Tag Archives: squaw bay

Brule Bay Bluffs

Roundtrip: 3 km Difficulty: Moderate Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click Here for Google Map I have a number of secret hiking spots I don’t usually tell people about.  This was one of them, but it was hard to keep a place like this a secret for long. This hike has everything — shoreline, cliffs, views, [...]

Carp River Road

Trail Distance: 10km Trail Difficulty: Moderate General Location: Thunder Bay Google Map Here. Hike, snowshoe or bike along Carp River Road on the Fort William First Nation Reserve to  the Lamond River.  Great views of  the Squaw Bay mountain (I can’t find an official name for this mountain on any map) and Lake Superior.  Follow the trail [...]

Squaw Bay Ice

Round-trip: 4+ km Difficulty: Moderate Location: Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map Walking along the shore of Lake Superior gives a different perspective on  a familiar place.  The ice formations along the shoreline are different each time you visit, and it is fascinating to see how much activity there is out on the [...]

The Eagle

Roundtrip: 1km Difficulty: Difficult Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map. Hike up to the top of the first buttress of  the Sqaw Bay cliffs.  On the top you will find a sculpture made by Andrew Haigh and Ryan Horbacio a fews years ago in the shape of an eagle by piling loose rocks.  [...]

Carp River Falls

Roundtrip: 3km Difficulty: Moderate Location:  Thunder Bay, ON Click here for Google Map. Hike up the Carp River to the 15 ft falls.  On Google Earth and other maps this river is named the Lamond River but locals call it the Carp River.  You can walk right up the river in water shoes if the [...]