Culture and history

To cross the bridge over the Pic River leading to the park entrance is to enter a world where nature’s rhythms reign. Whether camping, hiking, paddling or interacting with interpreters, we discover the sights and sounds of a place of rugged beauty, where a great northern forest of jack pine, white birch and black spruce meets the picture-perfect rocky headlands and sheltered coves of Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. This land is home to the Anishinaabe and we are welcomed to participate in and learn about their way of life. This is an inspiring world where every view and vista is an expression of nature’s artistry, and where our experience is made more real by our newfound respect for the land, its peoples, and the power of natural processes.