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How to Get Here

Our Wilderness Island Resort is 206 miles/337 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, in the north end of Lake Wabatongushi, and in the southwest corner of the Chapleau Game Preserve, the world’s largest wildlife sanctuary.

Follow the scenic Lake Superior Coast on the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy 17 North) from Sault Ste. Marie (142 miles/229 km) north to Wawa, one of the most spectacular drives in Canada. From Wawa travel (12 miles/19 km) east on Chapleau Highway 101, then 4 miles/6.5 km north on Highway 547 to Hawk Junction. Our resort is a 20-minute float plane from Hawk Junction right to our main dock. Float planes charters give much more flexibility for timing your vacation as well as the extra adventure of viewing at our boreal forest and occasional wildlife from the air.


Travel Distances

Distance To Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario To Hawk Junction by Wawa, Ontario
Mackinaw City, Michigan 58 mi / 93 km 216 mi / 360 km
Saginaw, Michigan 246 mi / 394 km 404 mi / 673 km
Green Bay, Wisconsin 272 mi / 435 km 430 mi / 717 km
Grand Rapids, Michigan 278 mi / 445 km 436 mi / 727 km
Detroit, Michigan 340 mi / 544 km 498 mi / 830 km
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 406 mi / 649 km 564 mi / 940 km
Toronto, Ontario 420 mi / 700 km 578 mi / 963 km
Ottawa, Ontario 480 mi / 795 km 638 mi / 1,063 km
Chicago, Illinois 490 mi / 784 km 648 mi / 1,080 km
Cleveland, Ohio 509 mi / 848 km 667 mi / 1,112 km
Indianapolis, Indiana 521 mi / 868 km 679 mi / 1,132 km
Columbus, Ohio 539 mi / 898 km 697 mi / 1,162 km