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Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario in the Algoma District. Formerly known as the Township of Michipicoten, named after a nearby river of that name, the township was officially renamed in 2007 for its largest and best-known community of Wawa, located on the western shores of Wawa Lake. [4] This area was first developed for ...
During the summer of 1971, Wawa hosted an archaeological field camp, known as the Wawa Drop-In project or the Big Dig, for young hitchhikers travelling along Highway 17. The project was directed by the late Professor KCA Dawson. [bigdig 1] and supported by the Federal Government as part of its youth employment program. The results of fieldwork ...
Algoma Central Railway telephone car, Algoma District, Ontario, [ca. 1925] The Algoma Central Railway was first owned by Francis H. Clergue, who required a railway to haul resources from the interior of the Algoma District to Clergue's industries in Sault Ste. Marie; specifically, to transport logs to his pulp mill and iron ore from the Helen Mine, near Wawa, to a proposed steel mill (which ...
Lake Superior Provincial Park is one of the largest provincial parks in Ontario, covering about 1,550 square kilometres (600 sq mi) along the northeastern shores of Lake Superior between Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [2]
Camp Northway, formerly Northway Lodge, is the oldest summer camp for girls in Canada, and overall Canada's fourth oldest summer camp. [1] It was founded in 1906 and relocated to Algonquin Park, Ontario, in 1908. The camp has maintained a distinctive ethos of simple camping, crafts, and drama.
Hawk Junction is a community with a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario, [1] located just north of Highway 101, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Wawa. The community was established by people of Italian, Scottish and French descent in 1909 when the Algoma Central Railway was built through the area. In 1923-1924 it was ...
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Hammer Lake is a hammer-shaped lake in Ontario, Canada located between White River and Wawa. Activities at Hammer Lake include canoeing , fishing , blueberry-picking, swimming , and picnicking . Loons , beavers , and chipmunks are common, and moose are occasionally sighted as well.