Lake Temiskaming

 The  Lake Temagami/Ottawa River water route is one of the MAJOR historical water bodies in Canada. It opened up the central and western regions of the continent.

As early at 1615, Jesuits were guided by First Nations people into the great beyond of the boreal forests.

Near the cabin where we stayed was an old mission. It was founded by the Jesuits in the later 1800s to serve the forest workers, pioneers. fur traders and People of the First Nations in the area. 

Across from our cabin

The town of Ville Marie is across the way

Lake Temiskaming

A pair of loons and two babiers

The Maiden River

Shower house at our camp

A sweet little bench

There are lots of these carved bears all over the camp. On benches, the top of poles, hanging from eaves

One of the silver mine shafts collapsed a couple of years ago and caused the ground to drop, drowning this fish shack

The view out on Lake Temiskaming from the front of our cabin

Welcoming sign

Panoramic view out front of our cabin

There are six cabins at Maiden Bay camp. 

hat hill up above is the site of the old abandoned SILVER CITY MINE

Across the Lake to the lovely marina at Ville Marie

There are some beautiful unique buildings in Ville Marie. This school is built of cobble stones

At the end of Lake Temiskaming is the Tembec pulp mill. We have known people who work here for generations.

Below the mill, the waterway becomes the Ottawa River