Opeongo Hills

The Opeongo Hills rise among the forests and lakes of the Canadian Shield. They extend east from Lake Opeongo along the country of the Opeongo and Madawaska rivers. The lake's name comes from an Algonquian word meaning sandy narrows, a feature that could be recognized by travellers crossing its waters. The hills lie south of the Nipissing homeland, within a wider network of waterways used by Algonquian-speaking peoples for hunting, fishing and travel.