The 25 ft high Chippewa Falls can be seen from Highway 17, and is a popular rest stop. At the roadside park near the falls, there is a plaque that marks the halfway point of the Trans-Canada Highway. The plaque describes Dr. Perry E. Doolittle, who is considered “Father of the Trans-Canada Highway” and was said to be the first man in Canada to own a car. You can also see the same set of rapids that inspired A.Y Jackson’s sketch Stream Bed, Lake Superior Country, c. 1955; read all about it at the Moments of Algoma Interpretive Panel.
The Chippewa Falls are wide and cascading, and have year-round beauty. When the water-flow is down is actually the best time to hike to the upper falls, because there are more opportunities to rock-hop and walk along the sandy banks of the river.
HIghway 17
Chippewa River
Batchawana Bay ON P0S 1A0
Canada