On Sep 3, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ken - The roads were paved all the way as I recall. I misread my handwriting > though, I see now it was Sturgeon Falls we stayed in. > > I was very disappointed in Sault St. Marie because as a child I had > been fascinated with it and was eager to show it to Richard. > > Be interesting to see Stan's report. > > ann I am looking forward to that also Ann! stan > > On 9/3/2014 18:42, Ken Waller wrote: >> Ann things have improved! >> >> The first time we went around Superior there were miles of unpaved roads >> - its all paved now. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario? >> >> >> Hehe - Ken - so things haven't changed that much since 1989 I guess >> This, from my journal on 10/15/89 >> >> Sturges Falls, Ontario - Moulin Rouge Motel $45.00 . >> "A grubby little Canook town, but our hostest is sweet as are her kids. >> Woke to heavy fog this ama nd glad we got to Mackinac yesterday. The >> road between st. Ignacius and Sault St Marie is flat but nicely wooded. >> Salut St MArie (both on the American and Canadian side) is dismal and >> ulgy. In fact, witht he slate skies we had all day there was very >> little that was pretty between Sault St. Marie and here. .. Even the >> forest looked unhappy. " >> >> ann >> >> On 9/3/2014 16:22, Ken Waller wrote: >>> Stan, >>> I'd recommend doing the stretch from the Sault to Wawa in the early part >>> of the day, since there aren't many accomodations I'd recommend in >>> between. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Halpin" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario? >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the suggestion Ken. I’ve seen circle-tour brochures but >>> didn’t have a good sense of how long a trip it might be, or how >>> interesting it might be photographically. Depending on the weather when >>> we get to the Soo, we might just turn right and go around. If not then, >>> it will definitely be on my list of things to do later. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 2:36 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Stan, what I'm about to suggest is a little out of your intended path >>>> but since you're going through the Sault, you might want to consider a >>>> counter clockwise circum navigation of Lake Superior. >>>> >>>> Starting at the Sault and going north and west around Superior, the >>>> highways mostly border on the lake's shoreline with numerous parks >>>> along the way. Alot of the shoreline has a "Maine" feel to it. >>>> Continuing around the top of Superior into Minnesota, Wisconsin and >>>> back into Michigan's Upper Peninsula at the western most point. A >>>> leisurely trip of 3 - 4 days with lots of photographic opportunities. >>>> I've done it several times and have always enjoyed it. Can be done in >>>> less time depending on your stops. >>>> >>>> >>>> Kenneth Waller >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Halpin" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Anything worth seeing in Ontario? >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks Paul, Sandy, Steve, Ann, Dve and Dave! >>>> >>>> Paul, the train tour does look interesting. We would be in that >>>> neighborhood on 14-15 September, just at the front end of the Fall >>>> Colours season. A definite possibility. >>>> Sandy, thanks for the link and the comments on Georgian Bay. And also >>>> Dve and Steve for the Cornwall/Kingston suggestion. I had considered >>>> going east around Lake Ontario, i.e. via Kingston area and then WNW to >>>> SSM. I’ve spent time in and around Kingston (attended a couple of >>>> week-long conference/meetings at the military college there) and am >>>> somewhat familiar with both the U.S. and Canadian sides of that >>>> region. But Meg wanted Huron lakeshore, so we’ll go west around >>>> Toronto and then north… >>>> Sandy and Ann, I am also somewhat familiar with Sault Set. Marie, on >>>> the U.S. side. The locks are worth a visit but otherwise I would agree >>>> that it is probably not a destination in and of itself. But it is the >>>> only crossing into the U.S. from Ontario without dropping back down to >>>> Sarnia/Port Huron. >>>> Dave, I am glad to see that Ontario will reopen on Sept 9 - we’ll be >>>> passing through to NY on the 11th, back west on the 13-14th so that >>>> works out. ;-) >>>> >>>> So far my Ontario experience has been 3-4 trips back-and-forth between >>>> Sarnia and Niagara, my time in the Kingston area, a few days in >>>> Ottawa, 2-3 trips to Toronto. So, no exposure to the countryside >>>> beyond the southern farming region. A fellow participant at my recent >>>> photo workshop is from Kitchner, he spoke of a park a few hours north >>>> where he went for scenic and wildlife shots. I did not pay much >>>> attention to details as I did not have this trip planned, and I don’t >>>> have his contact information to follow up with him. So part of my >>>> poking around has been to see if I can figure out where he was >>>> referring to. It could have been the Georgian Bay region. >>>> >>>> stan >>>> >>>> On Aug 27, 2014, at 1:22 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you have some time when you get to the Soo, the trip to Agawa >>>>> Canyon on the Algoma Central is a nice diversion. The northbound >>>>> train drops you at the canyon for a couple hour layover, then the >>>>> southbound picks you up and takes you back. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.agawacanyontourtrain.com/content/tours/canyontour/index.html >>>>> >>>>> -p >>>>> >>>>> On 8/26/2014 6:28 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>>>>> Apologies for the slightly provocative Subject. >>>>>> >>>>>> In a couple of weeks we planned to go to the family cabin near >>>>>> Traverse City Michigan. Then I got a (late) notice that my high >>>>>> school class was celebrating our 53rd anniversary with a picnic. So, >>>>>> we will go east to central New York for the picnic and family >>>>>> visits, then back through Ontario and around Lake Huron, re-entering >>>>>> the States via Sault Set. Marie. Probably spend two days between our >>>>>> first overnight in Niagara-on-the-Lake and the time we cross back at >>>>>> the Soo and head for the Traverse City area. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have never seen any of that country (except for the greater >>>>>> Toronto metro area which I think we need to traverse) and would >>>>>> welcome suggestions for must-see scenic spots. So far I am intrigued >>>>>> by Perry Sound, a provincial park at the north end of Georgian Bay, >>>>>> and Kagawong. But I have just been randomly poking around - any >>>>>> suggestions would be most appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> stan >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
