Sleeping Giant Provincial Park

July 30, 2019

It is time for an early start.  We really liked this campground however, the weather did not co-operate as much as we would have liked it to. Our goal was to reach Sleeping Giant Provincial Campground that is about a 40 minute drive past Thunder Bay.  This would make a total of over five and a half driving hours. Debbie was not feeling well again so this portion of the drive would be good for her to rest.   It was longer leg than we wanted to drive but we set out early and we were on the road by 9:00.

The drive to Thunder Bay was basically a steady cruise through forested and rocky terrain.  We stopped briefly in Dryden to visit the quilt shop that Carla had recommended. I bought some groceries while she visited the quilt shop. We are definitely in the Canadian Shield with all the layers of rock bluffs and lakes along the side of the road.  We were delayed several times with road construction, that was going to continue for several days of our journey.  We made frequent rest stops and had lunch on the side of the road at a rest stop.  

We arrived at Thunder Bay in the late afternoon and pulled into a Tim Horton’s for a coffee.  Sleeping Giant Provincial Park is 60 kms north east of Thunder Bay.  It is on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Superior.  The uniqueness of this park is that the peninsula rises above Lake Superior.  The cliffs are carved by the ice age and tower over 300 feet above the water.  It is called Sleeping Giant because, on the North East end of the peninsula, the cliffs are etched against the horizon and they look like a man laying on his back. These cliffs can be seen from a great distance across the water of the lake.  As you drive down the highway, Lake Superior stretches out to the horizon. 

This campground is a “first come, first served” campground and we were fortunate to secure the last campsite.  Debbie was starting to feel better, and after a supper, we sat around the campfire, reading and blogging.  We plan to stay here for a couple of days and explore the region.  Hopefully Debbie will be feeling better tomorrow.