Canada 2019 - Day 31 - Sarnia to Algonac

August 16 - Friday
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to Algonac, Michigan, USA

Someone in Sarnia really knows how to do pots.

And then there was the heavy industrial side to the area.

We thought it was a connection to the trail on the other side of the railroad tracks but it got just a little too skinny.

The river made it a lot easier to observe the freighter traffic. They are too far from shore out on the lakes. Those are some BIG boats.

Never did figure out how to pronounce this First Nation name.

We don't miss the trail much with this kind of shoulder!

This is why those adirondack chairs come in so many colors.

Corunna Clock Tower donated by Shell Oil

The local celebrity. He also won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympics which is on a plaque on the other side of the tower.

All Saints Anglican Parish church in Corunna.

Almost every house along here has a similar boat dock. The owner of this one happened to be in his yard when we stopped. He jokingly said it would be 5 cents per picture then asked us about our journey. (Mooretown)

This coal power station is in the process of being torn down.

And these wind turbine blades are going somewhere to be put up.

An interesting front yard just north of Sombra.

More high water effects

The Sombra-Marine City ferry terminal was damaged during an ice event in January 2018 which is why we are crossing the river in Algonac. The locals don't think it will be repaired.

This place is only a block from the ferry terminal. We had a fine lunch here but are sure that the closure has not been good for their business.

Our Ontario loop is complete 963 miles later as this is where we headed to Wallaceburg a month ago. From experience, we know it will look a little different going the opposite direction even though we will be on roads we have already traveled.

Thankfully the Walpole Algonac ferry is still in business.

It is such a peaceful way to cross this international boundary.

Took a little longer to get through customs this time since we were the last ones off the ferry.....10 minutes instead of 5.

Algonac Clay Historical Museum

Chris Smith and Garfield Wood - two big names in motorboat building and racing, a major enterprise in Algonac.

Algonac State Park is our home for the night. They had 2 sites left but we couldn't have asked for a better one if we had had lots of choices. We could see the river and we were close to the bathroom.

We spent the evening watching boats and people until sunset.

Then the breeze died down and the bugs came out so we went in until this freighter came by. It was amazing how very quietly it moved along.

The full moon was actually last night but it was too cloudy to see it. This was a better view and a nice way to end another beautiful day.