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Spanish, Ontario

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When we stopped for a little hike while on our way to Sault Ste Marie, we spotted the pretty little town of Spanish below the trail bluffs.

It’s protected a bit from Lake Superior because it’s on an inlet, a good thing since storms on this lake can be rather nasty.

It was still a bit early for the marina to be populated with boats but it wouldn’t be long.

We had a beautiful vantage point over the lake and the little town; the trail was quite a nice one if rather buggy. We had to really keep moving to stay ahead of them.

Happy Tuesday.

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    1. Thank you. 😊 That’s an interesting question. There are a couple of different theories about the name. One is that a Spanish soldier was escaping from the south and married into an Ojibwe family whose surname later became Espaniel.

      Another is that it was a Spanish woman with children. Interestingly, in the 1980s, a number of 1742 Spanish coins were found in the mouth of a nearby river, suggesting that Spanish soldiers may have been exploring the area when it was still part of New France. No one knows with certainty how this name came about, but it seems that a Spanish person or people were definitely in the area.

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  4. Looks like a nice hike, minus the bugs. We’ve driven through here a few times but have never stopped to check out the town or the trails. Something to keep in mind for the next time we’re by Lake Superior.

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    1. We discovered the trail by accident when we pulled over at a rest area that was quite off the main road. A lovely little find. The bugs were plentiful, though! We really had to cover up which was okay because it was only about 15 or so, but a bug jacket would have been great.

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