English River Uplands

The forested uplands around the Kenogami, once called the English River, drain north towards the Albany and James Bay. The river's name comes from a Cree expression for long water. In 1743 the Hudson's Bay Company established Henley House at the junction of the Kenogami and Albany, an inland post on the routes used by Indigenous hunters and traders. Families of the English River country later brought furs to the company's post near the forks.