Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
July 2008
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Sudbury, where Todd grew up, is four hours north of Toronto. On our drive there, we stopped for lunch at Perry Sound, where we saw the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame on the beautiful Georgian Bay.
When we got to Sudbury, we got together with Todd's dad, Murray. Lake Ramsey and Bell Park are in the middle of Sudbury, where we took a walk with Todd's dad.
The next day, we visited Laurentian University with Todd's dad. We saw the modernist Thornloe Chapel and the very clean modern buildings. There was also a tipi in the middle of campus.
We went to Sudbury for Jennifer and Eric's wedding, which was held at the Italian Social Club in the Copper Cliff community. Jennifer is Todd's cousin. We went to the wedding with Todd's brother, Peter and his family, and Todd's and Peter's dad. It was a very nice non-religious ceremony. The reception with delicious food was held at the Social Club that evening.
Sudbury is the nickel capital of the world. We visited the "Giant Nickel" and took a tour through a small nickel mine that that they maintain for educational purposes.
Sudbury is very industrial and the Inco Superstack in Copper Cliff dominates the city skyline. At a height of 1,247 feet (the equivalent of about 90 stories), it is the tallest chimney in the Western hemisphere, and the second tallest freestanding chimney in the world after the GRES-2 Power Station in Kazakhstan. Only the CN tower is taller than the Superstack in Canada.
On the way back to Toronto, we stopped at French River, where we saw the beautiful French River, the snowmobile bridge, and the visitor center.