Since Lee and Karen Duquette, The two RV Gypsies, were
in International Falls, Minnesota which is near the border of Canada,
they decided to take a few hours and drive into Ontario, Canada just because
they could. That is a benefit of being free to travel. |
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Below: Several buildings had nice murals on them, so Karen
Duquette quickly snapped a few photos while Lee Duquette drove by them.
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Below: Karen Duquette had not done any research on the
area before going here, and so Lee Duquette just drove a bit and came
across Nestor Falls. |
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Situated on the eastern shore of Lake of the Woods on
Sabaskong Bay, Nestor Falls is a beautiful resort community and a jumping
off point for great fishing, hunting and outdoor adventures. The Nestor
Falls area has a reputation as one of the finest fishing and hunting locations
in North America. The town of Nestor Falls sits in the midst of literally
dozens of lakes. These lakes are teeming with Canada's most sought after
game fish; walleye, small and largemouth bass, lake trout, crappie, northern
pike, muskie and perch. The muskie in these lakes have become a fish of
such grandeur that the Nestor Falls area is known to many as the muskie
capital of the world. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette are not fishermen, but they
enjoyed the beauty of this area. |
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Below: On the way back to the border, Lee and Karen Duquette
took a very short walk on an easy path on Doreal Trail because they were
told that there was a very pretty lake back there and the path did not
look very difficult. So off they went. |
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Below: The Scenery on Doreal Trail in Ontario.
It was not much of a lake as promised, but more like two small ponds.
At least it was an easy walk so it was still a nice day to just enjoy
being free and alive. |
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Below: 
Karen Duquette was walking behind Lee Duquette when she saw something
brown come out of the woods and fly right at Lee Duquette. As soon as
Karen realized that it was a grouse and that Lee was not in any danger,
she turned on her camera and snapped a few photos. Karen wished she had
been more ready with the camera because then she could have gotten a movie
of the attack, but she did not. Anyway, this was a bit of a different
event for them, and that is why they travel. |
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Of course Lee Duquette was taken by surprise so he pointed his stick towards
the grouse. The grouse then walked in front of the two RV Gypsies as if
to say "follow me". When they got to the roadside clearing,
the grouse stepped aside, made a funny noise as if to yell at them,
then it ran quickly back into the woods. The two RV Gypsies figure that
it was the mama grouse leading them away from her babies, then she quickly
ran back to her nest. This was definitely a unique experience for Lee
and Karen Duquette and one they will always remember.
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