Windigo Massif

The Windigo uplands rise among the forested lakes and rivers of the upper Saint-Maurice country. The Windigo River descends through this interior to join the Saint-Maurice, a waterway long used by the Atikamekw. When a French trading post was established at Trois-Rivières in 1634, their territory extended across its watershed. Birchbark canoes and portages made travel possible between the river's rapids and the lakes of the surrounding forest.