Sun was breaking through morning clouds and a receding fog bank during our first walk of the day around Nipigon's Natural Edge Ecopark Campground and Marina. This was our third day waking up here and the scene has been different every morning.
Bridge towers rose above the fog while a seagull monitored the bay, shortly before we headed out for another day of exploring.
Driving up to a park by the bridge we found a modern viewing platform. Beth isn't a fan of heights, so I walked up alone to the glass walled upper deck.
Looking northeast, there was no sign of the earlier fog around the tall bridge. This must be a spectacular autumn view when the leaves start changing colors.
Views are mostly wide open from the top level. Glass instead of bars is a nice touch.
Couldn't resist looking down on Shofar, our Ram van. The solar panels looked pretty clean considering we have been on the road four months.
One last view from the tower showing the campground, marina, bays, and islands leading to Lake Superior. Can you tell we have grown attached to the little town of Nipigon?
Next we decided to drive an hour north in search of Lake Nipigon. It was a pretty drive winding through red rock palisades. Beardmore, where we turned left towards the lake, boasts the “World’s Largest Snowman.” Who could resist stopping for a photo of a 35 foot tall snowman wearing sunglasses? Our van provided some scale.
Shortly after Beardmore the lake came into view. The largest body of water wholly within Ontario, Lake Nipigon covers 484,400 hectares (1,870 square miles) and is the 38th largest lake in the world.
This municipal campground featured a shallow beach with a long pier. It would be a fun place to camp with our sailing kayak as many of the sites have beach access. Do check with the campground if you are bringing a boat as there are boating restrictions around moose, raptor, and waterfowl breading seasons.
Although there isn't much screening between sites, this quiet cove would still be a nice place to set up camp.
Steep grades and signs warning of rock slides made us glad the weather was settled. The Trans-Canada Highway offered pretty views of Lake Superior and it's islands as we drove around the northernmost bay.
Several pullouts offered great views of Lake Superior and a chance to stretch our legs.
The Cana Bay lookout was our favorite view of the day.
By 1654 we had settled into a tent site in Rossport Campground. The campground is part of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park where our site had a delightful lake view. Tent sites are often available to camper vans since we don't take up any more room than a large pick-up truck. Rossport is an Ontario Provincial Park, so camping and entry fees were is 37.57 CAD.
Not a bad sunset view from the beach at our campsite! Goodnight from Rossport Ontario.
Today's route up and back from the town of Nipigon to Lake Nipigon, and then east to Rossport along the Lake Superior shoreline.
Bridge towers rose above the fog while a seagull monitored the bay, shortly before we headed out for another day of exploring.
Driving up to a park by the bridge we found a modern viewing platform. Beth isn't a fan of heights, so I walked up alone to the glass walled upper deck.
Looking northeast, there was no sign of the earlier fog around the tall bridge. This must be a spectacular autumn view when the leaves start changing colors.
Views are mostly wide open from the top level. Glass instead of bars is a nice touch.
Couldn't resist looking down on Shofar, our Ram van. The solar panels looked pretty clean considering we have been on the road four months.
One last view from the tower showing the campground, marina, bays, and islands leading to Lake Superior. Can you tell we have grown attached to the little town of Nipigon?
Next we decided to drive an hour north in search of Lake Nipigon. It was a pretty drive winding through red rock palisades. Beardmore, where we turned left towards the lake, boasts the “World’s Largest Snowman.” Who could resist stopping for a photo of a 35 foot tall snowman wearing sunglasses? Our van provided some scale.
Shortly after Beardmore the lake came into view. The largest body of water wholly within Ontario, Lake Nipigon covers 484,400 hectares (1,870 square miles) and is the 38th largest lake in the world.
This municipal campground featured a shallow beach with a long pier. It would be a fun place to camp with our sailing kayak as many of the sites have beach access. Do check with the campground if you are bringing a boat as there are boating restrictions around moose, raptor, and waterfowl breading seasons.
Although there isn't much screening between sites, this quiet cove would still be a nice place to set up camp.
After exploring here and consulting the weather forecast we decided to forfeit our campsite back in Nipigon and move on while the weather was nice.
Steep grades and signs warning of rock slides made us glad the weather was settled. The Trans-Canada Highway offered pretty views of Lake Superior and it's islands as we drove around the northernmost bay.
The Cana Bay lookout was our favorite view of the day.
By 1654 we had settled into a tent site in Rossport Campground. The campground is part of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park where our site had a delightful lake view. Tent sites are often available to camper vans since we don't take up any more room than a large pick-up truck. Rossport is an Ontario Provincial Park, so camping and entry fees were is 37.57 CAD.
Beth and I would love to have some of these rocks for our yard at home, but we left them for the next visitors to enjoy.
Not a bad sunset view from the beach at our campsite! Goodnight from Rossport Ontario.
Today's route up and back from the town of Nipigon to Lake Nipigon, and then east to Rossport along the Lake Superior shoreline.
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