Brin-Navolok

Brin-Navolok lies on the Northern Dvina, among the forests and waterways south of Kholmogory. A short distance away, near the source of the Siya, Anthony founded a monastery on Lake Mikhailovskoye in 1520. The monastery acquired nearby forests and fishing grounds, and became a centre of religious life in the northern river country. The Dvina carried people and goods north towards the White Sea.