SeekingLakeSuperior

by Monica Missaghi  | Industrial, Lighthouse, Park/Landscape, Places of Faith

Covid Summer 2.0 Quest to “collect” Ontario Great Lakes , National & Provincial Parks, and Historic Sites

Places

Private: Black Creek Pioneer Village

Toronto, Ontario

Wonderful bucolic place to stroll around and soak up living history.  The ‘Olde English’ geese are our favorite.

Markham Museum

Markham, Ontario

Serene spot for a stroll

McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Vaughan, Ontario

Fantastic Way to start out a trip to Northern Ontario and Lake Superior, looking at many of the canvases produced by the Group of Seven on their own iconic trips to those places

Lock 21 – Peterborough Lift Lock

Peterborough, Ontario

Putting the Great Lakes Waterways to work for pleasure travel and commerce!

Rouge National Urban Park

Markham, Ontario

Great place to practice wilderness hikes – in the middle of the city!

Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Making the Great Lakes waterways work for pleasure travel and commerce, 2.0

Sault Ste. Marie Museum

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Nice place to visit to balance all the outdoor sights

Unique architecture and tranquil interior to begin or end any journey in a meditative/prayerful frame of mind

St. Marys Quarry

Saint Marys, Ontario

Most fun place to swim on a hot summer’s day

Road Map

Toronto, Ontario to Saint Marys, Ontario

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