A Canadian Signature Experience. The Agawa Canyon Tour Train is one of the most popular rail excursions in North America. This one-day rail excursion transports riders along 114 miles through the magnificent wilderness of Algoma. The Tour Train Station is located in the Canal District in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Algoma’s largest municipality. Upon departure from the Train Station, the train travels over the towering trestle at Montreal River, alongside remote northern lakes and rivers and through granite rock formations to the Agawa Canyon. Once the train reaches the Wilderness Park, passengers can explore the Canyon on foot. Nature trails lead to cascading waterfalls and there are spots to picnic. The Lookout Trail is the most challenging and impressive: take the 300 stairs to the viewing platform with a panoramic view of the entire Canyon.

The Group of Seven was a Canadian landscape painting group formed in 1920 by artists Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley, known for defining a distinctly Canadian artistic vision that broke from European traditions. While Tom Thomson was a major influence, he died before the group's formation. The group's name was later changed to the Algonquin School, and it officially disbanded in 1933 after expanding to include members like A. J. Casson and Edwin Holgate.

Believing that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through direct contact with nature, the Group is best known for its paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape, and initiated the first major Canadian national art movement. These artists broke away from the gentle watercolors and polished European-style landscapes that had dominated Canadian art galleries. Instead, they delivered punchy color, bold brushwork, and a direct response to nature. When you stand in front of a Group of Seven painting, you often feel the crunch of snow underfoot, the glow of a sunset, or the whipping wind on a lake shore. They wanted you to experience Canada’s outdoors as they did.

Established in 1955, the City of Elliot Lake is a community that combines the hospitality of a small town with the services of a larger, urban center. The pristine wilderness and thousands of lakes that surround the area provide residents and visitors with many opportunities for hiking, camping and fishing. Elliot Lake started out as a booming mining town in the 1950s, producing most of the world's uranium for decades. In the early 1990s, mines began closing and the City's population dwindled. Since then cottaging, tourism, new business and new industries have helped the City rebound.

Elliot Lake is the place for you if you like to hike. From our hundreds of kilometres of trails to the untamed wilderness surrounding the city, there are countless opportunities to hike. You can find magnificent rock formations, abandoned logging and mining camps, and accessible wilderness. Discover it all by foot. You are never too far from the city center. Elliot Lake is located at the centre of one of Ontario's largest trail networks. You can use many different trails to hike, bike, ski or ride. You can find diverse wildlife and great lookout points throughout many of the trails in the area.

The Fire Tower Lookout sits atop Fire Tower Rd, the highest point in the immediate Elliot Lake area, and is open seasonally. The lookout is home to the original ranger tower and cabin built in 1954, and is featured along the Deer Trail Driving Tour.

From the observation deck, visitors can enjoy a 180-degree panoramic view of scenic wilderness, Elliot Lake subdivision and main street, and spot former mine sites that are now returned to their natural state. On clear days, you can see as far as Manitoulin Island on the North Channel of Lake Huron. A recreation of the cupola that used to sit atop the 100 ft tower is accessible from the parking lot, and offers even more photo opportunities.

Elliot Lake and the surrounding area is a paddler's paradise. From canoeing to kayaking, thousands of lakes are just a short distance from the city center. Partnerships with paddling clubs and the City of Elliot Lake have created well-marked and well-serviced paddling routes and camp areas. This helps paddlers know where they are at all times and how to get back to the city. The Elliot Lake to Depot Lake route is a 32km, one-to-three day trip with four portages. It is an excellent route for novices or family groups. You are never more than 10km from the City of Elliot Lake. When in season, you can find blueberries along this route. During low water conditions, you can find many blueberries along the route.