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Grand Algoma Tour

Grand Algoma Tour Stories:

Coffee Culture in Algoma

December 21, 2022 By Heather Bot

On your next visit to the Algoma region, try some of the cafes and coffee shops in cities and towns. From a simple, freshly brewed coffee from locally roasted beans, or a specialty drink crafted by a talented barista. A place to get your morning jolt to start the day, or the afternoon pick-me-up. A […]


Two Wheeling The Grand Algoma

February 1, 2022 By Martin Lortz

With 49,000 km of Northern Ontario real estate within its boundaries, Algoma is no stranger to the rumble of an engine. Snowmobiles in the winter, ATVs, and motorboats, are all fine tools to explore the region’s vastness. Come summertime the best view comes from behind the bars and the seat of your motorcycle. With so […]


Eat Local in Algoma Country

January 5, 2021 By Heather Bot

Tuesdays used to be about tacos. It’s about take-out. Tuesdays are generally the slowest day for restaurant business but #TakeoutTuesday is helping to change all this. Restaurants, diners, cafes and eateries in Algoma Country offer fantastic meals for every taste, every flavour, and every price point. Sample local flavours on food and drink menus that […]


Roads Worth Riding

April 6, 2020 By Colin Field

It isn’t the crystal-clear, turquoise waters, the ocean-like views of Lake Superior or the beauty of the boreal forests. It isn’t even the wildlife or the mind-blowing scenery around every corner. It’s something much more seductive than that; it’s that strip of curvaceous asphalt that stretches for mile after mile through this incredible landscape. That’s […]


A Road Trip Around the Grand Algoma Tour – Part 3

August 30, 2016 By Heather Bot

Read A Road Trip Around the Grand Algoma Part 1 and Part 2. Although the Grand Algoma Tour can be completed in 1 day, we recommend 2 days, or even extending to a third day as there are lots of things to see and do on the route. Find out why in the Final Part […]


A Road Trip Around the Grand Algoma Tour – Part 2

August 5, 2016 By Heather Bot

Potholes Provincial Park to Chapleau and Hwy 129 To read Part One of the Grand Algoma Tour click here After our coffee break at Lion’s Beach, it was time to get back on the road. This was my first trip on Hwy 101 and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Hwy 101 is a pretty […]


A Road Trip Around the Grand Algoma Tour – Part 1

July 28, 2016 By Heather Bot

A one-day trip to Potholes Provincial Park and back turned into a full-day road trip on the Grand Algoma Route. That’s the fun of a road trip, you don’t have to plan much in advance; it’s fun to just go. Sault Ste. Marie to Wawa Born and raised in the area, I’ve seen many of […]