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Dave and I, not satisfied with just travelling to Sioux Lookout, wanted to stretch ourselves further and complete an expedition that we believe has never been done before. Spurred on by the Annual Sioux Lookout Multicultural Feast, we decided to make Vegemite Pinwheels, and to embark on a dangerous expedition by snowshoe to hunt the elusive jar of Vegemite. For the full details, read on...
I really don't think there's anything you can't do, outdoors or otherwise, in Sioux Lookout! This is a brief look at some of the activities that we took part in while we were there, staying with my uncle Jon and his family (stop number 2 on Dave's Great Morgan Tour of Canada).
'The North' is how people in Sioux Lookout refer to the vast region of water and wilderness that lies to the north of the town. There are people who live there, and Sioux Lookout kind of the 'gateway' town - this is where flights leave from and where the people have access to services and so on. I've tried to capture what 'The North' is like, using my limited knowledge of the region but also the information I picked up while in Sioux Lookout.
Sioux Lookout is a small town northwest of Thunder Bay, and the home of my uncle Jon and his family. Up in Sioux Lookout it is cold and close to a vast area of rea wilderness. As I found out, even just getting there can be an adventure and provide valuable life lessons. Read on...
Despite what some people say, it can be ok if you forget to wax...
Very early on , when I was in the process of spamming as many people as I could to look for support for GO! Girls Outdoors so I could get a good scholarship application together, I successfully spammed Dr Brent Cuthbertson. Brent is the Director of the Outdoor Recreation program at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario and he invited me to the university to do a talk for some of his students.
Mmmmmmmm....maple syrup! I have a Canadian Dad so we grew up with the good stuff on our pancakes and I learnt from an early age that imitation maple syrup is for people who don't know any better. We had a genuine Canadian experience, visiting a maple syrup farm, and now we're very keen to become maple syrup farmers ourselves...
We took advantage of a beautiful, sunny, spring day to visit Niagara Falls - one of the most amazing natural features that I've ever seen. However, because it's so amazing and because there's a road right up to it and because there are a million casinos, strip clubs, interactive adventures and souvenir shops, there also a million tourists. We followed some camouflaged fishermen to get away from it all.
You'll have to read the blog to find out what this is all about...
Oh Canada! That's supposed to be sung like the national anthem, by the way...oooooohhh Caaaanadaaaaaaaaaaaa! Home of the friendliest and most helpful people in the world. Home of hockey (ice), the maple leaf, curling and lacrosse. And also home to many, many members of the Morgan family...all of whom Dave is visiting on his Great Morgan Tour of Canada.