2002 Trip: Tahquamenon to Rabbit Blanket Lake in Ontario

Stan and Val in Canada 2002 -- Agawa Bay

On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 we traveled from the United States into Canada, rounding the east end of Lake Superior, one of the wonders of our planet. We saw the Point Iroquois Lighthouse near Brimley, Michigan, watched a few tour boats at the Soo, and continued up across the International Bridge at The Soo, through customs, and into Canada.

Our drive took us up the Trans Canada Highway 17 into Lake Superior Provincial Park, a wild and wondrous place in the north woods.

Da Bear!

 

 

Ed and I have camped at Agawa Bay several times so we knew our way in and around some of the side roads. On the way down to Sinclair Cove where we have canoed, we saw a bear. It is the tiny speck in the road in the photo. Mom refused to get out of the RV all the while we were on that road. She did not like that bear, even though it was probably more afraid of us than we were of it.

 

When you canoe in Sinclair Cove there are boulders the size of locomotives that line the bottom of the clear, cold waters of Superior. It is an awe inspiring paddle.

 

Val on the shore of Katherine Cove, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario

 

 

We walked the beach at Katharine Cove. Mom enjoyed the sand and the sights. Canada geese greeted us. The leaves were changing color. Tree branches that fall into Lake Superior stay for years because the water is so cold. Since it is also clear, all of that fallen vegetation is easily seen. You gain a new appreciation for the power of cold temperatures when you wander the shores of Superior.

 

Scrabble time

 

 

Once we were settled at the campground at Rabbit Blanket Lake, Stan built a fire and read the newspaper outside while Wanda and Val fixed a chili supper. Then we hauled the camp chairs inside the motorhome and played Scrabble. The temperature got down to 25 degrees Fahrenheit by morning and we used the furnace for the first time.

 

We had driven 205 miles, crossed an international border, and were camped along the shore of the largest freshwater lake in the world. You can't do that in Vegas!

 

Tomorrow's post: Rabbit Blanket Lake to Straits State Park

 

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Wanda Hayes Eichler