Published to coincide with Ontario's Algonquin Park's 125th anniversary, this full-color photographic testimonial is a celebration of the many plants and wildlife found within its protected borders.

From peatlands to coniferous forests, from spring peepers to beavers, from moose to osprey to yellow toadflax and spotted salamanders, the park teems with wildlife all year round. Found in the Canadian Shield region, Algonquin Park bears the unusual distinction of having rivers flow north, south, east and west from its domain.

Michael Runtz, author of Dam Builders, has worked as an interpretive naturalist at Algonquin Park and Point Pelee Park. He has also hosted the television program Wild by Nature. He is the author of ten natural history books and teaches natural history and ornithology courses at Carleton University in Ottawa.