Northern Lake Ontario is bounded by the Canadian province of Ontario, and the countries’ dividing line bisects the lake horizontally. At it’s northeastern corner, Lake Ontario becomes the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Thousand Islands – an archipelago of almost 2,000 islands over 50 miles.

The historic Trent-Severn Waterway is a partially man-made waterway connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton, ON to Lake Huron at Port Severn, ON. There are 44 locks, most notably the hydraulic lift locks at Peterborough and Kirkfield, and the Big Chute Marine Railway. The waterway is a National Historic Site and managed by Parks Canada; fees and passes apply.

Lake Huron encompasses both world-class destinations of the Georgian Bay and the North Channel. The Georgian Bay is often referred to as the “sixth Great Lake” and contains the world’s largest freshwater archipelago of over 30,000+ islands.

This area features dark skies, and a great look at the Northern Lights.

Leaving Lake Huron, Loopers enter their final Great Lake: Lake Michigan. The eastern shore is known for its sand dunes, the largest freshwater sand dunes in the world with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana Dunes National Park both featuring the dunes.

It’s estimated that there are over 2,000 shipwrecks in Lake Michigan, well-preserved in the cold, fresh water.