Batchawana Bay Provincial Park is one of those places along Highway 17 North that quietly wins you over. It doesn’t have the towering cliffs of Old Woman Bay or the roaring drama of the Sand River—its magic is gentler, warmer, and unmistakably Algoma. The moment you step onto the long, sandy shoreline, it feels like […]
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There’s a place along Highway 17 North where the roar of rushing water drowns out the hum of traffic, and the wilderness suddenly feels much bigger. Chippewa Falls isn’t just a roadside attraction—it’s one of Algoma’s most iconic natural landmarks, a thundering cascade that marks the halfway point of the Trans-Canada Highway and an essential
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There’s something quietly magnetic about Harmony Beach, tucked along the eastern shores of Lake Superior in the Goulais River area. Unlike busier provincial parks or crowded tourist spots, this stretch of sand feels like a secret the lake itself is keeping—a long ribbon of shoreline where forest meets water and the horizon stretches endlessly. Getting
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There’s a special kind of magic along the eastern shore of Lake Superior after dark. The lake stretches endlessly, dark and still, framed by rugged cliffs and dense forest, and somewhere above, the northern lights are waiting. One moment the sky is an ink-black canvas, the next streaks of green, violet, and fiery red ripple
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Just off Highway 17 on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, the broad sweep of Old Woman Bay unfolds like a quiet stage: a wide sandy beach, the deep blue curves of the lake, and cliffs that soar some 200 metres above the water. On the shore’s southern edge, one of the granite ridges carries
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Deep within Lake Superior Provincial Park, the sound of rushing water leads the way to one of the park’s most remarkable trails — Pinguisibi Trail, the Sand River Falls Trail. The Pinguisibi Trail, known to many as the Sand River Falls Trail, follows one of Lake Superior Provincial Park’s most dynamic waterways — a chain
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There’s a calm at Katherine Cove that feels older than the trails leading there. You step from the pines and suddenly the world opens — a sweep of white sand, granite ledges polished by a thousand winters, and the endless breath of Lake Superior rolling in. Katherine Cove, tucked along Highway 17 inside Lake Superior
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There are road trips, and then there is the drive from Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa — The Ultimate Coastal Drive: Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa Along Lake Superior. This is a winding stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 17 North that clings to the eastern shore of Lake Superior. It’s a journey of 225
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An unexpected summer eruption of big waves on the eastern coast of Lake Superior on August 25, 2025. I managed to get out for a few hours on the rugged shoreline of the largest of the great lakes with 17 North Photography to capture some of the giant waves. Lake Superior never disappoints when she’s
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