The Bonnechere River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County in eastern and northeastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows from Algonquin Provincial Park to the Ottawa River east and north of the town of Renfrew. The river's name is thought to come from the French "bonne chère" meaning "good cheer".
Bonnechere River in Renfrew with low water level
The Renfrew Museum along the Bonnechere River in Renfrew
Bonnechere Caves, Eganville, 1959
Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park is an Ontario provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. Additions since its creation have increased the park to its current size of about 7,653 km2 (2,955 sq mi). The park is contiguous with several smaller, administratively separate provincial parks that protect important rivers in the area, resulting in a larger total protected area.
Algonquin Provincial Park
Winter scene in Algonquin Park
A hand-coloured photograph of canoeists in Algonquin Park in the 1920s
Tom Thomson, In Algonquin Park, Winter 1914–1915. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
