Agawa Canyon & Wilderness Island
2 Day Train Tour
Our Agawa Canyon and Wilderness Island
2 day train tour package includes:
- Algoma Central Railway's Agawa Canyon
Tour Train from Sault Ste Marie to Agawa Canyon.
- Approximately a 2 hour stop in Agawa Canyon.
- Algoma Central Railway's wilderness passenger
train from Agawa Canyon to Wabatongushi Lake in the Chapleau
Wildlife Preserve.
- Pontoon boat ride from the Algoma Central
Railway to Wilderness Island Resort.
- Dinner in our licensed dining room.
- Evening pontoon boat tour for nature and
wildlife viewing.
- Overnight accommodation in one of our
comfortable suites.
- Breakfast in our dining room.
- A morning pontoon boat tour for nature
and wildlife viewing.
- Pontoon boat ride from Wilderness Island
Resort to the Algoma Central Railway.
- Algoma Central Railway's wilderness passenger
train from Wabatongushi Lake back to Sault Ste Marie.
- Box lunch for the train trip back to Sault
Ste Marie.
Items not provided in our package, which
you may wish to arrange for are:
- Accommodations for the night before your
2 day tour.
- A box lunch for the train trip from Sault
Ste Marie up to our resort.
- Accommodations the night after your 2
day train tour.
Agawa Canyon & Wilderness Island
2007 2 Day Train Tour Prices
Summer 2 Day Agawa Tour
June 13, June 20 and Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
from June 26 to September 6 |
*Fall Color Tour
Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
from September 7 to September 24 |
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Age |
Canadian |
Approx. US |
Age |
Canadian |
Approx. US |
|
Adult (19+) |
$400.ºº |
$345.ºº |
Adult (19+) |
$465.ºº |
$400.ºº |
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Youth (5 - 18) |
$315.ºº |
$272.ºº |
Youth (5 - 18) |
$365.ºº |
$315.ºº |
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Children (under 5) |
$195.ºº |
$168.ºº |
Children (under 5) |
$220.ºº |
$190.ºº |
Standard Itinerary
*Times shown are in Eastern Standard
time and are subject to change without notice. Algoma Central
Railway and Wilderness Island Resort are not responsible for
delays, cancellations or on board program changes.
Pre Tour
Arrive at Sault Ste Marie, check into your
hotel or bed & breakfast. You may wish to arrange with your
accommodation for a box lunch for the train trip up to our resort.
Most have a package which includes a box lunch. If you have time,
the Bush Plane Museum
is excellent, the lock tours are worth doing and Sault Ste Marie
has a great boardwalk along the waterfront on the Ste Mary's
River. You can pick up your train tickets by presenting your
voucher up until 6:00 pm the night before your departure.
North Bound Day
7:00 to 7:45 am - If you have not yet collected
your tickets, present your voucher for your train tickets and
give the station agent your overnight baggage which they will
put onto the passenger train. Your carry-on should contain your
camera, binoculars, rain jacket, extra sweater, insect repellent,
reading material and box lunch.
8:00 am - Agawa tour train departs Sault
Ste Marie and wanders through the hardwood forests of the southern
Algoma region.
11:00 am - Train arrives at Agawa Canyon,
118 miles north of Sault Ste Marie. Agawa Canyon is the transition
zone between the hardwood and boreal forests. It also has beautiful
waterfalls, trails and scenic lookouts. You can eat your box
lunch at one of the many picnic tables or on one of the train
coaches.
1:00 pm - The Algoma Central Railway passenger
train arrives in Agawa Canyon. Board the passenger train for
the trip further north through the boreal forests of northern
Algoma.
4:30 pm - Arrive at Lake Wabatongushi in
the Chapleau Wildlife Preserve, 206 miles north of Sault Ste
Marie. You are now at the top of the Canadian Shield, the oldest
mountain range in the world. This is also the top of the divide
between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. Al Errington will be meeting
you with the pontoon boat for the 15 minute ride over to our
island.
5:00 pm - Settle into your suite, walk
the island and get ready for dinner.
6:00 pm - Dinner in the lodge dining room.
We have a set menu each night where the main entré is
either beef, pork or chicken. If you have special dietary needs
or are vegetarian please let us know before starting your vacation
so we can adjust your meal preparation accordingly.
7:00 pm - Pontoon Boat Tour for wildlife
viewing and nature appreciation. Tour is approximately 1.5 to
2.5 hours duration, depending on the hours of daylight.
10:30 - Lodge closes for the evening. Depending
on weather conditions we should have great star gazing, and the
Northern Lights may be out depending on solar activity.
South Bound Day
7:30 am - Lodge is open. Enjoy a coffee
or shop for souvenirs. This is also a good time to settle the
balance of your vacation account.
8:00 am - Breakfast in the Lodge dining
room.
9:00 am - Pontoon Boat Tour for wildlife
viewing and nature appreciation. Tour is approximately 1 hour
duration.
10:30 am - Al Errington will be bringing
you back on the 15 minute pontoon boat ride to the railway.
11:00 am - Board the Algoma Central Railway
passenger train. We provide a box lunch and beverage for your
train trip back to Sault Ste Marie. There will be no stop or
train transfer at Agawa Canyon.
6:10 pm - Arrive back at the Sault Ste
Marie train depot. Because it is evening you may wish to stay
another night in Sault Ste Marie. You may wish to explore more
of the Algoma Area by doing some excursions north or east of
Sault Ste Marie via the trans Canada highway. If you have not
visited the bushplane museum
yet or taken the lock tours, you may wish to make some time for
them too.
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North of Sault Ste Marie |
East of Sault Ste Marie |
West shore of Lake Superior
Batchawana Bay Provincial Park
Chipewa Falls
Batchawana River
Pancake Bay Provincial Park
Montreal River & Harbour
Agawa Bay Pictographs
Lake Superior Provincial Park
Old Woman Bay
Magpie Falls
Michipecoten River, Harbour & Provincial Park
Pukaskwa National Park
Shoals Provincial Park |
North Channel of Lake Huron
Manitoulin Island
St Joseph Island
Mississagi River Provincial Park |
For Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike
Fishing, more Wildlife Viewing, longer relaxing vacations, and
other information about our secluded train-in vacation resort
in Northern Ontario Canada, please visit our main web site for
Errington's Wilderness Island Resort at
www.WildernessIsland.com
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Algoma Central Railway's 1 Day
Agawa Canyon Tour still runs until mid October.
For more information visit the
Algoma Central
Railway Web Site
Back to the Agawa Canyon Home Page
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While in the area you may want
to explore Lake Superior's coast north of Sault Ste Marie. The
scenery and colors of the Batchawana Bay area are truly spectacular.
For more information, as well as a great place to eat and stay,
check out Lake
Shore/Salzburgerhof Resort. |
Interested in a longer vacation at Errington's
Wilderness Island Resort
Go to our Main Website at
www.WildernessIsland.com
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