Heart of the Continent October 3, 2016Home, plein air painting, Road Trip, travel49th Parallel, Canada, Carol L. Douglas, Lake of the Woods, Lake Superior, Manitoba, Northwest Angle, plein air painting, Sandilands National Forest, Souris, Thunder Bay, Trans-Canada Highway By Carol Douglas Virtually everyone on our continent is a southerner. Furthermore, most have not ventured north of the true Mason-Dixon Line, which is the 49th Parallel.