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The inconsequential iron-mining town of WAWA , just 14km north of the park, was named after the Ojibwa word for the cry of the Canadian goose - and to hammer home the point there's a great big steel model of the bird at the entrance to town. The model has helped to make Wawa a busy stopping point on the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 17), which was just the idea. In the 1960s, much to the chagrin of local businessfolk, the TCH was routed a couple of kilometres to the west of town - hence the goose to pull passing motorists in. Modern motels line up along Wawa's main drag, Mission Road. Amongst them, two good choices are the well-kept, two-storey Bristol Motel , 46 Mission Rd (tel 705/856-2385, fax 856-2241, bristol@onlink.net ; $60-80), and the comparable Sportsman's Motel , with bright-red paint and faux stonework across the street at no. 45 (tel 705/856-2272, sportman@onlink.net ; $60-80). The latter probably has the edge if for no other reason than the stuffed fish on the foyer walls, including the rare fur-bearing trout (yes, it's a joke). Eat at the Wawa Motor Inn , at the west end of town at 100 Mission St, where Reich's Restaurant features Austrian specialities as well as Lake Superior trout and walleye.
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