Sibley Provincial Park

Sibley Provincial Park

      park, southwestern Ontario, Canada, on Sibley Peninsula on the northern shore of Lake Superior, 20 miles (32 km) east of Thunder Bay. Established in 1950, the park has an area of 94 square miles (243 square km). It is the site of the 19th-century village of Silver Islet (including a restored hotel, store, and church), which was at one time the home of miners and lumbermen. Sibley has varied Canadian Shield landscape, including a rock formation called Sleeping Giant that played a prominent role in Indian legends. The park has trails and other recreational facilities, several types of wildlife (including moose), and rare plant life.

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