Fun Summer Activities:
Just getting here can be a great part of your holiday. Whether you enter Canada at Sault Ste. Marie at Michigan or Pigeon River at Minnesota, there are plenty of sightseeing attractions to accommodate everyone’s imagination.
In Thunder Bay you may want to visit Old Fort William or view the Sleeping Giant from the Terry Fox Monument. Pick your own Amethyst at a mine. View Ouiment Canyon, a two-mile gorge, 350ft deep and 500ft across, cut into the volcanic rock of Lake Superior’s Northern Shore. From Thunder Bay you will travel on Hwy. 11/17 to Nipigon where you turn North onto Hwy. 11
The Trans-Canada highway offers spectacular views as it winds along Lake Helen and towering Palisades. Have your camera ready for post-card perfect pictures!
Sault Ste. Marie, also called the Sault (pronounced the Soo), offers unique attractions like the Canadian Heritage Bushplane Center, the Sault Lock or the famous Agawa Canyon Train Tour and Lock Tours Canada. Call 1-800-461-6020, e-mail: samedc@soonet.ca, or Internet: www.soonet.ca/edc/edcigmnu.htm
The Pasha Lake area also has a few surprises for the explorer types. The area is rich in history. You will find abandoned Gold mines from days gone by. Keep your eyes and ears open and cameras ready for many species of wildlife. From the numerous Bald Eagles to the rare Cougar and Lynx you’ll enjoy the sights and sounds of the wilderness.
Golfing Opportunities
For the golfing enthusiasts we have an excellent 9-hole course only forty-five minutes away in the town of Geraldton. Pack your clubs and golf along your way to Pasha Lake. For a listing of courses in the North of Superior area, click here.
Local Golf Courses For the golfing enthusiasts we have an excellent 9-hole course only forty-five minutes away in the town of Geraldton. The 9 hole course is currently undergoing an expansion, which will add another 9 holes. This will be completed for the 2002 season.
Pack your clubs and golf along your way to Pasha Lake. Here is a listing of the courses in the North of Superior area:
- Geraldton – Kenogamisis Golf Club – 807-854-1029
- Kakabeka Falls – Golden Grove Golf Course – 807-473-4630
- Manitouwadge – Manitouwadge Municipal Golf Course – 807-826-4265
- Marathon – Peninsula Golf Club – 807-229-1392
- Nipigon – North Shore Golf Club – 807-887-2006
- Terrace Bay – Aguasabon Golf Course – 807-825-3844
Thunder Bay Golfing:
Centennial Golf Course – 807-767-4600
Chapples Municipal Golf Course – 807-623-7070
Country Heights Golf Course – 807-767-4279
Emerald Greens Golf Course& Driving Range – 807-767-4511
Municipal Golf Course – 807-939-1331
Northern Lights Golf Complex – 807-935-2687
Strathcona Golf Course – 807-683-8251
Fort William Country Club – 807-475-8925
Thunder Bay Country Club Ltd. 807-767-4600