North of Superior: Scenery along Rainbow Waterfall HD

Rainbow Falls Provincial Park is located on Highway 17, 26 kilometers west of Terrace Bay. Visitors have two sites to choose from; Rainbow Falls campground, which is located on Whitesand Lake, and Rossport campground. The former includes 113 tent and trailer sites, 28 of which have electrical hookup, while Rossport has an additional 40 sites, with 16 including electricity. The park is named for the rainbows that often rise from the glittering cascades that fall down the rocky steps from Whitesand Lake to the Whitesand River, which also lie within the parks boundaries. Rainbow Falls is a surprise. The falls dont begin and end all at once, but rather the erratic jointing of the bedrock has caused the river to run over a number of ledges and drop in a series of cascades rather than one large fall. Furthermore, the falls look pink, as the water drops over the reddest of granites. Masses of lichen turn the same pink bedrock gray. Wildlife found within the park includes hares, chipmunks and squirrels, as well as the occasional appearance of deer, moose and black bear. Grouse and great blue herons also make their home here.