Everything about Sleeping Giant Island totally explained
The
Sleeping Giant is a formation of
mesas on
Sibley Peninsula which resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the West to North-Northwest section of
Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada. As one moves southward along the shoreline toward Squaw Bay the Sleeping Giant starts to separate into its various sections. Most distinctly in the view from the cliffs at Squaw Bay the Giant appears to have an "
Adam's Apple". The formation is part of
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Its dramatic steep cliffs are among the highest in Ontario (250 m). The southernmost point is known as Thunder Cape, depicted by many early Canadian artists such as
William Armstrong.
An
Ojibway legend identifies the giant as
Nanabijou, who was turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine now known as
Silver Islet was disclosed to white men.
Seven Wonders of Canada
It was voted number one for a list of
Seven Wonders of Canada, with a total of 177,305 votes, beating the
Bay of Fundy, and
Niagara Falls by almost 90 000 votes.
Ultimately it wasn't selected by the panel of judges, Ra McGuire, Roberta Jamieson and Roy MacGregor, who decided their vote by geographic and poetic criteria.
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