The figures are painted on the rock with a mixture of powdered hematite and animal fats and are estimated to be 150–400 years old.

Marie, he conducted extensive studies about the Ojibwe people, aided by his wife Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, who was half-Ojibwe and the daughter of a major fur trader in the city.

While the Ojibwe were forced to cede their lands to the Canadian government under an 1850 Treaty in exchange for reserves and annuities, they have preserved hunting and fishing rights to former territory.

In the 1940s, the Lake Superior Provincial Park was established, and it took over an Ojibwe fishing village known as Nanabozhung within the boundaries.

In 2007 some 200 members, led by Chief Dean Sayers, restored a road to the village along a park trail, without a work permit.

After trying to negotiate with the band, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) filed charges against it in 2008, saying that the First Nation had damaged park property.

[5] The First Nation contended this was a traditional fishing and ceremonial area and construction of the road was necessary to exercise their Treaty rights.

[6][7] In his decision, Logan upheld that a Treaty right existed for the Batchewana First Nation to use Gargantua Harbour for commercial fishing and agreed that the road was necessary to get to the shore.

Spring is a very short transition season in Lake Superior Provincial Park with snow often remaining on the ground into May.

The Coastal Trail stretches 65 kilometres (40 mi) and reveals the beautiful Lake Superior coastline.

The 11 trails offer a wide variety of distances and difficulty from short half-hour hikes to multi-day trips.

Senior staff, including the superintendent, can be reached at the park office between 9 am and 4 pm during summer months.

There are two comfort stations located in the campground equipped with showers, laundry facilities and flush toilets.

An amphitheatre is located in the campground, and presentations here by park staff are a common occurrence in the summer months.

Due to being shallow, Katherine Cove is often warmer than most other beaches in Lake Superior Provincial Park.

Located 1 km south of Katherine Cove, this large sandy beach stretches to the mouth of the Sand River.

[citation needed] Due to its size and location, the park lies in both the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion[15] and the Central Canadian Shield forests region.

Its rugged landscape is wooded with a mix of coniferous and deciduous trees such as pine, maples and birch.