Vacation Part 2 - Touring the Soo

The hotel we were staying at in Sault Ste. Marie is called Water Tower Inn. It is named after a structure that stands in front of the building - it used to be a water tower. It is now defunct - it stands only as a landmark, and no doubt remains in order to justify the hotel's name. I thought it looked like an onion or a garlic; J thinks it looks like a turnip.

The hotel has a really nice pool area. It's part indoor and part outdoor. The outdoor part has a whirlpool but the swimming pool is all indoor. We swam a bit in the pool and then sat in the outdoor whirlpool, then went for breakfast.

We spent the afternoon touring the local attractions. We used the complementary vouchers that came with the package when we reserved our canyon tour.

We visited the Art Gallery of Algoma. There were lots of paintings there by the Group of Seven. There were also wind chimes at the gift shop. Nice ones. There was one called Pachelbel Canon in D. It's supposed to sound like the famous Canon. These chimes have a very sweet sound and an awesome resonance. I liked the Canon chime because it makes me think of the song I used when I made our Christmas DVD (Making Movies).

We also visited the Bushplane Heritage Center, an historic building called Ermitage House, and a museum. J got to play with a flight simulator program at the Bushplane Center. She learned how to take off but missed on the intricacies of a proper landing.

Towards the end of our touring we popped in to a smelly diner, which needed a renovation, for a late lunch.