Choosing a cycling destination in Ontario is no easy task with so many options. So it speaks volumes that my northern pilgrimage from southern Ontario to Sault Ste Marie has become an annual cycling tradition. Up until recently, the cycling adventure involved mountain bikes and fall colours, two things that Sault Ste. Marie and the Algoma region can deliver in bulk. But spend enough time anywhere, and you are bound to discover more than expected. In the Soo, those discoveries were made in perhaps one of the best cycling communities anywhere. Friendships and new experiences mean that my annual biking journey around Sault Ste. Marie now includes a mountain bike and a gravel bike—and there is never enough time to get it all in.

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