Proud to Own that Damned Big Chimney!
May 14, 2006
The Sault Ste. Marie Walmart was the first where we felt there was an undesirable element around us. Not far away, a car of youngsters fooled around and then slept in their car for the night. There were other undesirables loitering in the area in the earlier part of the evening but all turned out ok.
A fatal accident forced us to detour on our way out of town. The news reporters were interviewing the police while the damaged vehicles were cordoned off behind yellow tape.
It involved a police cruiser, a van and a car. There were two fatalities – the RCMP officer and the driver of the van; the driver of the remaining vehicle was ‘hanging on by a thread’ according to a local. Sault Ste. Marie is a small enough town that an accident such as this sends shock waves through the community because it affects them personally. While I was paying for our gas at the Husky Station, the two clerks, visibly shaken, were discussing the incident not yet knowing who was killed and both afraid that they would know the police officer.
We entered ‘Cottage Country’ the sign announced as we travelled the north shore of Lake Huron.
Resorts were sandwiched between First Nations reserves. But as we noticed all through Northern Ontario, there were so many businesses closed and not just for winter. They were boarded up and for sale – restaurants, motels, resorts, and gas stations. It seems the economy is suffering.
The forests were more beautiful than ever; I really do like the deciduous woodlands that are so unlike our western forests with their majestic evergreens. I think we always appreciate something different.
Approaching Sudbury, a nickel and copper mining centre, we couldn’t possibly miss the ‘tallest smokestack in the world’. What a thing to be famous for. The highways and roads in Sudbury were appalling; it seems as if they haven’t repaved them in years. We couldn’t even keep to the speed limit of 50kph in the city because Maggie shuddered and banged so terribly. Guess where we spent the night? I won’t even bothering telling you except that it was peaceful, beside a wooded ravine and Survivor Finale was on TV.
The Sault Ste. Marie Walmart was the first where we felt there was an undesirable element around us. Not far away, a car of youngsters fooled around and then slept in their car for the night. There were other undesirables loitering in the area in the earlier part of the evening but all turned out ok. A fatal accident forced us to detour on our way out of town. The news reporters were interviewing the police while the damaged vehicles were cordoned off behind yellow tape.
It involved a police cruiser, a van and a car. There were two fatalities – the RCMP officer and the driver of the van; the driver of the remaining vehicle was ‘hanging on by a thread’ according to a local. Sault Ste. Marie is a small enough town that an accident such as this sends shock waves through the community because it affects them personally. While I was paying for our gas at the Husky Station, the two clerks, visibly shaken, were discussing the incident not yet knowing who was killed and both afraid that they would know the police officer.We entered ‘Cottage Country’ the sign announced as we travelled the north shore of Lake Huron.
Resorts were sandwiched between First Nations reserves. But as we noticed all through Northern Ontario, there were so many businesses closed and not just for winter. They were boarded up and for sale – restaurants, motels, resorts, and gas stations. It seems the economy is suffering.The forests were more beautiful than ever; I really do like the deciduous woodlands that are so unlike our western forests with their majestic evergreens. I think we always appreciate something different.
Approaching Sudbury, a nickel and copper mining centre, we couldn’t possibly miss the ‘tallest smokestack in the world’. What a thing to be famous for. The highways and roads in Sudbury were appalling; it seems as if they haven’t repaved them in years. We couldn’t even keep to the speed limit of 50kph in the city because Maggie shuddered and banged so terribly. Guess where we spent the night? I won’t even bothering telling you except that it was peaceful, beside a wooded ravine and Survivor Finale was on TV.
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