Northern Wilds: The Ancient Tradition: Labyrinth Walking

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The Ancient Tradition: Labyrinth Walking

North Americans are discovering the ancient practice of labyrinth walking for contemplation, meditation, spiritual renewal, and healing. Labyrinth walking is a walking tradition that goes back thousands of years. In Thunder Bay, as part of its 100th anniversary centennial celebration, St. Paul’s Anglican Church has constructed a classic, 11-circuit labyrinth on the northeast corner of its gardens.

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Nipigon Launches Paddle-to-the-Sea Park
When the international best-selling children’s book Paddle-to-the-Sea was first published in 1941, it is unlikely the book’s Michigan-born author and illustrator Holling C. Holling imagined it would someday launch a $4.3 million destination theme park in the small town of Nipigon (pop. 1,752) on Lake Superior. But it did. Ten years in the making, the Paddle-to-the-Sea Park was officially opened this spring.

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