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The Kaministiquia River (/ ˌ k æ m ɪ ˈ n ɪ s t ɪ k w ɑː /) is a river which flows into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kaministiquia ( Gaa-ministigweyaa ) is an Ojibwe word meaning "where a stream flows in island" due to two large islands (McKellar and Mission) at the mouth of the river.
Fort Kaministiquia (former spellings include Fort Camanistigoyan, Fort Kanastigoya, Fort Kamanastigoya and others), was a French fort in North America. It was located on the north shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Kaministiquia River , in modern-day Thunder Bay, Ontario , Canada.
The site is located on the banks of the Kaministiquia River at Point de Meuron. This point is a few kilometres upstream from the original fort's site, Fort Kaministiquia , which has been built over as part of the city of Thunder Bay.
Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, established in 1955, [7] covers 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) and is managed by Ontario Parks.It surrounds the falls and extends along the Kaministiquia River, which was used centuries ago by voyageurs, who were the first Europeans to overwinter annually in northern Ontario.
French authorities closed this post in 1696 because of a glut on the fur market. In 1717, a new post, Fort Kaministiquia, was established at the river mouth by Zacharie Robutel de la Noue. This post appears on 18th century French maps by Royal hydrographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as "Fort Caministogoyan". The post was abandoned in 1758 or 1760 ...
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It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Kaministiquia River. The creek begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest and then west, passing under Silver Creek Road just before reaching its mouth at the Kaministiquia River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north northwest of the community of Kaministiquia.
Kaministiquia (/ ˌ k æ m ə ˈ n ɪ s t ɪ k w ɑː /) [1] is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District on Highway 102 approximately 30 kilometres west of Thunder Bay. A designated place served by a local services board, Kaministiquia had a population of 587 in the Canada 2006 Census.