You can follow the age old portage route between the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron by canoeing on sections of the Rankin River. Native people and later arrivals avoided the distance and perils of a trip around the Peninsula by using this portage.

The canoe route extends from Sky Lake, east of Red Bay, through Isaac and Boat Lakes, to the Rankin, and finally the Sauble River, ending at Sauble Falls. Maps can be obtained from the Ministry of Natural Resources or from local information centres.