If you haven’t done the Circle Tour around Lake Superior, it’s definitely one for the ‘bucket list’. While this trip is best done in summer, both spring and fall offer amazing changes in foliage and scenery. We went in early June, taking advantage of what was still springtime in Ontario. Breaking the drive into 2-3 hour segments will allow you to spend more time enjoying the beautiful Provincial parks in Canada, as well as spend an evening or two exploring the small towns and communities to enjoy the local cuisine. The entire trip would take about 7-10 days this way, depending upon how many places you’d like to stay.
A food adventure around Superior will most certainly involve many renditions of the native whitefish, and another very Canadian classic dish-poutine. Poutine is a decadent, heart stopping (in more ways than one) dish comprised of French fries topped with cheese curds and melted under a thick gravy. Seen on menus across the continent, I was determined to experience the origins of this dish and see its many iterations as we set out on our food journey around what the Ojibwe called Gitche Gamme.
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