Editing note - it's been frustrating trying to get the formatting as we want things to look. What we see as we create and edit is often not how it looks when published. And adjustments made to respond to what we see often don't seem to do what you'd expect. So if things look oddly places sometimes, it's not because we don't see that. It's just that we can't seem to do much about it a lot of the time! Are you listening, Google?!
Pukaskwa National Park -- a beautiful park with beaches, trails through the forest and even sand dunes!
Breathtaking ... but there was one small problem ... swarming mosquitoes.
It was a real treat to see artwork in the visitor centre. The mural by Gelneau Fisher, an Anishnaabe (formerly called the Ojibway) artist, is about the history of the natives and whites in Ontario. It was commissioned by Parks Canada.
The new Artist in Residence program runs all summer, with new artists involved each week. It provided an interesting opportunity to meet with two young artists, who also offered a workshop on the beach on creating artwork with found objects. Shamir participated (see the photos).
After staying a night at the Park, our next overnight was in Wawa, a small town that has seen better days. The town centre had quite a few businesses that were closed. Wawa is known for the large Canada Goose sculpture.
Have a close look at the church. See anything interesting about the 4 crosses on the roof? ...
And the Group of Seven (painters) came to this area to try to capture the amazing landscape of this part of the country.
July 1st, Canada's 146 Birthday! (Surrinder wore her red T-shirt to celebrate).
We had a fantastic day with a picnic at Catherine's Cove (see photo of the rocks and water), Lake Superior at Pancake Bay.
Shamir braved the chilly Lake Superior water as we sunbathed a while on the beautiful sandy beach.
Later, in Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced "Soo"), we enjoyed some live music at the Roberta Bondar Park followed by some wonderful fireworks for Canada Day!
Sault Ste Marie is a key point in the lock canal system which allows ships to navigate from the Great Lakes all the way to the Atlantic.
The locks allow up to giant 1,000 ft long freighters to go from Lake Superior down the 21 feet to Lake Huron's elevation, and onward towards the Atlantic.
We crossed over to the US border to check out Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (the 3rd oldest settlement in the US). The "Soo's" canal systems are an amazing engineering feat!
En route, we got a glimpse of Ontario's strong industrial base which helps drive Canada's economy.
Pukaskwa National Park -- a beautiful park with beaches, trails through the forest and even sand dunes!
Breathtaking ... but there was one small problem ... swarming mosquitoes.
The new Artist in Residence program runs all summer, with new artists involved each week. It provided an interesting opportunity to meet with two young artists, who also offered a workshop on the beach on creating artwork with found objects. Shamir participated (see the photos).
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| Typical Canadian Shield terrain |
After staying a night at the Park, our next overnight was in Wawa, a small town that has seen better days. The town centre had quite a few businesses that were closed. Wawa is known for the large Canada Goose sculpture.
Have a close look at the church. See anything interesting about the 4 crosses on the roof? ...
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| Holy solar crosses, Batman!! |
July 1st, Canada's 146 Birthday! (Surrinder wore her red T-shirt to celebrate).
We had a fantastic day with a picnic at Catherine's Cove (see photo of the rocks and water), Lake Superior at Pancake Bay.
Shamir braved the chilly Lake Superior water as we sunbathed a while on the beautiful sandy beach.
Later, in Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced "Soo"), we enjoyed some live music at the Roberta Bondar Park followed by some wonderful fireworks for Canada Day!
Sault Ste Marie is a key point in the lock canal system which allows ships to navigate from the Great Lakes all the way to the Atlantic.
We crossed over to the US border to check out Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (the 3rd oldest settlement in the US). The "Soo's" canal systems are an amazing engineering feat!
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