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Return, Day 5: Ontario to Sault Ste Marie, MI
... to take "the hit" of lost time and enjoy some truncated sightseeing on Manitoulin Island afterall. First stop was Bridal Veil Falls just outside of Kagawong. Barely off the road, down a series of metal grated stairs, were dozens and dozens of salmon waiting for me! What a true delight. They were slowly making their way up the stream, struggling over each small rocky level, to the rushing pool of water at the top... directly beneath the Falls. It was quite a site, ...
Soo Locks
... side (21 feet). Since the ship was so long it was in the 2nd lock About the same time a tour boat came into the lock closest to us so we were able to see the water rise in the closest one and the ship sink descend. It was done so slowly you don't realize how much they have to lower it until the ship is even with the walkway and still going lower.
By the time the large ship was slowly pulling out of the lock we ...
Day 1 Home - Sault Ste Marie!
First Day!
First day of my big adventure! Pretty uneventful day. Driiving went well, got some minor cramping towards the end of the day but it was fine other than that. Not the best sightseeing weather (cloudy with some rain) but then there wasn't that much to see anyway so it was actually great for driving!
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Mackinac Island, Saulte St. Marie
The morning was again, bright blue and beautiful. Perfect day for going to the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. Due to some business commitments, Barb and I will have to go back to Honolulu for two weeks in a few days. So instead of a leisurely drive up through the upper peninsula, we are planning a quick one day dash....
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Sault Ste Marie & Lake Rousseau
... weekend and we came to a bunch of cars in a small town. We turned the corner and found the Friday Farmers Market at Lake Rousseau. The place was packed and lots of boats were coming in from their lakeside cottages. It was a beautiful spot and we got some fresh food at the same time. Our plan was to get to Lake Superior that night but by the time we got to Sault ...
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