To
see Canada is to love it.
When we visit western
Canada from our home in southern Ontario, we usually
drive through the United States then turn north, and
travel up into Alberta - it's a shorter and faster route.
But this year, we decided to stay in Canada.
 When
we've driven this way in the past, we have always gone
through Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie, then followed Highway
17 across the top of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay. This
time, we decided to take the northern route, following
Highway 11 to Thunder Bay via Hearst.
Our caravan of 16 RVs left the Toronto North KOA in
Cookstown, Ontario on July 5. We headed north to New
Liskeard, Ontario, where we camped at Sutton Bay Park,
a beautiful RV park situated on a lake and where the
main language is French. The next morning, coming out
of New Liskeard, we stopped at a small mall to gather
everyone together. A gentleman approached our group
and knocked on our door. It turned out he was a long-time
RV Lifestyle reader, and he had recognized us from this
column.
Our caravan started north, traveling through a series
of small towns with interesting names - Englehart, Matheson,
Berylvale, Cochrane (home of the Polar Bear Express),
then west to Moonbeam, Kapuskasing and Hearst. Everywhere
we stopped, the people were very friendly and it was
always great to see the Canadian flag flying proudly.
From Hearst to Longlac, there are no services for a
stretch of almost 200 kilometers, so you had better
make sure your gas tank is full before you leave Hearst.
From Longlac we traveled through Jellicoe, Nezah, Beardmore
and Nipigon, where we hooked up to familiar Highway
17 for the rest of the journey into Thunder Bay. I quite
enjoyed the new (for us) route, as it mostly flat and
there are lots of places to visit.
...
Take
care & Happy Family Day
M.B. & Karen Wilson
Wagon Masters
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