Today we made the drive up to Kenora, Ontario to explore an area we have never been to before. It was a long drive, mostly through uninhabited forest to the city on the western edge of the province. Our first stop was the famous Husky the Muskie.
Besides the large statue of a muskellunge, there was the Rotary Geyser.
We just happened to arrive as it was erupting. There is also a beautiful flower garden at the park there.
After our visit with Husky, we headed into the heart of town for a delicious lunch at Lake of the Woods Brewing Company.
The food was delicious and the beer wasn't bad either.
After lunch we headed out to the Keewatin area where our room at the Brewer's Inn waited. We checked out the Keewatin Rockholes
which are large potholes carved into the rock here when glaciers melted in the area. Then it was a short walk from our room over to Keewatin Beach for some swimming in Lake of the Woods.
The lake has a much different feel to it at its northern reaches. There are a lot more islands and it feels a lot more like Rainy Lake then it does at Zippel Bay where it has the feel of a vast ocean. We swam for a few hours and then headed back to our room to relax for a bit.
Eventually we headed out for a hike on the Tunnel Island Trail System.
We hiked the Bisson Loop A with lots of great views of a bay on Lake of the Woods and the Winnipeg River.
We crossed under a railroad trestle
and and passed some beautiful wildflowers under a power line.
Then we headed into the woods. Every now and then we would pass a large white pine tree.
We also found some weird industrial relics in the woods.
As we made our way further along, the sun began to set.
Smoky haze from distant wildfires helped paint the sky pink.
We returned to the car just before it got dark and headed to Dairy Queen for a special treat
before returning to the Brewer's Inn for the night.
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