Highlights (and hitches) from road trips, mostly in Ontario, all in Canada:
[AUTUMN 2023] Next time you're driving Ontario Hwy 17 between Sault Ste Marie and Espanola/Sudbury, when you get to the junction of 548 (about 45 minutes east of the Sault) take a 5 minute detour to find a lovely roadside rest stop on its own little island at the north end of the bridge to …
[AUTUMN 2023, Ontario] Rossport campground is located on the north shore of Lake Superior between Nipigon (50km) and Marathon (100km). Being right on the Trans-Canada/Hwy 17, it makes a convenient stop-along-the-way and is heavily used by the RV community for exactly that purpose. But even though this campground appears small and unassuming at first glance, …
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I got back a couple weeks ago from my main trip of the season, 18 days focusing on the east and north shores of Lake Superior. I've got a few coming blog posts in mind from that trip but in the meantime check out this new page I've added to the blog, based on some …
[SPRING 2023, Ontario] Cape Croker Park is a large (500+ acres) woodland campground located on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula, a half-hour northeast of Wiarton or about 90 minutes drive from Tobermory. While Tobermory, at the tip of the peninsula, is known for the National Parks (Bruce Peninsula & Fathom Five), the ferry to Manitoulin Island, …
[Autumn 2022] The day-use area at Old Woman Bay, 25 km south of Wawa, Ontario, must surely be one of the most spectacular roadside rest stops to be found. I'm not outing a hidden gem, this place is well-known. On a fair weather day it will be busy, but there's lots of space for everyone. …
[Autumn 2022] On the second half of a road trip around northern Ontario (not way north, like "up there", but along the east and northeast coast of Lake Superior, then back down to Wawa and inland from there), along Hwy 129 less than an hour south of Chapleau, I came across an interesting roadside attraction …
[AUTUMN 2022, Ontario] I am generally hesitant to point out "hidden gems", lest they lose their lustre from no longer being hidden. But this one is far enough off the beaten track that I doubt it will be overrun. Wakami Lake Provincial Park, about 90 minutes southeast of Chapleau, Ontario (2 hrs from Wawa, 4.5 …
[Summer 2022] When arriving on Manitoulin Island, whether you have come on the ferry from Tobermory (a beautiful 1¾ hr voyage) or have driven over the single-lane swing bridge at Little Current, there is a feeling that you are somewhere quite different. The whole island has a small-town vibe to it, but at the same …
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