Canoeing
| West Nipissing provides wonderful opportunities for
the canoeist. Local history has much to do with this
ancient form of travel. Étienne Brűlé that intrepid
16-year-old explorer who scouted Canadian territory for
his master, Samuel de Champlain, arrived by canoe in
Sturgeon Falls in the early 1620's. Lake Nipissing served
as the watershed for the Voyageurs. Since then, the love
affair with the canoe has only expanded. West Nipissing offers a large region to explore, and some waterways will yield up wonderful surprises. Many a small tributary that starts inconspicuously will open up into a beautiful, hidden lake. WNUFTA - West Nipissing - Upper French River Tourism Association |