Ontario to Michigan

20 September 2024 – Friday

Winona, Ontario

Puddicombe Estate Winery was a very pretty and quiet overnight spot. Again, we recommend this Harvest Host. See yesterday’s post for more about them.

This was our foggy view while we enjoyed morning coffee.

note: The oriental rug standing up behind the passenger seat is my parent’s being delivered from Florida and given to our son in Wisconsin via NC and NY. The van is going to seem much bigger once the rug is delivered!

I wandered around the fields after breakfast and found a spider web highlighted by the morning dew. By 0830 the fog lifted and skies were clear.

0925 67,067 66°F Leave Winona, Ontario

0954 67,076 67°F Hamilton, ON

Albion Falls – Red Hill Creek Overlook

There are well marked trails along the Niagara Escarpment to Buttermilk Falls if you want to stretch your legs.

There was a grist mill at Albion Falls from the 1700’s until 1915. It was started by a loyalist from North Carolina that fought alongside the British in the American Revolution. After the war, William Davis was granted 2300 acres, including these falls. The stone from the original mill is displayed in the park.

1025 Resume driving west

1205 67,171 75°F Delaware, ON

Sharon Creek Conservation Area

Stopped here to stretch and take a short walk.

Springer Lake was very close to the parking lot.

A posted tribute to the woods.

These leaves were huge (8 inches or so) and starting to lose their summer color. Looking them up later revealed them to be from the American Basswood tree.

1254 Resumed our drive

1350 67,228 Sarnia, ON

Crossed the Bluewater Bridge from Point Edward, ON into Port Huron, MI

There was about a 35 minute wait at customs. It wasn’t bothersome as there is a great view of the St Clair River as it meets Lake Huron. The vista brought back memories of sailing under the bridge back in the 1980’s when we were working in the Detroit area and exploring the area by sailboat.