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      Manitoulin Island

      September 25, 2022 in Canada ⋅ 🌧 13 °C

      Bereits 1880 kamen neugierige Touristen vor allem vom Süden Ontarios und den mittleren Weststaaten in dieses Gebiet; - nicht viele, weil die Anreise über den Northchannel des Lake Huron eine Herausforderung war. Aber die, die diesen Aufwand nicht gescheut haben, wurden mit einer wunderbaren Seen-Landschaft, sauberem Wasser und abwechslungsreicher Natur belohnt. Die Nachkommenschaft der ersten Einwohner hat den vielen Platz problemlos mit den Neuankommenden geteilt.
      Dieser frühe Tourismus machte es möglich, Aufzeichnungen über die Inseln zu machen und führte zum Begriff: „The largest freshwater Island in the world“. Der Hauptort Manitowaning war die erste europäische Kolonie.

      Es gibt heute zwar Resorts, Campings und Motels versteckt in den vielen ruhigen Buchten, aber Manitoulin ist alles andere als überlaufen. Es gibt immer noch ganz viel zu entdecken.

      Genau diese Erfahrung haben wir gemacht.
      Durch eine Falschbuchung von mir in einem reizenden Hotel mit 5 Zimmern waren wir gezwungen, den nahen Campingplatz aufzusuchen. Was für ein Glück: Zwar im ersten Moment sehr kalt, aber durch unsere elektrische Heizung bald total gemütlich.
      Wir haben wunderbar gegessen und wie immer den Kaffee mit Schlummertrunk in unserer Launch genossen.

      Am nächsten Morgen haben wir zu Fuss die Umgebung erkundigt: Unglaublich die Idylle am campingeigenen Boots- und Badeplatz!
      Ausser dem Plätschern der Wellen und den Grillen war nichts zu hören.
      Auf der Weiterfahrt, z. T. auf unbefestigten Strassen, sind wir auf einen kleinen Farmermarkt gestossen, total authentisch. Wir haben uns nicht nur gut unterhalten - „what a neat vehicule“ meinte die Bäuerin, Ruedi’s Antwort kam prompt: „neat vehicule, this is a land rover and our home“, - sondern auch Brot, Popcorn und Würste gekauft. Dann mussten wir weiter - nur nicht die Fähre verpassen, denn diese war über Tage ausgebucht.

      Manitoulin Island ist ein Ort mit vielen Sportmöglichkeiten in einsamer Natur und soll auch im Winter traumhaft sein.      Read more

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    • Underground Railroad Cycling
      Day 21

      Owen Sound Ontario Canada

      June 24, 2022 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 72 °F

      We left Hamilton Ontario and and decided to drive out a ways to see where a safe place to start biking would be. It was through the city and some places had biking lanes and some places didn't. We ran into quite a bit of construction and and it looked dangerous to bike through those areas. Outside of the city it got very hilly and curvy and had no biking shoulder. The consensus was to just drive to owenson Ontario Canada. We found a nice hotel right on the Georgia Bay and decided to spend 2 nights.

       Brian got a tea time at cobble beach to play 18 holes. That was the highlight golf course of his trip trump so he felt like he was ending on a high note. We decided to drive back to Collingwood and bike the last 42 miles of the route into Owen Sound.

       We found the trail beside the Walmart parking lot has started our journey on a flat trail for the 1st 9 miles. We rode past the Ski slopes and Lake Huron was on our right. Once we got off the trail and onto the road the journey began. We were about to find out what we were made of! We saw signs for the blue mountains and Hilly it was. We climbed one hill that is probably the hardest thing I've ever done on a bicycle. It had to be over a mile of climbing and part of it was almost a 12% grade. We climbed from sea level to 1900' and it was rated extremely steep. Jan was going strong until she got blown off the road by a big truck. I went back to take a picture of the hills when low and behold there she was riding up the hill! She had to get back on at the steepest part of the incline to get the rest of the way up the hill which is a phenomenal feet! We might have pulled out every curse word we know but we all made it!!!

       We continued on and it was still pretty rough riding. The next 10 miles We're on a rough road with no shoulder and quite a bit of truck traffic. Finally we were rewarded with some amazing downhills. Coming back into Owen sound there was still a little bit of climbing but nothing like going out of Collingwood. The last couple of miles as we rolled into Owen's San Ontario Canada rewarded us with some nice downhill riding in 2 to a park where we were greeted by our amazing sag driver. It was a pretty emotional and knowing that we had made it to the end of our journey.

