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Sep 8, 2011 - Ontario

September 7 We drove into Winnipeg to visit the Legislature buildings. Construction began in 1913 but was not opened until 1920. The landscape changes going into Ontario, not so much flat land, lots of forest and rocky lakes. We spent the night in Ignace, ON. September 8 The Kakabeka Falls are beautiful, we had stopped there on past trips so had to stop today. The Terry Fox Monument near Thunder Bay brings back memories as well, also found much needed tourist information. Fantastic view of the Sleeping Giant Prov park, a peninsula in Lake...

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Aug 24, 2007 - Neys Campground - Lake Superior

We thought we had found the perfect Lake Superior campground at Agawa Bay. But then we found Neys Provincial Park just west of Marathon. Neys Campground was the site of Neys Camp 100, a prisoner of war camp during WWII. At the time there was no Trans-Canada Highway. Not surprising that they would choose this spot. Without the highway this would be a formidable site for isolating people. Without intention to romanticize a troubled time, I must say that in today's context this park has got to be one of the highlights of our trip so far. A...

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