It’s a six-hour drive ahead of you today as you travel through a landscape of ever changing colours en route to Sault Ste Marie.
Highway 6 will take you north towards Espanola. Stop in the historic town of Manitowaning, established in 1836. This small village is home to fewer than 900 people. In the Summer months, the main attraction is the Assiginack Museum, a collection of old buildings, well laid out and with lots of history. In the Fall months, it's still worth a stop here to wander around the park to view the buildings from the outside, along with the Norisle Steamship berthed permanently in the harbour. At Sheguiandah, take the short diversion off the highway and find Batman's Sawmill. The Fall colours surrounding this wooden mill, trimmed in red, make for a beautiful photo. The old water wheel is still intact.
At the north-eastern end of the Island you'll find Little Current. With some interesting shops, an historic hotel and a beautiful shoreline, it's worth a stop here before you cross the Little Current Swing Bridge onto Goat Island and then to Espanola. The road to Espanola is dotted with small lakes and bodies of water and, if the water is still, the fall colours cast beautiful reflections.
Soon you're back on the Trans Canada Highway and passing through small towns like Spanish, Blind River and Bruce Mines. Sault Ste Marie is a border city with approx 80,000 residents. The Soo Locks are an interesting place to visit although, nowadays, the ships entering Lake Superior on this route, do so on the Michigan side of the lake.
Our recommended campgrounds here are KOA Sault Ste. Marie and Glenview Cottages and Campground. These campgrounds offer CanaDream guests a 10% discount on their stay. Check in for your next two nights' stay in "the Soo" and spend a relaxing evening in this interesting city.
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