Follow a gravel road and a path lined with dunes and fragile plants to this 1km white-sand beach on Michipicoten Bay, where Group of Seven member AY Jackson once painted. It's best accessed from Hwy 17 south of Wawa through Michipicoten and is a 5km drive north until you see the sign for Sandy Beach Rd.
Sandy Beach
Northern Ontario
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Also known as Scenic High Falls, this 23m-high, 38m-wide waterfall on the Magpie River is 5km southwest of town. There is an interpretive walking trail…
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A trip through Wawa would be incomplete without posing for a photo with the Wawa Goose in front of the Visitors Information Centre. The current statue is…
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