Bruce Peninsula

Before leaving London I toured the Fanshawe Pioneer Village.  The village spans 100 of Canada history and was very interesting.  They have weddings there as well.  😁  I didn't stay as long as I wanted because of the heat and humidity but found it well worth the stop.  As usual, there were docents in period costumes that enhanced the experience.

I picked up a few more segments of the Lake Huron Circle Tour on Hwy 21.

Instead of the usual deer crossing signs, this road has turtle and snake warning signs. 

On the way north I stopped in a little town Pine River.  I was actually looking for the lighthouse at Point Clark, but, as is the case with a lot of beach towns, it was hard to get the behemoth close enough to sightsee. 



Pine River has a historic district, as do most towns, but they did something a little different that I found cool.  They gathered pictures of the people standing in front of the buildings "in the day" and reproduced them to life-size figures and recreated the pictures.  I know that probably doesn't make sense, but if you look at the pictures I took, you'll get the idea (hopefully).

The next stop was Sauble Beach!

With seven kilometers of pristine sandy beach, Sauble Beach is the second longest freshwater beach in the world!

Can you see in the picture how clear that water truly is?    Awesome.

I obviously didn't take the picture at the right, but what a great place to visit. 

The water was cold but felt refreshing.


I lot-docked at Walmart for the night in Owen Sound because I had ferry reservation and an extra night before departure.  As I found out later I was 20 miles from Meaford, where I ended up going a week later.  I didn't realize and which I had as I definitely had the time to spare.  As it turned out, I ended up paying $15 to park alongside the road in Tobermory for 12 hours before I could park at the ferry terminal for my ride.

Tobermory was so packed I couldn't even get close to taking a boat trip in the harbor or visiting the Bruce Peninsula National Parks.  Wow.  This is where Lake Huron and Georgian Bay meet.

The Bruce Peninsula National Park is actually two parks; Bruce Peninsula National park and Fathom Five National Marine Park.  Fathom Five became Canada's first marine park in 1987. It protects nearly two dozen shipwrecks, three historic lighthouses, and 22 islands. I did not have reservations, so I missed out, but what a great place to spend time.  I couldn't even get into the parking lot at the visitor center.

This happens to be the only place in Canada that has snakes; rattlesnakes to be precise.  They also have dwarf iris unique to this area, and 48 orchids species not found elsewhere ... and flying squirrels.

 Worth a trip when the weather is cooler.