Battle Island-Rossport,Ontario (Summer)
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It’ll take a boat – a kayak at the least – or some help from the locals, but if you have a spare day, go out to the Battle Island to see a piece of history. The trees are covered with Spanish moss, sometimes called old man’s beard, which is actually a lichen that sustains the woodland caribou on places like the Slates where they still exist. There are no caribou here, but there is a fantastic lighthouse that watches over this dangerous stretch of Superior. The light is on a cliff top – high above the lake, but during one legendary storm in the late 1970s, the waves were so huge that they blew out the windows – which, are nearly a hundred feet above the water.
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 Bert was there that day and has been every year since. He was the last person to man a lighthouse on the lakes, and spends each summer in the keeper’s house. It’s a trip back in time, and Bert is no youngster either. He has a soft spot for pie, so bring him a slice, and you’ll get more than your pie’s worth in stories. If you end up staying overnight in the nearby village of Rossport, I’d suggest that you stay at the historic Rossport Inn , which is within spitting distance of the main rail line. Order the local Superior fish in the dining room, finish it off with a piece of hand picked blueberry pie, and retire to your bed with a belly full of the north. When the light from that train hits your window at 3 in the morning, you’ll think it’s coming right through your room. And you don’t have to pay extra for the ride. |
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