a small bear here for $20. He named her Winnipeg (later shortened to Winnie - yes she is a girl!). Somehow this cute baby bear wound up going overseas with the troops and over time grew to become quite large. Captain Colebourn gave Winnie to the London Zoo when he was called to the front lines in France. One of the many visitors to the Zoo was A. A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin.
On the Trans-Canada Highway, at the entrance way to White River, a huge statue of Winnie the Pooh stands marking the spot where, every year, in late August, the people of White River celebrate the "Winnie Hometown Festival", an homage to Milne's legacy.
If you prefer to leave the driving to someone else, there is an amazing 114 mile rail trip to take you places you couldn’t otherwise see. The train winds its way through the lush flora of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Forest region and the granite rock formations of the Canadian Shield. Included in the trip is a two-hour stop over at Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park. This park is located at mile 114 and is only accessible by rail. It has a variety of trails that lead to the most scenic spots, including four waterfalls and a breathtaking lookout.
The Great Lakes and the area's many rivers provide numerous places to boat, canoe, and sea kayak. The fish are plentiful and you can troll for lake trout, fly fish for brook trout or head to the rocky shelves for some bass. Others, like northern pike, walleye, perch, salmon, whitefish
and Great Lakes muskellunge are also found here.
North of Superior is located in the geographical center of Canada and is home to the City of Thunder Bay. For those who long for the days-gone-by, you can step into the past at the Fort William Historical Park, and explore the romance and bloody conflict of Canada’s fur trading days. This is also a great area for rock hounds, with plenty of amethyst mines to explore.
Amethyst Mine Panorama is open from May to October, and has the largest deposit in North America. Production began here in 1960 and continues to this day. There is a large digging area open to the public where you can pick your own amethysts.
North-east of Thunderbay, in Nipigon, there’s a fishing festival for the whole family, that runs from September 2nd to September 6th. More than a fishing derby, it’s five days of fishing, celebration, parades, great food, raffles, booths and prizes. North of Thunder Bay, on Hwy 61, is the Founder Museum and Pioneer Village. Step back in time and see what it was like to live in the days before texting, TV and even washing machines! In fact, if you time it right, you can help with hand-washing the laundry. If that's not high on your list of things to do, there’s plenty more to see at the carpenter's,
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