Lake Superior
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Terry Fox Memorial
Site 9, Stillwater Park & Gift Shop
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.
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March 20, 2012