Georgian Bay Leg 1Midland Pittsburgh Channel (Days 93-96)

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Today was our last day on the Trent Severn Waterway as we passed through our last lock into Georgian Bay.  I actually felt a little bit sad to be leaving the locks and the wonderful lock tenders behind.  They were all so friendly.  We spent our first night in Midland Ontario.  This was a beautiful sunset as Mike took me out to dinner by dingy.  My knees were really hurting after the long walk to the pool.
One of the surprising things we saw was the S.S. Keewatin.  This luxury cruise ship had been taking visitors all over the Great Lakes during the same era as the Titanic.  When I was a young girl this ship was located in Douglas, Michigan near my hometown and we toured her on a school field trip. You can begin to see the rockiness of the Georgian Bay wherever you look.
Navigating is tricky up here and the captain needs to pay close attention. We saw many little cottages…
…on these islands, only accessible by boat.
Mike very carefully guided us into the channel.
See how close we were to the rocks lurking just beneath the surface.
We made our way into a beautiful anchorage called Pittsburgh Channel.  We celebrated with a bottle of our favorite wine.
The next day we began exploring the area with our dinghy.  We were able to pass up through a very narrow passage called the chute to the next lake.  There was actually a slight elevation change going upstream.
At the far end of the lake we “discovered” a waterfall. 
We were really glad we found this place and made plans to come back after it warmed up.
That evening we went paddle boarding around the islands near our anchorage.  We had seen many beavers and we found their dam.


We stayed one more day because it was too rough to head out.  We were surprised when our friends showed up and they confirmed it was not very nice on the outside.  We shared our discovery with them and guided the group up to the waterfall. 
When we returned we all got together in our boat after dinner for movie night.  It was a blast.

Our Journey

"Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell about all his wondrous works!"
Psalms 105:1-2 (CSB)


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