on July 23rd, 2010

Round-trip: 1 km Difficulty: Easy Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map Soldier’s Hole is a favourite swimming spot for many Thunder Bay residents.  Nearly every local has a story to tell about swimming and jumping off the rocks at Soldier’s Hole.

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on June 11th, 2010

Roundtrip: 1.6 Difficulty: Easy Location:  Pass Lake, ON Click here for Google Map The Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is a known hiking destination.  There are a few very popular hikes in the park that always make everyone’s tick list.   But there are also several shorter trails, like this one, that seem to see very little [...]

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on May 28th, 2010

Roundtrip: 4km Difficulty: Easy Location: Dorion, ON Click here for Google Map. Hurkett Cove Conservation Area is an excellent  place to spend an afternoon enjoying a picnic and a short hike.  It is a popular location for birding and exploring the Lake Superior shoreline.

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on May 14th, 2010

Roundtrip: 4 k Difficulty: Easy Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map Most people in Thunder Bay are aware of the Neebing-McIntyre Floodway but few have walked along the portion that leads to the mouth on Lake Superior. The Neebing-McIntyre Floodway is a large channel though town that is designed to reduce damage [...]

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on May 7th, 2010

Roundtrip:  4 km Difficulty:  Easy Location:  Silver Bay, MN Click Here for Google Map Black Beach seems like a secret place.  It is located below Silver Bay, MN  on the city access road and there are actually 3 beaches here.  I’m sure it is a very popular spot for locals, but to a tourist it [...]

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