Harmony Beach

Ontario

Find: Small feldspars, granites, unakites, hematite, red jasper

GPS: 46.845636, -84.374192

Nearest city: Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Recommended Vehicle: Any

Summary:

This was the first stop I made when exploring the Canadian shores of Lake Superior. Truthfully, I think you’d be hard pressed to find anything noteworthy here. However, I have it listed because it’s a great place to stop or bring kids that may enjoy the calm water and brightly colored small rocks.

Harmony Beach was a nice, warm swim spot. The shallow water extended far out into the lake. Sandbars allow you to walk hundreds of feet out into the water with the waves around knee-height.

 

Video Guide

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The photogenic city of Sault Ste. Marie - about an hour South of Harmony Beach. You'll pass through here if you come up from Michigan.

The photogenic city of Sault Ste. Marie - about an hour South of Harmony Beach. You'll pass through here if you come up from Michigan.

Here's the inviting walk out to the beach.

Here's the inviting walk out to the beach.

The sandbars extend far out into the water and you can see the elevation surrounding the shores.

The sandbars extend far out into the water and you can see the elevation surrounding the shores.

But the rocks were tiny, and broken down here.

But the rocks were tiny, and broken down here.

The sandbars allow you to walk real far out into the water.

The sandbars allow you to walk real far out into the water.

A precursor to what you'll find further up the shores to the North.

A precursor to what you'll find further up the shores to the North.