose browsing beside the roads in the Highway 60 corridor. There is a variety of accommodation in the area and a number of road trips in and around the Algonquin area Canoeing is one of the preferred methods to get into the interior of the park, however a number of hiking trails also will get you into the interior of Algonquin Park. See Algonquin Park resort area road trips
The practical and sensual side of fall colours is explored in this weekends Globe and Mail, "Lessons of the Fall" by Janice Lindsay (Page L8). It is interesting that the references to fall colours included paintings, such as the Pines of Georgian Bay by Author Lismer, a new carpet design based on the Thompson's Autumn Foliage, probably started in Algonquin Parkand A.Y. Jackson's Muskosh River. For fall colour lovers there is a reference to Para Paints, 2002 Group of Seven Colour Collection, and a colour collection from Pittsburgh Paints. Colour names of some of the paints such as Hardwood forest, Smoked Pumpkin, and Apple-A-Day give the all kinds of possibilities to the decorative quality of our living spaces. Just reading the article emerges one into many delicious colour phrases and feelings. Inspiration north of Toronto seems to be the norm. For those wanting to expand their fall colour road trips, check out the possibilities at Fall Colour Road Trips north of Toronto.
A hint of fall in the sky in Algonquin Park where this photo was taken on September 1, the unofficial start to autumn in Ontario. Algonquin Park is known for spectacular fall colors and this season may prove one of the best ever. This has been one of the few summers without an extensive dry period and all of the leaves are lush with foliage. Dense green foliage will mean dense and intense fall foliage throughout the hardwood forests of Ontario. Lets keep this updated with your colour changes and fall colour messages throughout the autumn season. Pick your fall travel getaway now by visiting Ontario Fall Getaways north of Toronto.
Ontario Travel Fall Colour Report
