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        "slug": "bluewater-outdoor-education-centre",
        "name": "Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre",
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        "nearest_town": "Wiarton",
        "lat": 44.74136,
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        "year_certified": 2012,
        "official_url": "https://oec.bwdsb.on.ca/families_community/astronomy",
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        "notes": "A school-board outdoor education centre about 9 km west of Wiarton with a public observatory used for astronomy programming."
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        "nearest_town": "Tobermory",
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        "notes": "Designated jointly with adjacent Fathom Five National Marine Park; hosts an annual Dark Skies Weekend each July."
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        "slug": "killarney-provincial-park",
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        "notes": "A rugged La Cloche Mountains park about 90 km southwest of Sudbury, popular for canoe-in stargazing."
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        "name": "Lake Superior Provincial Park",
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        "nearest_town": "Wawa",
        "lat": 47.59667,
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        "notes": "Stretches along Lake Superior's northeastern shore between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa."
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        "nearest_town": "South Baymouth",
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        "year_certified": 2008,
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        "notes": "Located in Tehkummah at the southeast corner of Manitoulin Island along Highway 6."
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        "slug": "north-frontenac",
        "name": "North Frontenac",
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        "country": "CA",
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        "nearest_town": "Plevna",
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        "year_certified": 2013,
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        "source_url": "https://rasc.ca/lpa/north-frontenac",
        "notes": "A township-wide preserve centred on the North Frontenac Astronomy Park, a free public viewing site with concrete telescope pads near Plevna."
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        "slug": "point-pelee-national-park",
        "name": "Point Pelee National Park",
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        "country": "CA",
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        "nearest_town": "Leamington",
        "lat": 41.96417,
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        "year_certified": 2006,
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        "notes": "Canada's southernmost mainland point, hosting an annual Dark Sky Nights event."
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        "nearest_town": "Atikokan",
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        "year_certified": 2021,
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        "notes": "A remote canoe-wilderness park in northwestern Ontario bordering Minnesota's Boundary Waters."
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        "name": "Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve",
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        "nearest_town": "Gravenhurst",
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        "year_certified": 1999,
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        "source_url": "https://rasc.ca/lpa/dark-sky-sites",
        "notes": "Canada's first RASC Dark-Sky Preserve, a Crown-land reserve near Bala in Muskoka reachable via a short walk from a roadside parking area."
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