Darren McChristie Photography

The lower observation deck below the mighty Canadian Horseshoe Falls, where 2,800 cubic metres of water tumble over every second.

Southern rock jam band Gov’t Mule (Government Mule) performing under the big top at the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield, Wisconsin

A maple syrup shack tucked away in the maple forests of the Nor’wester Mountains.

A night shot of the crowd on the final night of the 2010 Montreal Jazz Festival

An evening at the 2010 IBAF World Junior Baseball Chamionships

Fred Eaglesmith enjoys a few moments of solitude in comfort of his  bus before his evening performance at the Stanley Hotel. Touring for over 30 years, Eaglesmith has a dedicated fan base known as ‘fredheads’.

From a show at the Stanley Hotel – for a review and video of the show, check out: www.thewalleye.ca/2011/08/09/a-sticky-night-at-the-stanley-with-fred-eaglesmith-and-the-fabulous-ginn-sisters

High speed racing on country backroads of Kaministiquia, Ontario during the 2011 Conquer the Dog Triathlon – the event includes a 5 km canoe/kayak paddle on the Dog River, 18 km cycle along the river and a 5 km run

Returning to shore after a windless day during the 2010 North American Ice Boating Championship Regatta, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior

A participant in the Firefighers 10-mile road race – a premier running event is steeped in history that dates back to the inaugural running in 1910.

Sunset – Grand Marais, Michigan on Lake Superior’s south shore

Mount Thor – the Earth’s greatest purely vertical drop at 1,250 m (4,101 ft), with an average angle of 105 degrees located in Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut, Canada

Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France – the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world. The Vallée Blanche ski run begins here, and the nearby Cosmiques Refuge is the starting point for one of the routes to the Mont Blanc summit.

Crossing a glacial stream in Auyuittuq National Park in the eastern Arctic, on southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. “The land that never melts” includes the highest peaks of the Canadian Shield, the Penny Ice Cap, marine shorelines along coastal fiords, and Akshayuk Pass, a traditional travel corridor used by the Inuit for thousands of years.

Grand Sable Dunes cover a 5-mile stretch along the southern shore of Lake Superior in the upper peninsula of Michigan in the eastern portion of the Pictured Rocks National Shoreline.

Kakabeka Falls during the flood of 2009, Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

The Thunder Bay region experiences the earliest start to the fire season ever – April 2010

Ice skating on Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Liam Warner on his homemade board, Mission Island Marsh, Lake Superior

Winter releases its icy grip on the shores of Lake Superior.