Onaping

The Onaping River flows south from its namesake lake through the forested country north of Lake Huron. Along its course it plunges over High Falls before joining the Vermilion River. Onaping may derive from a Cree expression for red paint, a meaning echoed by the name Vermilion. The river lies within a wider woodland homeland whose waterways connect with those of the Mississagi and the northern shore of Lake Huron.