19 January 2007, Sudbury This is the place that one of the travel books suggested you pass right by ..... but..... give th place a chance! The Laurentian Shield is evident beneath a thin cover of lichen, moss and fern growth that has decomposed over the centuries into a thin layer of rich black topsoil .... the rocks are truly beautiful and one encounters a geology lesson at every turn. An art gallery, a university, a science centre, the nutrino centre, a myriad of lakes and rivers for fishing, hiking and skiiing trails, great snowmobiling when there is snow, great potato growing country, and the largest freshwater lake contained in city limits. Google Sudbury and read all about the greatness of the place. Went to school here ....have always loved the rocks. .... built my retirement
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