Learn more about the Group of Seven's connection with Lake Superior Provincial Park at the Visitor Centre and the Moments of Algoma interpretive installation. 

Stretch your legs at Chippewa Falls rest stop and see the same set of rapids that inspired A.Y Jackson’s sketch Stream Bed, Lake Superior Country, c. 1955, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Grab your camera and try a long exposure shot to see if you can freeze the fast-paced water with your own artistic flair.  

Visit the recreated boxcar #10557 that was used in the TVO Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven documentary. This boxcar provides insight into the life the Group would have lived while painting in remote, rail access areas.  

Seventy kilometres east of Sault Ste. Marie, appreciate the landscapes around the Bruce Mines area that inspired Tom Thomson’s View Over a Lake, Shore with Houses, c. 1913, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Head to the Bruce Mines Marina to find a Group of Seven interpretive installation overlooking the St. Joseph Channel. 

A replica of a fire ranger's lookout station that provides a 360-degree, panoramic view. Observe the area's former mine sites that are now returned to their natural state, take in breathtaking scenery and a glimpse of Manitoulin Island on the North Channel of Lake Huron.

The Cordukes/Weber 12-sided barn is 1 of 3 that were built in Canada. This beautiful wooden barn hosts a weekly farmers' market.

Over 100 years old, this beautiful steel bridge spanning 300 feet over the Mississagi River is worth a look!

Sandy beach with playground, washrooms, picnic tables, BBQ pits, ample parking and boat launch access—you'll love spending the day at this beach!

Easily accessible and close to restaurants and amenities, Spruce Beach has a sandy shoreline where you'll want to toss off your shoes and feel the warm sand between your toes. It has a supervised swim area, sandy bottom with clear water, playground, picnic areas, washroom facilities, and parking.

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.