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The Raven by Dan Strickland and Russ Rutter
For the first 50 years, The Raven, the Algonquin Park newsletter, had two authors…Russ Rutter from 1960 to 1973 and Dan Strickland from 1974 to 2009 and was published by The Friends of Algonquin Park most recently. Compilations of Raven articles are available in a variety of formats including:
The Best of The Raven Series
The Best of The Raven - Volume 1 |
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The Best of The Raven - Volume 2 | The Best of The Raven - Volume 3 |
The Raven Talks About... Series
The Raven Talks About Wolves | The Raven Talks About Deer and Moose | The Raven Talks About Fish and Lakes |
The "New" Raven
Starting in 2010, the publishing of The Raven was overtaken by Ontario Parks. Ontario Parks is reporting that The Raven will have five issues a year – one in spring, two in summer, one in the fall, and one in the winter. The Raven is now available for download below.
2010
- Volume 51, Number 1 – April 22, 2010 – The Devious Side of Algonquin's Spring Flowers by Michael Runtz
- Volume 51, Number 2 – May 20, 2010 - Those Magnificent Moose and Their Flying Machines by Dan Strickland [originally printed April 25, 1985]
- Volume 51, Number 3 – July 1, 2010 - And the Most Powerful Animal in Algonquin is… by Michael Runtz
- Volume 51, Number 4 – August 1, 2010 - A Midsummer Night's Dreamboat by Dan Strickland [originally printed August 8, 1991]
- Volume 51, Number 5 – September 1, 2010 - Algonquin's Wild Canids: Wolves in Coyotes' Clothing? by Michael Runtz
- Volume 51, Number 6 – November 1, 2010 - Settling in for a Cosy Winter Snooze? by Dan Strickland [originally printed September 7, 1995]
2011
- Volume 52, Number 1 – July 7, 2011 – The Lazarus Fish by Brad Steinberg
- Volume 52, Number 2 – September 1, 2011 – A Thanks Well Earned By Rory MacKay
- Volume 52, Number 3 – December 21, 2011 – When A Warm Blanket Means Survival by Rory MacKay
2012
- Volume 52, Number 1 – April 27, 2012 – A Fair Hearing for Owls by Rory MacKay
- Volume 52, Number 2 – June 30, 2012 – A "New Look" to the Old Airfield by Justin Peter
- Volume 52, Number 3 – July 27, 2012 – The Latest on Algonquin's Wolves
- Volume 52, Number 4 – September 12, 2012 – Can Algonquin Stand Without Elephant Legs? by Justin Peter
- Volume 53, Number 5 - December 14, 2012 – A Winter Camp Renewed by Rory MacKay
2013
- Volume 54, Number 1 - June 1, 2013 - The Great Admiral Invasion of 2012 by Ian Shanahan
- Volume 54, Number 2 - June 30, 2013 - The West is Best, But Not for Long by Doug Tozer
- Volume 54, Number 3 - August 1, 2013 - 60 Years of S'mammal Success!! by Jennifer Hoare
- Volume 54, Number 4 - October 1, 2013 - Gone, and in a Puff of Smoke by Peter Mills
- Volume 54, Number 5 - December 15, 2013 - Algonquin Birds in Winter by Ron Tozer
2014
- Volume 55, Number 1 - June 1, 2014 - East Side Story: A Celebration by Rory MacKay
- Volume 55, Number 2 - July 1, 2014 - Once in a Lifetime by David LeGros
- Volume 55, Number 3 - August 1, 2014 - Think Inside the Lodge by David LeGros
- Volume 55, Number 4 - September 1, 2014 - The Flight of the Fearless Wings by Lev Frid
- Volume 55, Number 5 - December 1, 2014 - Six Days in March by David LeGros
2015
- Volume 56, Number 1 - June 1, 2015 - Something in Your Nose? by David LeGros
- Volume 56, Number 2 - July 1, 2015 - Secret Love Life of Painted Turtles by Patrick Moldowan
- Volume 56, Number 3 - August 1, 2015 - Drill Rigs in Algonquin Park by David LeGros
- Volume 56, Number 4 - September 1, 2015 - Algonquin Tiny Trophy Fish by Lev Frid
- Volume 56, Number 5 - December 1, 2015 - Moose Numbers: Up in the Air? by David LeGros
2016
- Volume 57, Number 1 - June 1, 2016 - Celebrating 50 years of Algonquin's Flying Beaver by David LeGros
- Volume 57, Number 2 - July 1, 2016 - Tiger Tales by David LeGros
- Volume 57, Number 3 - September 1, 2016 - The Bank is Empty by Sonje Bols
- Volume 57, Number 4 - October 1, 2016 - Cheeky Chipmunks by David LeGros
- Volume 57, Number 5 - December 1, 2016 - A New Wolfian Identity? by David LeGros
2017
- Volume 58, Number 1 - June 1, 2017 - The Bee Tree: Out of Sight and Out of Mind? by Justin Peter
- Volume 58, Number 2 - July 1, 2017 - Tom Thomson came paddling past... by David LeGros
- Volume 58, Number 3 - August 1, 2017 - Mussels that Hustle by David LeGros
- Volume 58, Number 4 - September 1, 2017 - A Green Needle in the Hay Stack by David LeGros
- Volume 58, Number 5 - December 1, 2017 - The Cone Wars by Lev Frid
2018
- Volume 59, Number 1 - June 1, 2018 - Birth of a Park
- Volume 59, Number 2 - July 1, 2018 - We've found the missing Lynx! by David LeGros
- Volume 59, Number 3 - August 1, 2018 - The Guardians of Algonquin: A History of Park Rangers by Mathew Thivierge
- Volume 59, Number 4 - September 1, 2018 - A Lot to be Thankful For by Dan Strickland
- Volume 59, Number 5 - December 1, 2018 - Let's Hear it for the Canada Jay! by Dan Strickland
2019
- Volume 60, Number 1 - June 1, 2019 - Hook, Line, and Survey
- Volume 60, Number 2 - July 1, 2019 - One Moose's Trash is Another Fly's Treasure by Chris Angell
- Volume 60, Number 3 - August 1, 2019 - Echoes from the 80's - Algonquin's Turtles Tell a Story by Matt Keevil
- Volume 60, Number 4 - September 1, 2019 - 75 Years of Interpretation 1944 - 2019
- Volume 60, Number 5 - December 1, 2019 - 75 Years of Wildlife Research
2020
- Volume 61, Number 1 - Not published by Ontario Parks
- Volume 61, Number 2 - Summer 2020 - Toes in the Water by David LeGros
- Volume 61, Number 3 - Fall 2020 - The Tell-Tale Shell by David LeGros and Patrick Moldowan
2021
- Volume 62, Number 1 - May 1, 2021 - Robbery at the Sperm Bank! by Peter Mills
- Volume 62, Number 2 - June 1, 2021 - Trilliums Trials and Tribulations by David LeGros
- Volume 62, Number 3 - August 1, 2021 - What's That on Your Ankle? by David LeGros
- Volume 62, Number 4 - September 1, 2021 - Thanks for the Memories by Rory MacKay
- Volume 62, Number 5 - December 1, 2021 - Canada Jays on the Air! by Matthew Fuirst
2022
- Volume 63, Number 1 - May 1, 2022 - Another Fish Story by David LeGros
- Volume 63, Number 2 - June 1, 2022 - A New Twist on Old Disasters by David LeGros
Related Information
- The Best of The Raven - Volume 1
- The Best of The Raven - Volume 2
- The Raven Talks about Wolves
- The Raven Talks about Deer & Moose
- The Raven Talks about Fish & Lakes
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