Wawa Uplands

The uplands behind Lake Superior's northeastern shore are a rugged country of forested hills, bare rock and deep river valleys. Waters draining from the heights reach the great lake through the Michipicoten and neighbouring rivers. The region forms part of the traditional lands of the Michipicoten and Pic River Ojibwe. From the Michipicoten mouth, Indigenous canoe routes led across the interior toward the Missinaibi River and James Bay, linking the lake to northern waters.