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Heritage Plaques of The Ottawa Valley
Canoe Route To The West

Plaque Location
The District of Nipissing
The Town of Mattawa
On the NE corner of Main Street (County Road 533) and Mattawan Street

Plaque Summary
The Mattawa River formed an important link in the historic canoe route from Montreal to the upper Great Lakes. For more than 200 years, explorers, fur traders, missionaries and coureurs de bois travelled the route including: Samuel de Champlain, Jean de Brébeuf, Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser and David Thompson.

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