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Missinaibi Lake (Cree: masinâpôy sâkahikan, ᒪᓯᓈᐴᔾ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is a lake in Ontario, Canada, [1] about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Chapleau. It is the source of the Missinaibi River , which drains the lake at the northeastern point and flows northeastward into the Moose River .
Dog Lake is a lake in northwestern Ontario, [1] Canada which drains south through the Kaministiquia River to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior. It was on the voyageur route to western Canada. Its name comes from a large aboriginal effigy of a dog on a nearby hill. The lake is primarily fed by Dog River and seasonal melting of the
In 2008 Missanabie turned down an offer of $30 million from Canada. In 2011, on August 17, The Missanabie Cree First Nation and the Government of Ontario signed an agreement to provide the Nation with 15 square miles (39 km 2) of land as an initial allotment of a total 70 square miles (180 km 2) to which they are entitled under Treaty 9. [4]
In fur trade days the Missinaibi was the main route between James Bay and Lake Superior. The route was: James Bay, Moose Factory, Moose River, Missinaibi River, Missinaibi Lake, portage probably via Crooked Lake, Dog Lake, Michipicoten River to Fort Michipicoten on Lake Superior. Trade was contested by the English from the north and the French ...
Missanabie is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Algoma District at the northern terminus of Highway 651, inside the boundaries of the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. A designated place served by a local services board, [3] the community had a population of 33 in the 2021 Canadian census. [1]
This is a List of Ontario Tourist Routes throughout the province, which are designated to highlight places of cultural, environmental, or social importance.. It is currently unknown if the majority of these trails are still listed since many of the provincial highways of Ontario were decommissioned in 1997 and 1998, as the Tourist Trails followed the provincial highways for the majority of ...
Located within the Algoma District, the highway extends for 76.5 kilometres (47.5 mi) from a junction with Highway 17 at Iron Bridge to Mount Lake, 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) northeast of a junction with Highway 639 north of Elliot Lake. Between the intersections with Highway 17 and Highway 639, the highway is part of the Deer Trail tourist route.
The highway is 52.8 kilometres (32.8 mi) in length, connecting Highway 101 east of Wawa with the remote community of Missanabie. Highway 651 was established on the Centennial anniversary of Confederation, but did not connect to any other roads originally; access to the route was provided from Missanabie. It was extended south to connect with ...