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Perseid Night Hike
Perseid Night Hike

Sat, Aug 07

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Manitoulin Eco Park | Gordon's

Perseid Night Hike

Our Perseid Night Hike is an immersive adventure through our hardwood forest after dark, with a focus local nocturnal wildlife while enjoying the remarkable Perseid show! During this hike you will get to experience all the wonders our nighttime forest has to offer.

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Time & Location

Aug 07, 2021, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Manitoulin Eco Park | Gordon's, 18777 ON-6, Manitowaning, ON P0P 2C0, Canada

Guests

About the Event

Our Perseid Night Hike is an immersive adventure through our hardwood forest after dark, with a focus local nocturnal wildlife during the Perseid Meteor Showers of 2021. Join our experienced Astronomy Guides as we experience this phenomenal meteor shower around its peak and the New Moon, with up to 60 beautifully coloured meteors or more streaming across the sky per hour!

During this hike you will get to experience all the wonders our nighttime forest has to offer!  We hike along our Mother Nature Trail (< 2 km hike on a fairly even gravel road) making stops to listen, watch,  and learn about some of the most beautiful nocturnal animals in our part of the world. 

Conditions permitting, guests will have the opportunity to use parabolic ears, a device which magnifies the sounds of the forest around you with the hopes of maybe hearing howls from the nearby wolf pack, seeing one of our rare and elusive flying squirrels or one of our Eco Park’s many white tailed deer that often graze for food at night. You might even get really lucky and hear from our Barred Owl family, who sometimes like to follow us along our nighttime hikes, swooping from tree to tree.

In their mental pack baskets, our Astronomy Guides also stock many multicultural astronomical stories & activities you can enjoy regardless of the optical view of celestial bodies! So astronomy events are held in ALL sky and weather conditions, except those deemed hazardous by the Eco Park (such as lightning or high winds), about which we notify ticket holders in advance by email.

Book your tickets now and don't forget to reserve your overnight stay at https://www.manitoulinecopark.com/

whether in the DarkSky Preserve on or many other cabin and camping options available in the Forest Campground of Manitoulin Eco Park. Use your reservation code, join the Astronomy Club (currently FREE!) or clip any coupons sent to our email list to use one of these discount options on your event booking!

Please plan to park 20 minutes before the start time to check in. Watch for a reminder email 1 day prior to the event for additional details on how to prepare for your star-tacular astro-cation!

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Tickets

  • Perseids Night Hike

    This night hike follows along our Mother Nature Trail (< 2 km hike) making stops to do some naked eye stargazing and to listen for & learn about, some of the most beautiful nocturnal animals in our part of the world. Guests will have the opportunity to use parabolic ears if conditions allow, a device which magnifies the sounds of the forest around you with the hopes of maybe hearing howls from the nearby wolf pack, seeing one of our rare and elusive flying squirrels.

    CA$50.00
    Tax: +CA$6.50 HST
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Important    Notes

Orientation to the DarkSky Preserve, Campground & Observation Field

The DarkSky Preserve has a no white light policy after sunset: no campfires; please have red filters for your flashlights, headlamps, and camping lamps; plan to arrive by sunset to drive a car in. The gate will be closed to cars after sunset.

  • The DarkSky Preserve or DSP includes an observation field plus campsites, the Stargazing Cabin, and Milky Way Bunkie for overnight guests. As a courtesy please keep voices low and cell phones on silent after sunset

  • No white light is allowed in the DSP including no campfires, cell phone screens, or vehicle headlights.

  • While we encourage event participants to walk without artificial light as much as possible, as a safety measure please be sure to bring your own flashlights and/or headlamps with AMBER or RED filters sufficient to colour and significantly dim the light shining through (you can attach cloth or cellophane paper with tape).

  • Astronomy guides will be at the front and back of the group with amber or red light sources.

  • On standard settings, cell phones should not be used as flashlights, or for taking pictures due to the white light of their screens and flashes. Alternatively, you can download an AMBER OR RED LIGHT app for your smartphone.

  • No laser pointers of any kind or strength (other than in use by our astronomy staff).

  • The DSP gate is closed to vehicles after sunset.

  • During all astronomy events, for safety all guests should stay with their guide and the group at all times. If you need to leave the event early for any reason, please be sure to notify one of the astronomy guides before you go.


 

CANCELLATIONS/MODIFICATIONS

 

All Event tickets are non-refundable. However, should DarkSky Preserve need to cancel an event, you will receive the option of either an opportunity to come to one of our future events, or a credit voucher in the amount of your purchase to be used at the Park during the same season, both pending availability.

  • All event tickets are non-refundable.

  • Events are held in all sky and weather conditions except those the Eco Park determines to be hazardous (eg. lightning, high winds).

  • Event tickets can be transferred to another date this season (pending availability) only if the Eco Park cancels the event. We will notify you by email in the event of a cancellation in advance.

To request change of date or for cancelations, visit:

https://www.manitoulinecopark.com/changeorder

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