Bucking Pig

Geraldton to Nipigon is doable. Just follow the Natural Gas pipeline. Bring Gas! As you near the Nipigon River, you'll cross a road that may or may not be plowed, that runs toward Cameron Falls dam. That's about the only way to cross the river. When you cross the river, you'll ditch bang for a while until you get to hydro lines, that you follow most of the way to Nipigon. Most of this route will have snowmobile traffic. From there, maybe best to try and find somebody to trailer you. Sorry. My trailer contact has moved on. Good luck.

Still some excellent riding to be had in Thunder Bay.

I did it with the super light weight cover that came with my old early 90's yamaha. The cover and machine survived fine. Not so much my ears, from my wife giving me grief over it. I now use the power washer on the heavier canvas covers on my Polaris sleds. BP

Not trying to stir stuff, but I think it also kinda says something about who the the Other parties keep picking to lead them?

Thunder Bay this morning.

Probably a ferry. They tend to not like ice. Freeze up and Break up are equally challenging in the far north.

I think its what THEY call Kushog Lake.

I'm not an expert by any means, but they wanted to go through the park, adjacent to the existing line, but the parks folks wouldn't allow it.

Whole new line. They are running it adjacent to the existing line, as much as possible, except around Pukwasa Park, where its on a brand new right of way.

There is a new line being constructed between Thunder Bay and Wawa called the East-West tie. As far as I understand it, we have a surplus of power in the North-west, and there's no way to get it over to the more populous regions to the east.

I hear you about Purolator. They are the absolute worst. Ironically, Canada Post delivers (almost) to the door, while I have go into town to Purolator's depot to get stuff. Having said that, currently waiting a package from CanPar that was supposed to have been delivered Tuesday, but seems to have gone into a black hole in Toronto.

Exactly!

Welcome and congrats on the cottage purchase. For what you say you’re looking for, I highly recommend the Polaris LTX 550 fan. If you can find what the dealers around Thunder Bay call the “International Edition”, I’d pick that up. It’s got wider skis (“Pro-Float” I think they’re called), electric start, 2 up seat, and, a 144” track. Perfect for around the cottage, ice fishing, and it can be a suitable introduction to touring, if you’re so inclined. Good luck. Lots of good advise on here...

Your first paragraph is why there will likely be little local support from individual local snowmobilers. As a touring snowmobiler, I get it, you want to get somewhere. However, most locals just want to ride, well, locally, do some day loops. We ran into this problem in Nipigon. As the permit price went up, and the local loops were closed, to concentrate resources on the TOP trails, folks lost interest. How many times can you ride the same trail out and back again? Gets pretty boring. Also, since there have been no formal trails in years, everybody who rides has moved to off trail sleds. I wish these folks nothing but well, but as mentioned before, they’re pushing uphill.

Hello. Some info for your lists. NIPIGON: Maple Leaf Motel, 1st St. - closed SCHREIBER: Barrel Inn Motel/Cliffside Motel, 106 Quebec St. - Closed RED ROCK: Roadhouse Bar & Grill, -Closed JELLICOE: Travelair Motel, on Hwy. #11 - Closed BP

I've seen it, but don't recall ever seeing it open, or what it was called.