With the Hanseatic Inspiration on the Great Lakes of North America

2023-12-03 14:17:29

The Indian Summer has begun with all its magic. Warm rays of sunshine illuminate the late autumn colors of the deciduous forest. Because after the first night frosts it got warmer again, and so the five-lobed leaves of the sugar maple have turned yellow and now shine bright red.

With the changing color of the leaves, nature once gave the Indians a signal to retreat from the lakes to their winter quarters in the forests. They had just brought the last of the summer's pelts, preferably from beavers, to places like Killarney in Georgian Bay in their birch bark canoes. From there, daring European traders shipped the coveted furs to England and France and became incredibly rich. We don't get into a canoe in Killarney, but into a black Zodiac. The journey takes you past boat docks, from which steps lead to wooden summer houses. Today, the former fur trading post of Killarney is a popular summer retreat for hikers and nostalgic canoeists – even if the place is difficult to reach, ideally by boat or seaplane.