Wabatongushi Lake
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Wabatongushi Lake is a lake in Northern Ontario
, Canada
, fully within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve
. It is a long lake with many deep bays and a narrow middle section, making it seem like 2 separate lakes. Its outflow, the Lochalsh River, is a tributary of the Michipicoten River
via Dog Lake. Wabatongushi Lake was a traditional transportation route from Hudson Bay to Lake Superior for both First Nations and Voyageurs. Wabatongushi in the Ojibwa language approximately means "White Sand Lake".
The Algoma Central Railway is located at the Northwest end of Wabatongushi Lake at the Flag Stop Wabatong and provides passenger train access for fishing, wildlife and wilderness vacations, and for canoeing, kayaking and other wilderness recreation. Errington's Wilderness Island is a Fishing and Wilderness Vacation Lodge on an island 1.5 miles from the Algoma Central Railway that has been in operation since the mid 1950's. The Algoma Central Railway Passenger Train
operates from Sault Ste Marie with a mid station at Hawk Junction just East of Wawa and has a northern terminus at Hearst. Wabatongushi Lake is about 2/3 of the way north on the route at milepost 206 north from Sault Ste Marie, approximately 42 miles north of Hawk Junction and approximately 90 miles south of Hearst.
The Canadian Pacific rail siding of Lochalsh is located at the south end of the lake and provides passenger train access for recreation by a VIA Rail Budd Car operating between Sudbury to White River.
Northern Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, fully within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve
Chapleau Crown Game Preserve
The Chapleau Crown Game Preserve is an animal preserve area in Ontario, Canada, north-east of Lake Superior. It is situated in the Algoma and Sudbury Districts. It is officially classified as a Crown Game Preserve by the Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.All animals are protected...
. It is a long lake with many deep bays and a narrow middle section, making it seem like 2 separate lakes. Its outflow, the Lochalsh River, is a tributary of the Michipicoten River
Michipicoten River
The Michipicoten River is a river in the Algoma District of northern Ontario, Canada, which flows from Dog Lake and joins with the Magpie River to empty into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior near the town of Wawa...
via Dog Lake. Wabatongushi Lake was a traditional transportation route from Hudson Bay to Lake Superior for both First Nations and Voyageurs. Wabatongushi in the Ojibwa language approximately means "White Sand Lake".
The Algoma Central Railway is located at the Northwest end of Wabatongushi Lake at the Flag Stop Wabatong and provides passenger train access for fishing, wildlife and wilderness vacations, and for canoeing, kayaking and other wilderness recreation. Errington's Wilderness Island is a Fishing and Wilderness Vacation Lodge on an island 1.5 miles from the Algoma Central Railway that has been in operation since the mid 1950's. The Algoma Central Railway Passenger Train
Algoma Central Railway
The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario that operates between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, with a branch line to Michipicoten. The area served by the railway is sparsely populated, with few roads...
operates from Sault Ste Marie with a mid station at Hawk Junction just East of Wawa and has a northern terminus at Hearst. Wabatongushi Lake is about 2/3 of the way north on the route at milepost 206 north from Sault Ste Marie, approximately 42 miles north of Hawk Junction and approximately 90 miles south of Hearst.
The Canadian Pacific rail siding of Lochalsh is located at the south end of the lake and provides passenger train access for recreation by a VIA Rail Budd Car operating between Sudbury to White River.