The title of this post has to be sung to the tune of the Bruce Springsteen song "Thunder Road" cause the whole time I was there that song kept playing in my head. We had been doing a lot of one nighter's with the thought of spending few days along Lake Superior shores. The KOA was very nice and folks very helpful when Jack came down with a bit of sinus of infection. Read his post for the full details on the experience with the Canadian Health Care. We were in need of some quality down time.
Lake Superior and all the Great Lakes are certainly something to see if you have never been in this part of the country. Having grown up along Lake Michigan and spending time in UP Michigan and Wisconsin, the landscape was quite familiar and as result my picture taking duties were derelict a bit. But the Mother Lake Superior is mind boggling all the same even if the pictures do not do it justice.
The town of Thunder Bay itself was not what I was expecting being much larger and more industrial after all the rural areas we drove through. Jack got kick out of all the large scale shipping harbors. Think the song "Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot to get a feel for the town. Just realized all these songs playing in my head really tip off how old I am!
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The Kakabeka Falls are close by and should not be missed ( I know, I know another waterfall). Just make sure you bring enough loonies for the self pay station. They don't take credit cards and rumor has it they will ticket you if the sticker is not displayed. It was a minimum of $5 for two hours. Some very nice folks saw us digging around and coming up short and gave us two dollar loonie. Canadians really are some of the nicest people I have meet in my travels! If you have the time take the hike to the little falls as well. The trail can be bit buggy and soggy but worth seeing. JLS
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