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Encyclopedia > Michipicoten River

The Michipicoten River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which flows from Lake Wabatongushi and empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior. This river is 113 km in length.


In the days of the fur trade, this river provided access to James Bay by way of the Missinaibi and Moose Rivers. Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers are believed to be the first non-natives to travel this route. A French trading post was built at the river's mouth in the early 1700s and remained in use until abandoned by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1904.


The river's name means "big bluffs" in Ojibwe and refers to the large hills located near the river's mouth.


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Michipicoten River - definition of Michipicoten River in Encyclopedia (145 words)
The Michipicoten River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, which flows from Lake Wabatongushi and empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior.
A French trading post was built at the river's mouth in the early 1700s and remained in use until abandoned by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1904.
The river's name means "big bluffs" in Ojibwe and refers to the large hills located near the river's mouth.
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