Harmony Beach
Ontario
Find: Small feldspars, granites, unakites, hematite, red jasper
GPS: 46.845636, -84.374192
Nearest city: Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Recommended Vehicle: Any
Summary:
This was the first stop I made when exploring the Canadian shores of Lake Superior. Truthfully, I think you’d be hard pressed to find anything noteworthy here. However, I have it listed because it’s a great place to stop or bring kids that may enjoy the calm water and brightly colored small rocks. I’d reason to bet you can find a similar variety of rock that you can in the Eastern Upper Peninsula.
Harmony Beach was a nice, warm swim spot. The shallow water extended far out into the lake due to the extremely long sand bars. I’d estimate that I made it almost 200 feet from the shore without the water rising above my knee.
Video
Check out the video to best see what can be found when exploring this spot. This beach was the first one that I visited in the video.
3 Helpful Tools
Chest Waders
Chest waders were the single best investment I made for exploring the shores of Lake Superior.
Agate Scoop
An agate scoop is helpful for both keeping dry and picking up rocks faster. You don’t need a fancy one. Mine is a golf club welded to a kitchen scoop.
Classifier
A classifier is helpful if you’re a fan of small agates and stones. One with a larger, 1-inch mesh would be what I’d pick.