Serpent Mounds Park | |
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![]() Burial mounds like these inspired the name of the park due to their curves resembling movement of a serpent. | |
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Location | Keene, Ontario, Canada |
Nearest city | Peterborough, Ontario |
Coordinates | 44°12′33″N 78°09′17″W / 44.20917°N 78.15472°W |
Area | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Opened | 1955 |
Closed | 2009 |
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Status | Closed due to decline in tourism and failing infrastructure |
Designated | June 12, 1982 |
Statute | Historic Sites and Monuments Act |
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
Designated | 1957 |
WDPA ID | 19782 |
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]
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]
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