Kippawa

Kipawa is a maze of long bays and islands east of Lake Timiskaming. Its Algonquin name means “it is closed”, recalling the enclosed waterways of this large forest lake. Algonquin families travelled through the lake country to hunt, fish and trade. In 1720 a French trading post was established on Lake Timiskaming; its licence included trade with Indigenous people from Kipawa and other lakes of the upper Ottawa country.