Lake Temagami
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Lake Temagami is a lake in Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated approximately 80 km north of North Bay. The lake's name comes from dimiigami, which means "deep water by the shore" in the Ojibwa language.
Geography
The lake is irregularly shaped with long north, northeast and southwest arms, shorter northwest and south arms and several smaller bays. The town of Temagami is located at the end of the northeast arm of the lake. It extends almost 50 km from north to south and about 35 km from east to west. There are approximately 1259 islands. The lake's outflow is the Temagami River which in turn flows into the Sturgeon River.Lake Temagami and its surrounding lakes provide endless opportunities for canoe camping. There are over 2000 km of interconnecting canoe routes.
The region contains some of the largest remaining stands of old growth red and white pine forests in Ontario.
History
In 1850, the Hudson's Bay Company opened a fur trading post on the lake which operated during the 19th century. The Forest Reserves Act of 1898 established the Temagami Forest Reserve on the shores and adjacent lands of the lake in 1901. It was created to reserve the forests for future logging by restricting settlement. It was increased to 15000 km² (5900 square miles) in 1904. As a result of this reserve, the building of cottages and resorts was only permitted on the lake's islands. This restriction is still in force today. Lake Temagami is still popular for cottage vacationing: the number of cottages on Lake Temagami are estimated between 630 and 746. In addition there are approximately 9 youth camps, and 12 commercial lodges.Keewaydin Canoe Camp is based on Devil's Island, in the shadow of Devil's Mountain and across from Granny's Bay in the northern section of the lake.
References
- Temagami Integrated Planning Background Information, 2005, ISBN 0779470605, [Online version]
- [Municipality of Temagami: Background and Facts and Figures about Temagami]
- Hap Wilson, Temagami Canoe Routes, 7th edition 1992, ISBN 0969325819
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