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This summer we had an exciting tour to show the Petrov juniors a unique adventure to the world famous Nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario - about 4 hours north of Toronto. Sudbury is famous for its mining, and it was in 1883 during the construction of the railway that the discovery was made of rich concentration of iron-nickel in this area. This brought a large migration of European settlers to the area to work the mines and to provide services to the railway. In 1901 Thomas Edison visited the site as a prospector, and at the turn of the century this area was booming. Economy of the town relied on global nickel prices, but with global industrial revolution well on its way, it wasn't too impacted by recessions as demand for nickel and iron was quite consistent.
We took Mila and Sophia, and camped just outside the city, enjoying the beautiful nature - from the rocky hills, to the lakes, foraging for mushrooms and blueberries, and hiking through the forests. The highlight was of course going down to the mine, going about 40 meters underground and having a tour of the tunnels - of what was at one time of the larger nickel mines in the area. We learned a lot, and most importantly had a lot of fun. Enjoy the pictures below :)
On the way to Sudbury, we stopped by our friends cottage in Penetanguishene for some swimming and a wonderful lunch
Everyone is pumped for the adventure
Being silly setting up camp
HELLOOOOO
Cute family of ducks
So zen
Is the sweater a little big?
Nothing like wild blueberries
Yummmm
Pretty - but definitely not yumm
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Whats camping without marshmallows - maybe just a tad too burned haha
Getting a lesson on stone polishing at Science North
Mining map of Americas
Where is that 5 ouncer I was promised
Going down to the mine
Curious? Excited? Enjoying gum over everything? All of the above?
The gang down in the tunnels
So fascinating
This is how mining was done in the 1950s
Made a friend
With the grandparents!!
Thank you Sudbury, will see you soon I am sure!
