Sioux Narrows, Lake of the woods

 
   Before leaving T,Bay we spent a few hours at the Fort William Historic Park. It was the Great West Company centre where the Furs were brought by French Voyageurs east from across the west of what is now Canada on their way to Europe. Blankets from England were then taken back to the west to trade for more furs. Lots of enactments.

We enjoyed a lovely drive from T'Bay to Sioux Narrows, about 500km. The road straightened a bit, the hills were more friendly and there were a thousand beautiful lakes, with no one in sight, not a cottage. Now we were seeing white birch and poplar mixed with the now familiar pines.The traffic was almost non existant until we arrived at the town of Fort Frances which is on the US border.
We turned north there and there were many hay fields and pastures before diving back into pine forests. We had good views of Rainy Lake before Fort Frances ringed with pretty seasonal cottages. After Fort Frances we began to see Lake of the Woods, which spreads over many square km.
Our park here, Paradise Point Campground, is combined with a little marina. We are the only transients here, as it is a fishing destination for Americans. It is like stepping back into time when I fished 50 years ago. The biggest boat is probably an aluminum 16foot. The fellow behind us from Wisconsin has been coming here for 40 years.
We will be here three days before heading to Brandon Manitoba.