Between Mackinac Island (blog post liked here) and our next stop, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, we had a couple of travel days through Michigan. …
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August 2024
I think most people dream of heading to a tropical island when they’re looking to slow life down. When the stress of work, family, friends and life in general gets overwhelming, island life is less hurried and includes fewer…
Sault Ste. Marie, or “The Soo”, as locals affectionately call it, is a small city destination that straddles St. Mary’s River which is also the border between Michigan and Ontario. Sault Ste. Marie is one of the oldest European…
The small town of White River, Ontario holds a heartwarming piece of literary history as the birthplace of Winnie the Pooh. …
The Ojibwe name for “wild goose” is Wawa so it might not surprise you that today Wawa is best known for its iconic goose statues, with the largest welcoming you as you drive along the Trans-Canada Highway. These geese…
From the northern shores of Lake Superior, we began to round the corner heading south where we stopped at Aguasabon Falls Community Park, Terrace Bay Beach, and then Pukaskwa National Park.…
We visited three provincial parks along the top of Lake Superior in Ontario that highlight the area’s natural beauty.…
The beaver is the mascot for Oregon State University, Doug’s alma matter. I never gave much thought to beavers, who seem like large, pesky rodents to me, but it turns out that beavers lead to vast exploration in North…
The “Niagara of the North” is a bit of an overstatement but Kakabeka Falls in Ontario Province is still quite a lovely waterfall and canyon. Plus it has an interesting Ojibwe legend associated with it about a chief’s daughter…
In the U.S., Minnesota is nicknamed “The Land of 10,000 Lakes”, but Ontario has more than 250,000 lakes and Ontario isn’t even the Canadian Province with the most lakes!…
