Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

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Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
Website: www.ontarioparks.ca
 

Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park is located just west of Thunder Bay. It is known as Niagara of the North. Kakabeka Falls plunges 40 metres over sheer cliffs and some of the oldest fossils in the world.  You can get a bird's-eye view from jutting platforms and trails along the gorge. 

 You can also trace voyageurs' steps around the falls in this history-rich park

Kakabeka is an aboriginal word meaning "steep cliffs".  Below the falls is a dramatic gorge carved out of the Precambrian Shield by the meltwater from the last glaciers.  The ancient, volcanic rock over which the water tumbles holds many secrets.  
From beneath its layers, 1.6-billion-year-old fossils have been unearthed.  Since 1904, the river has been tapped to produce a steady flow of hydroelectric power.
 

Location(s)

Address: Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park
P.O. Box 252
Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Canada
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