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Originally Posted by charlene
The seven Islands are in Georgian Bay. They are off Port McNicholl where Lake Huron turns into the Bay.
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if this came from Gord's liner notes then I think they are a bit misleading:
the eastern boundary of Lake Huron leads into Georgian Bay at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula (Tobermory) which is a very long way from Port McNicholl, which is in a smaller (Hog) bay
perhaps he had a boat slip at McNicholl and that's why he mentioned it
my interpretation has been, it's the 7 out in Fathom Five National Marine Park (where divers from all over come to explore the many, many sunken ships in the crystal clear waters at the entrance to Georgian Bay)
ie.
Willscroft Island
Peters Island
South Otter Island
and further out:
North Otter Island
Flowerpot Island
Cove Island
Echo Island
I headed up there the weekend Gord took ill back in 2002 for some r+r, musical fiddling and to send some healing thoughts (the outlook was so very grim according to radio updates in the area)...then last year went for a memorable, lengthy tour (in small, speedy watercraft) of the choppy waters amidst this marine park
on the contrary, if Gord is referring to the smaller channels in the southern section of Georgian Bay (Honey Harbour, Severn, etc) then he should have called the tune Seventy Island Suite, lol
go to the newsgroup (
www.deja.com) for searching further early discussions of this geographical reference....as well as a few regarding 'chicken to go' and other phrases