This recreation-class park lies in the heart of a transition forest graced with remnant specimens of Old Growth white pine left behind by loggers at the turn of the century. Much of the massive stands of white and red pine fell victim to these lumberjacks, but today's forest still contains virgin pines towering above an assortment of second-growth trees - - maple, yellow birch, pines, black and white spruce. The blend in this transition zone of northern boreal forest trees with those of the deciduous woods of the south has resulted in a great diversity of forest plants that attract an unusually large number of bird species. Other wildlife includes moose, deer and smaller mammals such as lynx, red fox, snowshoe hare, beaver, river otter and groundhogs.