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The meaning of maps: Jeffrey McMurtrie at TEDxAlgonquinPark

2,261 views · Published 19 December 2013 · 15:24 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Jeffrey McMurtrie went on his first Algonquin canoe trip at the age of 8 and has loved it ever since, now having spent more than 500 days travelling its lakes and rivers. After planning his own trips in 2004 he quickly realized that existing maps weren't quite
what he was looking for -- so he set out to create his own.
The result of thousands of hours of work, Jeffrey combined all of the information on the park that he could find -- books, historic maps, trip logs, personal experience, and the contributions of hundreds of other Algonquinites -- to make the most comprehensive map possible.

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