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Oh Canada!
Discovering Canada's Great Outdoors
By Gwen Morrison
For a leisurely afternoon, pack a lunch and choose from one of seven picnic areas scattered throughout the park. Equipped with year-round picnic shelters, some containing wood-burning stoves, hydro and washroom facilities, they provide a great spot to take a break.
Point Pelee is a wonderful place to visit year round. With its beautiful, pristine beaches and picturesque countryside, there is always something to do and see at Point Pelee National Park.
Agawa Canyon, located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is yet another favourite for tourists wanting to take in the breathtaking colours of autumn.
It is here that you will be able to explore Canada's wilderness aboard the Agawa Canyon Tour Train that takes you approximately 114 miles north of the city of Sault Ste. Marie. This amazing journey will transport you through granite rock formations, by lakes and rivers and through various forests of the Canadian Shield – all in one day!
"In the fall, go north in Ontario," says Lorna Blackburn of Brampton, Ont. "Sault Ste. Marie has a train that rides north to Agawa Canyon, and in the fall, it is the most glorious site. You go for the whole day, and it stops so you can get out and have lunch, then it turns around and heads back."
There are plenty of picnic areas and walking trails within the park. On the two-hour stopover, a visitor can enjoy the beautiful scenery and follow the trails to four spectacular waterfalls located inside the park.
Otter Creek trail, one of the trails within the park, is named for its proximity to Creek Falls. The smallest ofthe four waterfalls in the park, Otter Creek Falls measures 13.7 metres in height.