Amethyst Country Rock & Gift Shop
Amethyst Country Rock & Gift Shop is located in Pass Lake in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is a must-visit destination for travelers on the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Conveniently located on your way to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and Silver Islet. Owned and supplied by the renowned Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine, it offers a fantastic […]
Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine
Diamond Willow Amethyst Mine is located in Pearl in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is a fascinating destination close to Thunder Bay. This family-operated mine has a rich history dating back to the 1960s when Gunnard Noyes began prospecting and mining in the area. The amethyst found here is part of the Algoman formation, early Precambrian […]
Portage River Lighthouse
Portage River Lighthouse is located in Jacobsville in Michigan’s Houghton County. The Portage River Lighthouse is privately owned and there are active restoration projects underway. As a result, the property is generally not open to the public, unless on a designated open house day. You can view the lighthouse at any time from the designated […]
Indigenous Group of Seven Moument
The Indigenous Group of Seven Monument is located at the Bridgeview Lookout Tower in the Township of Nipigon in Ontario’s Superior Country. This installation is a monument to Indigenous Group of Seven artist, Norval Morrisseau, also known as Copper Thunder Bird, from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation on the Sand Point reserve near Beardmore, Ontario. […]
Lloyd's Lookout
Lloyd’s Lookout is located in Red Rock on the Nipigon River Recreation Trail in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lookout is found 0.8 miles (1.3 km) in from the Red Rock trailhead of the Nipigon River Recreation Trail. The viewing platform offers incredible views above the Nipigon River out to Lake Superior. A few minutes further […]
Porphyry Island Black Sand Beach
Located at the southwest end of the Black Bay Peninsula, on Lake Superior and just east of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is the Porphyry Island Black Sand Beach. Travel by kayak, canoe, or power boat to get to the island, you can even hire to travel by floatplane or helicopter as there is a heliport […]
Red Chairs - Terrace Bay Beach
Red Chairs – Terrace Bay Beach are located in Terrace Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. You can find the chairs on the trail off of the east end of the Terrace Bay Beach Boardwalk. Follow the white markers, the trail is classified as moderately difficult. There is a little climbing over rocks but the trail […]
Terrace Bay Beach
Terrace Bay Beach is located Terrace Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. This is a sandy beach on the shore of Lake Superior and the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. The beach is a wonderful spot to get a view of the caribou populated Slate Islands Provincial Park and the lower falls of Aguasabon. Amenities […]
Dog Falls
Dog Falls is located in Silver Falls Provincial Park in Ontario’s Superior Country. This is a 110 foot (34 m) cascading waterfall that can be reached about 0.9 mile (1.5 km) into the Silver Falls hiking Trail. The waterfall is on the Kaministiquia River and is the largest when the water is flowing high. Hikers should […]
Illgen Falls
Illgen Falls is located in Tettegouche State Park in Minnesota’s Lake County. This is a 40 foot waterfall located half a mile upstream of High Falls on the Baptism River. The falls isn’t accessible from the park’s trail systems. To reach the falls, travel north past Tettegouche and turn left up Highway 1 for 1.6 […]
Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls is located in Munising in Michigan’s Alger County. This is a scenic spring fed waterfall with a 20 foot drop. Water from the falls cascade into a pond that over 200 rainbow trout inhabit. It is privately owned and includes a charming gift shop, picnic area, scavenger hunts and visitors can even feed […]
Gros Cap Reefs Light
Gros Cap Reefs Light is located near Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. This 59 foot (18 m) tall light tower marks the beginning of the St. Marys River from Lake Superior and is adjacent to Point Iroquois in Michigan. It is in shallow water on southwest edge of Gros Cap Reef. It was […]
