 Agawa Canyon Train Tours
 Agawa
Canyon is in the Canadian or Pre-Cambrian Shield, the oldest
Mountain range in the world. The once towering mountains higher
than the Rocky Mountains were worn down over Billions of years
and many ice ages to rolling hills of rugged but accessible beauty.
The Canadian Shield is a basin shaped shallow mountain range
that extends from Northern Manitoba through Northern Ontario
and Northern Quebec cradling the lower portion of Hudson's Bay
and James Bay.
The Canadian Shield
is the oldest mountain range in the world, some parts of which
are over 3 Billion years old. It is thought to have been higher
than the Rocky Mountains in it's youth but so many ice ages have
descended over it from the north pushing rocks and soil as far
as the mid United States, that it is for the most part a much
gentler, more intimate and accessible, rolling mountain range.
Agawa Canyon was created by faulting in the Canadian Shield over
1.2 billion years ago that was deepened and enlarged by the erosive
action of the Agawa River .
 Agawa Canyon Tour Train
The Agawa Canyon
Train Tour is one of the most popular train excursions in North
America. This one day wilderness excursion will take you 114
miles north of Sault Ste. Marie, over towering trestles, alongside
pristine northern lakes and rivers, and through the awesome granite
rock formations and mixed forests of the lower Canadian Shield.
Through the large
picture windows of your comfortable coach, you will experience
the same vistas and panoramas that inspired the Group of Seven
to create some of Canada's most notable landscape art.
Only the hardiest
made this rugged land their home and the marks of the Ojibway,
fur traders, lumber jacks and prospectors are barely discernible
in this unspoiled wilderness. During your excursion our friendly
tour attendants will tell you more about this fascinating country
and its history.
Just when you thought
you'd seen it all, we'll coast 500 feet down to the floor of
the Agawa Canyon, where you will have almost two hours to experience
the pristine beauty up close. The whole family can enjoy scenic
walks on gravelled trails, four waterfalls or an invigorating
climb up over 300 stairs to the breathtaking Lookout platform,
perched 250 feet above the tracks.
If you are looking
for something more relaxing, you can stop in our Souvenir Car,
enjoy a peaceful lunch in our groomed picnic areas or pull up
a bench and watch the Agawa River flow by. Our park rangers will
also be on hand to answer questions or possibly point out some
local wildlife.
There will be plenty
to photograph during your excursion so be sure to pack your camera
and lots of film.
For your stay in
Canyon Park we recommend that you wear recreational clothing
and footwear..
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Agawa Canyon Tour Train
