Campground Near Casino Rama
Other popular places not to be missed include Casino Rama, Mount St. Louis Moonstone, and Horseshoe Valley. What's it like staying in an RV park in Barrie - Orillia? Booking a spot in an RV park is a fun and convenient alternative for your road trip to Barrie - Orillia. 86 Creighton St. South, Orillia, ON, L3V 1B2 lakesideinnorillia@gmail.com (705) 325 - 2514. Orillia, Ontario – The naming of Weirs restaurant at Casino Rama, and the weirs on lots of their art and graphics, recognize fishing fences in the water nearby – that are OLDER THAN PYRAMIDS! The location of the ancient fishing fences is now a National Historic Site, called “Mnjikaning.”. Today we were told that they are now enforcing 11 campsites. And you have to register instead Casino Rama to stay. The security came around and told RVS that where taking up parking spots to move. People were taking advantage and this is what happens. Stayed here in a 38 foot-long Class A + a Toad (RV). Andy Lea would not stay here again.
- Fishing Weirs ceiling art at Casino Rama © Lucy Izon
Orillia, Ontario – The naming of Weirs restaurant at Casino Rama, and the weirs on lots of their art and graphics, recognize fishing fences in the water nearby – that are OLDER THAN PYRAMIDS!
The location of the ancient fishing fences is now a National Historic Site, called “Mnjikaning.” In the Ojibway language this means “the place of the fish fence.” The site is south of the east end of the Atherley Narrows bridge.
From the historical plaque: “In the adjacent Narrows joining Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching are the remains of Indian fish weirs. They were noted by Samuel de Champlain when he passed here on September 1, 1605, with a Huron war party en route to attack the Iroquois south of Lake Ontario. The weirs consisted of large numbers of stakes driven into the bottom of the Narrows, with openings at which nets were placed to catch fish. These weirs (claies) caused Lake Simcoe to be named Lac aux Claies during the French regime. Their remains were noted by archaeologists as early as 1887, and their location was partially charted in 1955.”
Address:Campground Near Casino Ramada
678-700 Atherley Road, Orillia, Ontario Canada (Atherley Narrows)