Lake Leksozero

Leksozero, also known as Lieksajärvi or Rebolskoye, lies in western Karelia amid a network of rivers and lakes. Old boat routes from the east crossed short portages to the upper Peninga and descended to this lake; from its tributaries travellers could continue towards the Kem basin and the rivers of Finland. Its wooded shores belong to a country where watersheds were crossed by carrying boats and goods between neighbouring waterways.