The Spirit Tree
The Spirit Tree is located in Grand Portage, 35 miles (56.3km) northeast of Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Cook County. Also known as Little Cedar Spirit Tree or Manidoo-giizhikens, this tree grows twisted and gnarled from bare rock on the shore of Lake Superior. There are records of this tree presence dating back over 300 years. […]
Agate Island
Agate Island is an island amongst the Lake Superior Archipelago near Nipigon Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The agate laden shoreline of this island has been named one of the seven natural wonder beaches to see in the world. The beach is fairly steep with natural terrace layering along it. The island is also unique […]
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 […]
Bathtub Island
Bathtub Island is located near Katherine Cove in Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The island is suitably named due to the basin like impression that fills with water when Lake Superior’s waves become high enough to reach it creating a natural “bathtub”. To reach the island, follow the coastal trail from Katherine […]
Agawa Canyon
Agawa Canyon is 114 miles (183km) north of Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The canyon is 575 feet (175.2m) deep and was formed over a billion years ago and widened by the Agawa River. The canyon can only be reached by hiking trail or train tour departing from Sault Ste. Marie. The best […]
Eagle Canyon Suspension Bridge
The Eagle Canyon Suspension Bridge is Canada’s longest, in Dorion in Ontario’s Superior Country, spanning 600 feet (182.8m). Turn down Ouimet Canyon Road off of highway 11/17 and take the right down Valley Road to find it. The bridge crosses over the canyon and Bat Lake at a height of 152 feet above the canyon […]
