Muskallonge Lake, all 785 acres of it, was named after the
largest predatory fish in the Great Lakes.
It’s an ugly fish too!
We took our bikes our the camp entrance and across the main
road to Lake Superior where we were surprised to see a couple of ole timers
panning for gold with a purpose built and patented dredge, Harry designed these
and he’s sold 1,400 so far.
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| Harry the Gold Miner |
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| Real Gold!! A ways to go to fill the 1 oz bottle to earn US$1,200 |
Lake Superior is also known Gitche Gumee Lake, made famous
by Longfellow’s ‘Songs of Hiawatha’ - “By the shores of Gitche Gumee, by the
shining Big-Sea-Water”
Lake Superior also features in Gordon Lightfoot's famous song “The Edmund Fitzgerald”, wrecked in November 1975 with the tragic
loss of 29 men, this is the most famous and mysterious of the 6,000 odd ships
lost on the Great Lakes. The song also mentions Gitche Gumee and lots of other landmarks around here which we have come across.
Agate hunting is popular here and Lake Superior agate is
considered one of the best due to the distinctive banding and rich
colours. I am not really sure what to
look for, but regardless we see lots of pretty stones, some of which we are
told are granite. The water is super
clear and cold.
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| Super clear water in Lake Superior |
We also had a look around the camp ground, here is the
weather for today and tomorrow.
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| Today's camp ground weather |
Make sure you are out of there before the gales of november come calling [Gordon Lightfoot]
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