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Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Pukaskwa National Park is located south of town. Watch or download a 17-minute documentary about the park.
Pukaskwa National Park is a national park located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1978, Pukaskwa is known for its vistas of Lake Superior and boreal forests. The park covers an area of 1,878 square kilometres (725 sq mi), and protects a part of the longest undeveloped shoreline anywhere on the Great Lakes.
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The namesake beach of this park features multicoloured, fist-sized stone "pebbles" that are repeatedly tossed up onto the shore by the wave action of Lake Superior, polishing them to a smooth finish. If you listen carefully, you can hear the stones gently clattering back into place every time a wave washes out. Worth at least a quick visit if you are in town; photos do not do it justice.
Wear sturdy shoes if you want to explore the beach itself; the stones make walking difficult. The park includes a picnic area and kids playground as well.
Information on the Gold Mines, Port Coldwell, Marathon's history, the pulp mill, logging camps, and the D.C. Everest.
A fine sand beach on Lake Superior’s north shore. View a model of a former prisoner-of-war (POW) camp at the Visitor Centre and the remains of POW Camp 100. See Pic Island as it was immortalized on canvas by Lawren Harris of the famous Canadian painting team, the Group of Seven. Sub-Arctic plants and a chance to see an elusive Woodland Caribou. Canoe along the pristine Lake Superior shoreline. Hiking trails take you through the many ecosystems, flora, fauna and geological formations. Neys has almost 150 campsites for car camping, almost half of which are electrical, and one cabin that sleeps four. Spring and summer: +1 807 229-1624; fall and winter +1 807 825-3403.