Murphys Point Provincial Park is a provincial park near Perth, Ontario. The 1,239-hectare (3,060-acre) park features natural areas prepared for hiking or skiing as well as access for day-use, camping and water sports at Big Rideau Lake.
Facilities include a Park Store, Visitor's Centre and several "Comfort
Centres", with flush toilets, showers and laundry facilities for the
multi-day camper.
It also hosts the restored early 20th-century "Silver Queen" mica mine, the ruins of a sawmill and several historic pioneer buildings including the Lally Homestead. The area was mined for mica, feldspar, and apatite.
During the summer season guides tours are offered to visitors who would
like to see the inside of a pioneer-style mine, you may also see what
energy source they used, what the mine looks like and wildlife that
lives there. They also do ghost walk alongs and see exactly what they
do. Source - Wikipedia
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