Southern Lake Huron

The main basin of Lake Huron extends west of the long Saugeen Peninsula, whose shores separate it from Georgian Bay. Around the peninsula and its fishing islands, the Saugeen Ojibway used the lake's fisheries for food and trade. Farther south, Huron's waters flow into the St Clair River on their way towards Lake Erie. In 1836 the Saugeen Ojibway agreed to open the southern part of their territory to settlement, while the peninsula and its surrounding waters remained central to their life.