      I am sure that we will all walk away with some lessons learned and some new insights. We have found the Canadians to be a lovely group of people. It is their pleasure to help you and just be kind. As the bellhop at our hotel in Niagara Falls stated: "We don't look up and we don't look down!"

      I think that's a good place to end.      Read more

    • LiMa AroundTheWorldWeltreise 2022/2023
      Day 6

      Der erste Nationalpark - Bruce Peninsula

      July 26, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Nach einer wirklich gelungenen Weinprobe (haben 3/5 Weine gekauft @between the lines), haben wir zwei Nächte in unserem kleinen Bunkie auf einer Farm verbracht. Von hier aus planten wir einen Ausflug in den Bruce Peninsula National Park zu machen. Unsere Route ging entlang des Lake Huron, welcher vielmehr einem Meer als einem See glich. Um jedoch längere und noch schönere Wanderungen machen zu können, muss man sich im Voraus anmelden - hatten wir leider nicht gemacht.

      Unser Highlight: Wandern, Grillen und viel Ruhe

      🔜 Algonquin National Park, Kanada      Read more

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    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 6

      Falls and History

      August 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Inglis Falls is rich in history – starting in 1843 when Peter Inglis immigrated to Canada and settled in this area. In 1845, Inglis purchased a small existing grist mill built two years previously by a Mr. Boyd, and 300 acres of deeded Crown land. It was in 1862 that Inglis replaced the old gristmill with a new four-storey mill that produced flour, bran, and shorts (feed for animals).

      Other ventures of Inglis’ included building a sawmill a quarter of a mile downstream of the falls. Peter Inglis also built a woolen mill on the east side of the river on the brink of the falls. Here were manufactured tweeds, flannels, and “rainbow” blankets, so called because of the three coloured stripes at each end. The woollen mill was destroyed by fire around 1885 and rebuilt only to burn down again in 1901.

      Management of the mill was passed on to Inglis’ oldest son, William A., in 1886. William’s son, Victor, managed the mill until 1932. Eighty-seven years of steady operation under the Inglis family name is an amazing record which very few industries in this area of the province can surpass or equal.

      In 1932, the property was obtained by the City of Owen Sound for water rights. The mill was idle for two years, until purchased by Emil Henkel. He ran the mill until 1945 when a fire completely destroyed it. Today all that remains of that earlier industrial scene are the family home, a stone building, the silent millstones, and the enduring beauty of Inglis Falls.      Read more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 5

      Harrison Park

      August 10, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F

      Harrison Park is an urban dream, with more than 40 hectares of streams, trails, gardens, playgrounds, forest, and green space in the heart of Owen Sound.  Often called "our jewel in the crown," when it was turned over to the city a century ago by the family of founder John Harrison, it was deemed one of the most beautiful parks in Ontario.

      So we abandoned the forlorn search for non-existent apples and took a drive there.

      And of course, the trail to small waterfalls was closed "due to the damage," but also, of course, WE WILL STOP AT NOTHING! at least me... so here are the waterfalls 😁

      The rain is completely gone by now, the sun is out, and the sky is beautiful blue      Read more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 6

      Harrison Park Redux

      August 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

      Blessed with another gorgeous day, we drove back to Harrison Park.
      Yesterday, we found out that there is another waterfall accessible from there, but it was slightly over 3km hike O\W, and we didn't have our hiking gear.
      So today, we are setting out to conquer the Inglis Falls Trail      Read more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 6

      Morland Place

      August 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

      Located beside Inglis Falls, built by the McCallum family in 1920, Morland Place was originally a small, country cottage-style home. The expansion at the rear was modeled after the 1870s regency Georgian villa style. The gardens, started in 1960, were influenced by European architectural style. as wellRead more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 6

      Falls area

      August 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F

      Known as “the best waterfalls in the area”, one of three waterfalls that surround the City of Owen Sound, Inglis Falls is the best known and most visited. Situated in the heart of the 200-hectare Inglis Falls Conservation Area, Inglis Falls is an 18-metre high cascade created by the Sydenham River meeting the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. The erosive power of the water has carved a deep gorge at the base of the falls. On a clear day, you can see down the valley into the City of Owen Sound and out to the Owen Sound harbour.Read more

    • TravelerOn the shores of Gitche Gumee
      Day 6

      Inglis Falls Trail

      August 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

      A total of 6.2km in and out loop trail, which encompasses a part of Bruce Trail that we hiked on Tuesday, rates as moderate (of course it does 😁)
      Actually it was the best go of them all (IMHO) - no mud, practically no skeeters, good pace, and decent floor.
      Enough variations to keep it "challenging" for us.      Read more

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