Hikers report possible vocalizations in Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park witnessed in Ontario, Canada

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Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park (Hwy 17, east of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada -- which is on the northern side of Lake Superior). Last week in May, 2001, rainy, drizzly day, late morning. My partner and I were hiking the 1 hour trail which starts from the Ouiment parking lot (at top of canyon). Follow the well marked trail which contains two lookouts, about 1,000 feet from bottom of canyon. We were on the first lookout (next to the landmark Indian Head rock) when we heard about 2 or 3 howls/screams? from across the canyon. The sound did not seem entirely animal in nature, I remembered it to carry a hint of possibly loud bird-like screeches (but it wasn't a bird). Whatever the creature, the call was definitely loud and big. We scanned the edge of the other side with our binoculars but saw nothing, then moving on to the next lookout where I heard a slight hint of the howl again...possibly moving away? Anyways, you can believe we would have shot out of there in a New York minute if those ho...