Mouth of the Winisk

The Winisk River enters the southern shore of Hudson Bay after flowing north through the great lowlands of muskeg and waterways. Its estuary lies on a coast visited by migrating geese. For generations, Weenusk families of the Mushkegowuk Cree travelled between the river's interior and the bay, hunting, fishing and trapping at seasonal camps. In 1833 the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort Concord at the river mouth, though the post was short-lived.