Sleeping Giant (Ontario)

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The Sleeping Giant is a formation of mesas on Sibley Peninsula which resembles a giant lying on its back when viewed from the West to NNW section of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. As you move southward along the shoreline toward Sqaw Bay the Sleeping Giant starts to separate into its various sections. Most distinctly the view from the cliffs at Sqaw Bay the Giant appears to have a "Adams Apple" The formation is part of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Its dramatic steep cliffs are among the highest in Ontario (250 m). The southernmost point is known as Thunder Cape, depicted by many early Canadian artists such as William Armstrong.

An Ojibway legend identifies the giant as Nanabijou, the spirit of the Deep Sea Water, turned to stone when the secret location of a rich silver mine, now known as Silver Islet, was disclosed to white men.

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The Legend of the Sleeping Giant