2011 Trip - Day 107
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Tuesday, August 2 - Nipigon, Ontario, Canada - 144.7 miles, 17,734.1 for the trip

After about 32 miles on MN 61 and one stop for a photograph of lake Superior, I made a very fast and easy crossing of the border at Grand Portage, MN, switched the GPS to kilometers, and eventually reached the Stillwater Park & Gift Shop at Nipigon, Ontario. The gift shop sells many items made of Amethysts - there are Amethyst mines all along the north shore of Lake Superior. The last time we drove along 11/17 we stopped at one & dug some of our own. I still have a bucket full of them in Oswego. Pretty stones, although to bring out the beauty of the ones I dug I'd need a polishing machine - another hobby!

Along Highway 11/17 I stopped at the Terry Fox Memorial. The photograph of the text on the statue tells the story - the highway is named after him.

Lake Superior
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Lake Superior
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Site 9, Stillwater Park & Gift Shop
Site 9, Stillwater Park & Gift Shop

 

Until next time!

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