Archive for the 'Canada' Category

Canada: Agawa Canyon, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Wearing Bridal Veil Falls on my Head

Monday, July 8th, 2019

Often people take photos without realizing how things are lined up. Here the Bridal Veil Falls have been placed on my head as a bridal veil. No, I wasn’t getting married in Agawa Canyon Park.

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Canada: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Bridal Veil Falls in Agawa Canyon

Monday, July 8th, 2019

At the end of the Agawa Canyon train ride, there are easy trail walks. Here the Bridal Veil Falls make for nice photography with reflections in the lake.

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Canada: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Picnic Tables at Agawa Canyon Park

Monday, July 8th, 2019

If you want to get away from the crowds, here are 2 picnic tables for you in Agawa Canyon Park. Take the train ride up from Sault Ste. Marie and enjoy the peace and quiet.

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Canada: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Agawa Canyon Park Waterfalls

Monday, July 8th, 2019

Here we are eager beavers at Black Beaver Falls. We didn’t see beavers or otters, mallard ducks or merganser ducks which all like to hang out here. But we did see roaring falls.

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Canada: Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Agawa Canyon Park

Monday, July 8th, 2019

After 3 relaxing hours, when you get off the Agawa Canyon train at mile 114, you have opportunities for walks on 3 trails, The Talus Trail, the River Trail or this one: The Lookout Trail goes up 320 wooden steps to panoramic views of the canyon. 

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Canada: Agawa Canyon, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Painting in Agawa Canyon Park

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

Canadian famous Group of Seven painters started painting the Algoma scenery starting in 1918 with J.E.H. Macdonald. the others in the group are: Lawren Harris, Franklin Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnson, Arthur Lismer, and Frederick Varley. They hitched a boxcar onto the train going up to the mines in Northern Ontario.

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Canada: Agawa Canyon, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario – Agawa Canyon Tour Train Arrives

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

After the 114-mile train journey through forests, passing lakes and rivers, you descend 500 feet down the canyon wall for 10 miles to the floor of the canyon. You have a chance to get out and explore the Agawa Canyon Park.

 

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Canada: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Agawa Canyon Tour Train

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

This 114-mile Agawa Canyon Tour Train leaves from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. As the city and your stresses fade away, you experience Northern Ontario wilderness.

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Canada: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – Traversing Canadian Locks

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

The Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site’s lock system was completed in 1895 and at the time was part of the world’s longest lock. It was the first to operate with electrical power electricity generated on site in a powerhouse. It was also the first to use an emergency swing bridge dam to protect the lock in case of emergency. Since 1998 the lock has been use for recreational vehicle use only – and is Free to go through.

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Canada: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario – High Tea on the Lawn

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019

You can go back in time with costumed waitresses serving a scrumptious High Tea. Enjoy the view facing the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site. Believe or not, traversing the canal locks on the Canadian side of the border is absolutely Free.

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