Kakabeka Falls

We just hated to leave the Apostle Islands! So why did we? Beats me. We took the road from Sand Island to Cornucopia and then north on Wisconsin 13 to Minnesota. Superior, Wisconsin is on one side of the water and Duluth, Minnesota is on the other side. There are lots of bridges crossing the span, and it gets confusing, but our Garmin took us faithfully through the maze and deposited us on 61 north to our destination for the evening. We passed some interesting stuff, but it was raining and it obviously was not on Dave’s itinerary so we kept on going until we landed at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park. We got the camp set up and decided to take a look at the falls. Just then the sun came out and it was beautiful all the while we were walking around and taking pictures of the falls. The Kakabeka Falls are way more than I ever expected. They are probably nearly as tall as Niagara, but not near as much water flows over them. The canyon that meanders from the base of the falls reveals tall rock cliffs on either side, and a little island complete with fir tree in the middle. Whereas Niagara is so commercialized, Kakabeka is surrounded by nature, with only a bridge over the falls, and scenic wooden walkways the only man made things visible. Not a Marriott in sight, no Maid of the Mist, no buses full of tourists. Just the sound of water on rock and the breeze in the trees. Wait, what was that rude noise? Oh never mind, it’s just Dave. I think he ate his lunch too fast.