Leg 3: Sault Ste Marie, Canada to La Grande Riviere, Canada
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Dawn patrol launch out of Sault Ste Marie - we’re headed to the Great White North!
The breaking dawn colors are amazing.
As the sun rises, we get a better view of St. Mary’s River that separates Michigan USA (left) from Ontario Canada (right):
Headed North - not much to see past our Departure field - miles and miles of beautiful vast wilderness - next civilization stop is approximately 315nm away:
The oddly named Moose Factory - there’s a lot of history down there - it’s a Native Canadian populated town but was also the first English speaking settlement on St. James Bay:
Crossing St. James Bay - following it North leads you to the enormous Hudson Bay and the beginnings of Arctic territory - but we’re angling east to get back overland:
On approach to La Grande Riviere which services the town of Radisson - the raison d’etre for miles around is the massive Hydroelectric dams which provide power to Quebec province:
Safe arrival at RWY 31, we traveled 495 nm or so for 4 hours:
