Serpent Mounds Park
Provincial park in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Serpent Mounds Park is a historical place located near Keene, Ontario, Canada. Serpent Mounds operated as a provincial park, established in 1955 through a lease with the Hiawatha First Nation, of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga Anishinaabeg). In 1982, while operating as a provincial park the mounds were designated a National Historic Site, including East Sugar Island.[1]
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Location | Keene, Ontario, Canada |
Nearest city | Peterborough, Ontario |
Coordinates | 44°12′33″N 78°09′17″W |
Area | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Opened | 1955 (1955) |
Closed | 2009; 15 years ago (2009) |
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Status | Closed due to decline in tourism and failing infrastructure |
Designated | June 12, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-06-12) |
Statute | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
Designated | 1957; 67 years ago (1957) |
WDPA ID | 19782 |
From 1995 to 2009, Hiawatha First Nation operated the park privately, offering camping facilities, beach access on Rice Lake, a cultural center, and interpretive walks among the historic serpent and nearby mounds. The park was closed to the public in 2009, due to the decline in the tourism and deteriorating infrastructure.[2]