July 20, 2012
Dorothy and I had to get up at 5.30 AM to get ready to catch the Algoma Central Railway train to Agawa Canyon. We boarded the train at 7.30 AM and it left promptly at 8 AM as scheduled. This started a fantastic day that was a photographer's dream. On the way to the canyon, there was one beautiful picture after another. But at the canyon, it was just a artist and photographer's heaven. We now understand why the group of 7 came up to this area of the country to paint. Now with digital photography we can make one fantastic picture after another.They say it is more beautiful in the fall when the trees turn. Even in wintertime they say the scenery has it different beauty as well. I took a lot of pictures and plan to put together a slide show using Microsoft Movie Maker so that I can do the pictures that I took some justice.
After we got back to Sault St. Marie at about 5.30 PM, Dorothy and I drove over to the Canadian Lock that was just a short distance away from the train terminal. We were lucky that a converted tug and an RCMP ship were going through the locks. As the lock has been shortened from the original 900 feet to much smaller one, it did not take these 2 vessels long to be cleared through the locks.
We will be staying another day in Sault St. Marie and will be seeing the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, The Art Gallery of Algoma and a historical house.
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| One of the many beautiful lakes on the way to Agawa Canyon. |
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| A hydro generating station. |
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| A beautiful scene of the Agawa River flowing in the Agawa Canyon. |
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| Our train is crossing the curved Montreal River trestle that is 130 ft high and 1550 feet long. |
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| The RCMP patrol boat is securing lines in the lock as the lock gates are being closed. |
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