World Travel Backpacking
Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior Discover Lake Superior s Heritage 00:00 Intro 01:17 Grocery Pick Up 02:26 Terry Fox Monument 03:44 Silver Islet 05:52 Boat Ride 07:53 Porphyry Island 09:28 Porphyry Point 10:37 The Light House 11:39 Gordan Graham 12:29 AAbandoned Cars 13:13 Returning to Silver Islet 13:47 Closing Scene Contact: Paul Morralee, Managing Director Mobile: (807) 4725190 Email: Mail: Suite 202, 212 Miles Street East, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1J6 About Porphyry Point Lighthouse: Just east of Thunder Bay on Lake Superiors northern shore, the volcanic Black Bay Peninsula separates Black Bay and Nipigon Bay and consists of over 300 distinct lava flows. Porphyry Island, the last in a chain of islands that stretch southwest from the peninsula, is named for the islands igneous rock, known as porphyry, that contains quartz and feldspar crystals. Another unique feature of the island is the presence of devils club, a shrub with a spiny stem and
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