Michipicoten Bay

Michipicoten Bay opens on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, where the river of the same name enters the great lake. Ojibwe families gathered at the river mouth in summer, maintaining ties with people from other parts of the lake. The Michipicoten River also led inland towards the Missinaibi and Moose rivers, forming a canoe route to James Bay. French traders established a post on the river in the eighteenth century; rival companies later sought the furs carried along these waterways.