The Georgian Clipper, a Canadian ship, is the smallest of the growing number of cruise ships that have begun plying the Great Lakes in the last five years. Wright calls it a niche. Like Poe's purloined letter, the Georgian Bay is the Great Lakes' most obvious secret, and one of its most beautiful. Few Americans, even those who can name all five Great Lakes, can give you more than a blank look when you mention Georgian Bay. It is as big as Lake Ontario.
Some people call it the sixth Great Lake.
It's also quite wonderful. Its cobalt waters are so clean you can reach down with a cup and drink it straight. Some of its feldspar islands glow pink. And when you see the La Cloche Mountains from a distance, the white quartzite rock makes them look they are veined with snow and glaciers, like the Rockies. The bay also has islands.