Category: Northern Ontario

We woke up to the soothing sounds of raindrops outside our window, so we waited out the rain as we drank our coffee..

Once the cell passed, we stopped at Tim Hortons for a quick bite to eat, then on the road. Gorgeous scenery throughout the day…

What’s up with the giant displays for tourism up north? Had fun on the Visit Manitouwadge display…

We continued on, stopping for gas in Marathon ( sure glad we stayed in Wawa.. Much nicer) then headed to Terrace Bay.

Love seeing others having their own Hooha adventures…

Headed toward Terrace Bay beach and saw a fox..

Pics at the beach…

We stopped for lunch, and had great food including homemade vegetable soup at a place called Drifters.

Back on the road, had beautiful views on the way to Nipigon.

Stopped in Nipigon to see the Paddle to the Sea display, one of Jeffrey’s favorite books to read to the boys…

We got into Thunder Bay and after cleaning up, had a wonderful dinner of linguini and steak and goat cheese salad at the Madhouse in downtown Thunder Bay.

Change of plans!!! We have decided to finish the tour of Lake Superior and do the south side of the lake, after a storm cell passes in the morning. Hooha!! J and M

We started the day touring the Soo Locks. The locks navigate a 21 foot drop from Lake Superior to Lake Huron via the 63 mile long St Mary’s River. We were able to watch them raise a small passenger boat, and witnessed a large freighter enter the locks as well.

We headed over the bridge to Sault Ste Marie, ON toward highway 17 west (TransCanada) to explore the north shores of Lake Superior. As soon as you cross, the first thing you notice is the sheer ruggedness of the land, the rocks and the smell of pine. Lakes abound, so many that you see names like Mom Lake and Dad Lake. Before we got too far, we stopped for a break at a roadside craft and general store where a fellow motorcyclist suggested we stay in Wawa instead of Marathon as we had planned. Road trip rule: be flexible.

Beautiful scenery was enjoyed despite the on and off rain…

It was getting cold and we were chilled from the rain when we got to Wawa. It is best known for the Canada Goose they built to lure people to their town off the expressway. The goose that lures you in is not the original goose, but a gift from a mining company..

The original goose is repaired and sits next to the general store..

And a third goose is on top of the Wawa Motor Inn where we stayed the night…

Also on display near the original goose is a inuksuk sculpture, which are all over the route piled on top of rocks.

We had a great room in the log village of the Wawa Motor Inn..

The motel had a great restaurant where we had Salisbury steak and a club sandwich, followed by dessert after a stroll across the road to the general store and coffee at Tim Hortons. Tore it up in Wawa….Jef and Margi