Ogoki Uplands

The wooded uplands south of the Ogoki and Albany watersheds contain many lakes and streams. Rivers flowing north and east lead towards James Bay, while portages connect their headwaters with routes towards Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. Indigenous travellers used these linked waterways long before European traders entered the interior. In 1784 James Sutherland travelled along the Ogoki while exploring a route from the bay towards Lake Nipigon.