Darn, I Forgot My Camera... Again!

Today Bruce and I headed out supposedly to shop at Espanola... which is an hour east of Elliot Lake. The photo above shows the Domtar plant and the Spanish river as you enter the town of Espanola. As we neared Espanola we took a back road and ended up going through a maze of rural roads. Lots to see... lots of lovely acreage homes and great scenery with rocky cliffs and trees and rivers and lakes. The leaves are just starting to turn and will be really beautiful in a couple of weeks. Here is a little history on Espanola.....

Espanola, a town of 6000 people, is the gateway to LaCloche country and the natural wonders within. Well situated on the south shore of the Spanish River, Espanola gained it's name from Spanish speaking descendants of a Spanish- speaking woman who was brought to the area in the mid eighteenth century by Ojibwe traders. Today the town offers the most complete range of shopping, service and recreational opportunities.

Above... a man in a kayak on the Spanish River in Espanola.
After our shopping, we decided to travel on to Manitoulin Island which is 45 km from Espanola on highway 6. When you reach the Island there is a swing bridge which accesses the Island.
As you exit the bridge you enter the town of Little Current.

Little Current, Ontario

Little Current is located on the northeastern shore of Manitoulin, where the island makes its closest approach to the Ontario mainland. It was first settled in the 1860's and soon grew into a major Great Lakes port. During the 1880's and 1890's, the town's docks were lined with passenger steamers and sumertime visitors from the lower lakes. Besides tourism, lumbering was the mainstay of the economy and remained so until after World War One.

Below ia a painting of the Anchor Inn Hotel where we had our supper. The Anchor Inn is in downtown Little Current. It was a quaint place to eat and our supper was delicious. We both had new york strip steak in a peppercorn sauce. I had a caesar salad with mine and Bruce had the tomato vegetable soup.
It was nice today on the Island, very quiet...it is usually quite populated throughout the summer. It had clouded over but wasn't gloomy, and it was mild but with a nice breeze. As we headed home it began to rain a bit.

Another enjoyable day!