What is Algonquin Provincial Park?
{{Infobox protected area | name = Algonquin Provincial Park | photo = Moose (Alces alces), Female and Juvenile - Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario.jpg | photo_caption = Two moose in Algonquin Park | location = Whitney, Ontario, Canada | established = May 23, 1893 | area = 1,908,000 acres |}} '''Algonquin Provincial Park''' is a [[provincial park]] in [[Canada]]. It is the oldest provincial park in the province of [[Ontario]], opened in 1893.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/history/cultural-history.php|title=Cultural History of Algonquin Park}}</ref> It is very large at 7,653 square kilometres (2,955 square miles),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/general_park_info/faqs.php|title=Algonquin Park FAQs}}</ref> and is the third largest provincial park in Ontario after [[Polar Bear Provincial Park|Polar Bear]] and [[Wabakimi Provincial Park|Wabakimi]]. The park contains many [[stream]]s, [[lake]]s, [[river]]s, and other water sources. Its forests are a mix of [[deciduous]] and [[coniferous]]. The variety of environments in the park makes it home to many species of plants and animals, and it is an important park for wildlife research. It is a very popular park with campers because of its size and how close it is to large cities such as [[Toronto]] and [[Ottawa]]. In 1992 Algonquin Park became a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3249&pid=0|title=Algonquin Provincial Park}}</ref> == History == Algonquin Park started as a [[logging]] area, where people would come to cut down trees. A group of loggers wanted to make the area a park because of how beautiful it was and to protect the animals that lived there. In 1892 a request was made by five members of the [[government]] asking for a park to be opened on the land. The next year in 1893 the park was officially made. It was the first provincial park in Ontario, but when it was opened it was called a [[national p