About the Book
Featuring over 150 waterfalls.
Praise for previous editions:
“A very practical guidebook to exploring 80 different provincial waterfalls... A coffee table book on one hand, a guidebook on the other... nicely balanced, organized and provocative.” Toronto Star.
“It’s rare to have a book that’s so user friendly, packed with information yet beautiful enough to hold its own on the coffee table with any photography tome. A must-read for anyone touring the countryside.” Waterloo Region Record.
Waterfalls of Ontario is the definitive guide to enjoying and exploring the Canadian province’s most beautiful waterfalls. Packed with full-page colour photographs, this fourth edition features over 150 waterfalls and includes new waterfalls you can visit across Ontario. Adventure awaits at new hidden gems like Paradise Lagoon, Webwood Falls, Old Man River Falls and Robertson Creek Falls.
The book covers waterfalls in the following regions: Algoma, Cottage Country, Eastern Ontario, Greater Toronto, Hamilton, Lake Huron, Northeastern Ontario, Northwestern Ontario.
Over 100 key waterfalls each feature a full-colour photograph along with text describing the characteristics, history and geography of the falls. Accurate driving directions and GPS coordinates make finding each falls easy, and sidebars feature handy information, such as the nearest settlements, walk time, trail conditions and the height of the waterfall. Even more falls can be discovered in the Other Waterfalls sections as well as in an updated provincial inventory. All new maps show you where to find waterfalls at-a-glance.
Packed with gorgeous photographs and updated information, Waterfalls of Ontario continues to be both an attractive reference book and an outstanding regional travel guide for holiday explorers, outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travellers.
About the Author :
Mark Harris is a professional geoscientist and has been a leading authority on Ontario’s waterfalls for more than 20 years.
George Fischer’s work has appeared in the New York Times, Islands Magazine and Explore as well as many calendars and books.
Review :
[Review of previous edition: ] The interesting text of the waterfalls' characteristics, history and geography and the beautiful photographs are complemented with directions and GPS coordinates as well as sidebars, local settlements and trails. An "Inventory of Waterfalls" and a glossary are also included. Whether you are planning on taking a tour of some of Ontario's waterfalls or you are looking for some interesting sidetrips to include for a vacation, Waterfalls of Ontario is a good resource to help you find some of these special, wild places.-- "ParrySound.com" (7/13/2018 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Tracking Ontario's waterfalls could be a vacation in itself. In fact, it would take several dozen road trips at least to visit each and every one of them. Few nature-lovers are as fortunate as travel aficionado and water resources expert Mark Harris and photographer George Fischer. In Waterfalls of Ontario they have co-produced a book that is inspiring as well as practical. They've included tips on accessibility, quality of hiking trails, activity in the area surrounding each waterfall (whether it's busy with visitors or more conducive to quiet reflection). It's even more inspiring when you read in the introduction that Harris was moved to "produce something beautiful" in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. And that's just what he did.--Doug O'Neill "Canadian Living" (5/20/2011 12:00:00 AM)
A wonderful resource to help you plan your next nature outing or simply to read and enjoy.--Glenn Perrett "Guelph Mercury Tribune" (6/5/2022 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] A splendidly illustrated overview of the impressive cascades across the province... breathtaking.--Don Glynn "Niagara Gazette" (9/7/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] An excellent and inspiring field guide.--Paul Nicholson "London Free Press" (10/4/2019 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Fischer has done a remarkable job of capturing the variety of these falls... [Harris] is refreshingly honest. Even though he loves his subject, he recognizes that not every waterfall is breathtaking.--Andrew Wagner-Chazalon "The Muskokan" (10/9/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Full-page photographs provide the spiritual side to what is otherwise a very practical guidebook to exploring 80 different provincial waterfalls... A coffee table book on one hand, a guidebook on the other... nicely balanced, organized and provocative.--Sue Lebrecht "Toronto Star" (11/13/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] If you feel like exploring nature this summer but want to stay close-to-home with some day trips you will want to consider the book Waterfalls of Ontario. Written by Mark Harris and featuring more than 200 stunning photographs by George Fischer, this revised and expanded third edition features more than 125 waterfalls... For each waterfall there is interesting text describing the characteristics, history and geography as well as directions. There is also information about the size of the falls, trail conditions, walk time, nearest settlement etc. along with a photograph or two. Maps, an inventory of waterfalls and a glossary are also included in this impressive nature guide.--Glenn Perrett "Toronto.com" (7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] It's rare to have a book that's so user friendly, packed with information yet beautiful enough to hold its own on the coffee table with any photography tome. A must-read for anyone touring the countryside.--Valerie Hill "Kitchener-Waterloo Record" (10/25/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Not just another pretty picture book ... an indispensable companion for many Ontario nature photographers who are hooked on shooting falls.... Waterfalls of Ontario captures the allure, enchantment and fascination of falling water in a handsome pictorial and travel guide.--Joy McDonell "Canadian Camera" (12/1/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Straddling the boundaries between a colourful coffee table book and a readable scientific guide, Waterfalls of Ontario makes for a very engaging experience. It includes over 100 sites covering eight distinct regions, each printed with lovely colour photographs by Fischer, a professional photographer, and informed descriptions by Harris, a geographer. The book also includes complete driving instructions, map co-ordinates, information on nearby towns, walking time and trail conditions. It proves to be a complete and unique source for waterfall seekers... Reads like an adventure, with the authors exploring the beauty and power of the wilderness... It is clear that both Harris and Fischer hold these sites in great esteem and mean to communicate this enthusiasm to the reader. Their passion for Ontario's waterfalls certainly comes through in this stunning and fascinating book.--Jason Dickson "Trentonian" (6/4/2011 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Stunning photographs... This book is a good reference before travelling in Ontario.--Glenn Perrett "Cottage Times" (9/16/2004 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] The most comprehensive guide to waterfalls in the province ever compiled... superb color photography and informative text.--Diane Slawych "Toronto Sun" (10/29/2003 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Transports a reader to heavenly places.-- "Canadian Jewish News" (1/5/2012 12:00:00 AM)
[Review of previous edition: ] Waterfalls of Ontario, by Mark Harris and George Fischer, is an engaging in-depth photographic investigation into a distinctive part of our landscape. Straddling the boundaries between a colourful coffee table book and a readable scientific guide, [it] makes for a very engaging experience. It includes over 100 sites covering eight distinct regions, each printed with lovely colour photographs by Fischer, a professional photographer, and informed descriptions by Harris, a geographer. The book also includes complete driving instructions, map co-ordinates, information on nearby towns, walking time and trail conditions. It proves to be a complete and unique source for waterfall seekers.... It is clear that both Harris and Fischer hold these sites in great esteem and mean to communicate this enthusiasm to the reader. Their passion for Ontario's waterfalls certainly comes through in this stunning and fascinating book.--Jason Dickson "Canoe Network Travel" (6/2/2011 12:00:00 AM)
