Wednesday, August 26, 2015
It’s still cold, 50 degrees and misting. The forecast is for clearing, so we decided to take our planned trek to visit three small towns west of Marathon. The first was furthest west, Rossport. Figured we might as well drive first in hopes the weather will clear when we get there. The draw here was to see the harbor with large boats at anchor and an old Victorian style hotel built in 1884 by the Canadian-Pacific Railroad. Rossport was like a ghost town. No boats in the harbor and the hotel has been remodeled into a bed and breakfast.
Undaunted, we continued back east to Schreiber. Here a railroad museum, a beach, and some older buildings to see. The RR museum was closed, but we did see some older buildings and houses. Some of these houses are maybe 20 ft from the tracks. We bet the entire house shakes when the train goes by. What? Sunshine? Hallelujah the clouds have broken and the sun is out! Perfect timing as we got over to the beach, which was pretty. It is a pebble and cobblestone beach, sort of a combination of the one at Lake Superior PP and Marathon.
Saving the best for last, hopefully, was Terrace Bay. Their signature icon is a 50ft lighthouse they constructed in the middle of “downtown”. This thing has steps allowing a panoramic view out of the lake and the town.
Just west of Terrace Bay is a waterfall, the Aquasabon Falls, dropping into a gorge, then flows into the lake. There is an observation platform above the falls that gives a nice view.
Our last stop here was their beach, another sand beach. We have been quite surprised to see so many sand beaches. These do not exist on the south shore of Lake Superior, only cobblestone beaches.
We also saw some wildlife.
This little guy was up in a tree chucking at us, like “Get out of my woods!” Actually, we saw a bear at the edge of the highway on our way home. That was a surprise.
With all the islands and channels along this north shore, its easy to see why this area would be popular for cruising. Only problem, we haven’t seen any real marinas. Folks must anchor out and dingy into town. Our next stop at Nipigon has a marina, we’re staying at it, so we’ll see.
Here are a few other pictures from today.
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