The Sleeping Giant
The Sleeping Giant is viewable from many places in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is located at the southern tip of the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. This natural wonder is a land formation that resembles a giant man laying in slumber in Lake Superior. Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, the spirit […]
The Sea Lion
The Sea Lion is found in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park 52.5 miles (84.5km) from Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is a sedimentary rock formation that projects 49 feet (15m) into Lake Superior. The waves of the lake have cut out an arched tunnel through it. Originally this formation resembled a sea lion looking […]
Battle Island Lighthouse
Battle Island Lighthouse is located 5.7 miles (9.3km) from the shore of Rossport in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse was placed for boats coming in from Lake Superior through Simpson Channel into Nipigon Bay. The existing lighthouse was built in 1911 to replace the lighthouse placed there in 1871. The lighthouse can be viewed by […]
Otter Island Lighthouse
Otter Island Lighthouse is located on the northwest tip of Otter Island, a part of in Ontario’s Superior Country. Built in 1903, it is a white and red octagonal concrete light tower that stands 21 feet (6.5m) tall. The grounds to the lighthouse are closed to the public and should only be viewed from the […]
Slate Islands Lighthouse
Slate Islands Lighthouse is located on Slate Island Provincial Park approximately 7.5 miles (12km) south of Terrace Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse was built in 1903 and can only be accessed by boat, charter or by experienced kayakers from Rossport, Schreiber or Terrace Bay. It is elevated 224 feet (68 m) above the […]
Coppermine Point Lighthouse
Coppermine Point Lighthouse is located near Batchawana Bay in Ontario’s Algoma Country. Built in 1910, it originally was placed at the entrance to Pancake and Batchawana Bay. In 1960 is was deactivated, sold and moved next to highway 17 in Hibbard Bay to become a interesting feature for a restaurant. The restaurant is no longer […]
Ile Parisienne Lighthouse
Ile Parisienne Lighthouse is located on the southwest tip of the island in the middle of Whitefish Bay 21.7 miles (35km) from Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It was built in 1911 as a beacon for shipping traffic to the Soo Locks and still remains active today. The concrete hexagonal lighthouse stands 54 […]
Two Harbors Lighthouse
Two Harbors Lighthouse is located in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. Built in 1892, this lighthouse is the oldest one still in continuous operation in Minnesota. The 49.6 foot (15m) tall red brick tower is open to the public for self guided tours with admission during operating hours. The Assistant Keeper’s house, Pilot house […]
Michipocoten Harbour Lighthouse
Michipocoten Harbour Lighthouse is located on the tip of Little Gros Cap at the entrance to Michipicoten Harbour south of Wawa in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It was originally established in 1902 and updated in 1967 to a skeletal tower that stands (12.7 m) tall along with a keeper’s dwelling, boathouse and helicopter pad. It is […]
Two Harbors Breakwater Lighthouse
Two Harbors Breakwater Lighthouse is located in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. It stands at the end of the breakwater at the entrance to Lake Superior’s Agate Bay. It was first established in 1895 with a square skeleton iron structure. The breakwater is a wide concrete walk way for easy accessibility to get up […]
Michipicoten Island East End Lighthouse
Michipicoten Island East End Lighthouse is located on Michipicoten Island 40 miles (65km) southwest of Wawa in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The lighthouse was built in 1912 it stands 83 feet (25m) tall with reinforced concrete supported by flying buttresses. The lighthouse can be seen by boat or sea plane. The grounds are open but the […]
Split Rock Lighthouse
Perched atop a 130-foot cliff overlooking Lake Superior, Split Rock Lighthouse is one of Minnesota’s most recognizable landmarks and a highlight of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Located within Split Rock Lighthouse State Park approximately 20 miles northeast of Two Harbors, the lighthouse was first illuminated in 1910 following a series of devastating shipwrecks along […]
