It's hard to believe this used to be a prisoner of war camp.
The beautiful beaches of Neys that were once a forced home to German prisoners captured in World War II are celebrating 50 years as a provincial park.
"The beach is awesome," said senior park interpreter Laura Myers.
"A lot of people are interested in the history of the park, whether it's the Group of Seven history, whether it's the priosner of war camp or the voyageurs who passed trhough the area."
The park has relics of pre-contact Anishinaabe life on display as well as a miniature model of the Lake Superior north shore prison camp that was one among a constellation of prison camps peppered across Northwestern Ontario.
Today, there are canoeing routes that run up the Little Pic River, hiking trails and according to Myers, terrific rainbow trout and salmon fishing.
Donald Ross and his family have returned to these shores each summer for the last 50 years.
"There's something special about Neys. You can't put your finger on it but there's something and it just draws you back here," he said.
"We move back and forth across the country and we've been in a lot of provincial parks but I'll stack this park up against almost any other park."
NOTE TO READER: This story corrects a version that mentioned hunting trails. Hunting is not permitted in the park.
