Orient Bay Palisades

The Palisades trail, also known as the Palisades of the Pijitawabik [PEE-GEE-TUH-WAW-BIK] is a must-do hike for local and visiting hikers providing views from some of the highest points in Northwestern Ontario. The Orient Bay Palisades trail has been created and maintained by the MNR. … More

Gorge Creek Falls

Go-Mar Falls (Gorge Creek Falls)

I know the name is odd, but I know these falls in the winter as an ice climb called ‘Go-Mar Falls’. I believe most people call this the Gorge Creek Falls.  I’m pretty sure these 80-meter falls are visited mostly in the winter, but they … More

st sylvesters historic roman catholic church

St. Sylvester’s Church

St. Sylvester’s Church was built in 1877 and overlooks a medicine lodge and Lake Helen.  There is a cemetery attached to the church where the first recorded burial was on October 3, 1880, and people are still buried there today.  Behind the church is a … More