Located just 90 minutes from Algonquin Park and 80 minutes from Ottawa, in the town of Eganville Ontario, lies the Bonnechere Caves.
Under
a hill of limestone, said by geologists to have been the bottom of a
tropical sea 500 million years ago, the Caves present a weird and
wonderful sight. Stalactites, or rock icicles formed at the rate of one
cubic inch in 150 years, hang from the ceiling and the handiwork of
nature is enhanced by electric lights. Entombed in the rock and
preserved forever can be seen fossils of coral and sea creatures alive
long before the age of the Dinosaurs. Millions of years in the making,
the Bonnechere Caves are a thrill for the sightseer. For a real view of what the caves and the Eganville area has to offer go to our photo gallery!
