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		MNR Canoe Routes I have a strong interest in preserving as much information related to canoeing and canoe routes as possible. For this reason, I have been collecting books, maps and brochures related to canoe routes. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources at one time had the funding and man-power to maintain hundreds of canoe routes in the field, and document them in brochures which they made available to the public. However, due to funding cuts, the MNR does little to none of this type of work now. This is very unfortunate. Some of these routes are still maintained, and in fact some of the brochures are even up to date. However, most are not. This page will have a "complete" list of the canoe routes maintained by the MNR in the past. I say "complete" in quotations only because this is most certainly not a complete list. Instead, it is taken from the book "Canoe Routes of Ontario," which was published by the MNR for the last time in 1992 (as far as I know). This book may still be available in some stores (I got it not too long ago) or most likely at your local library. I am actively seeking any of these route brochures which I do not have. If you happen to have one that's on my "want list" I would be interested in obtaining a copy of it (either photocopied, or scanned in and e-mailed to me). If you would like to trade, please enquire by e-mailing me. The following table is a list of all routes from the "Canoe Routes of Ontario" book. The "Have?" column indicates if I have the route or not - HC means that I have a Hard Copy, while D means that I have a digital copy of the brochure. The "Need?" column indicates if I need the brochure in question. The last column, "MNR Office" indicates which district office is (or was) responsible for the route. It may be possible to get more information on the route from the responsible office. Note that some of the items in this column are not MNR offices. Instead, some are Conservation Authorities (C.A.), Provincial Parks (P.P.) or National Parks (N.P.). I have been in touch with the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding the legality of posting these route brochures online. Apparently it is not legal for me to post their route brochures online at all, so therefore I have removed all of the route brochures. At the moment, this page will remain in it's current form, as I'm still actively collecting these brochures. However, I have cancelled all future plans to post them online in any form. Below is the letter I received from the MNR with respect to copyright: Hello Darren, Your request of November 11th addressed to Terri Jacobs, has been forwarded to me for response. MNR Canoe Routes are under exclusive copyright to the Ministry of Natural Resources. Use of MNR intellectual property (in this case our old canoe route brochures and maps) is protected by copyright, and can only be used or reproduced in any form under licence with the Ministry of Natural Resources. License fees and royalties charges may apply to the licensed intellectual property. In addition, these particular canoe route brochures are very much out of date, no longer in print, or have been discontinued. Information contained in the old brochures has not been updated in recent years and is therefore not reliable or accurate for use by the public, particularly given the changes in lake and river conditions over the past 20 years (environmentally and developmentally). In looking through your website, your "link" to the Ministry of Natural Resources provided on your web page appears to be in line with our current policy. However, we would ask that under the above circumstances that you remove the MNR Canoe Route brochures that you have reproduced and posted to your site without written permission from the Ministry. We appreciate your interest in Canada and the outdoor activities and adventures that it provides, and thank you for contacting us regarding this matter. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please contact me at your convenience. I can be reached at the phone number shown below. Colleen Melanson Licencing & Data Sharing Officer Information Access Section Tel: 705-755-1395 Fax: 705-755-1677 (Received November 22,2002) Since you're probably here looking for route information, and since I can't legally provide it to you, I will direct you to the Canadian Canoe Routes website. This site contains much of the information you would find in these brochures, although often in a more up-to date and accurate form! Check it out - I'm sure you'll find it a great resource. You may also want to take a look at the canoe trips that I have done, on my Canoe Trips page, or check out the books I have personally selected and made available in my book store. These are the 'best of the best' in my opinion! No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Section A 1 The Boundary Waters Fur Trade Canoe Route   Yes Thunder Bay 2 Kaministikwia River Fur Trade Canoe Route   Yes Thunder Bay 3 Kenora Canoe Route 8   Yes Kenora 4 Kenora Canoe Route 9   Yes Kenora 5 Kenora Canoe Route 15   Yes Kenora 6 Kenora Canoe Route 24   Yes Kenora 7 Kenora Canoe Route 16   Yes Kenora 8 Kenora Canoe Route 23   Yes Kenora 9 Kenora Canoe Route 25   Yes Kenora 10 Blue Lake Loop - Part of "Dryden Area Canoe Routes (#55)" HC/D   Dryden 11 Kenora Canoe Route 3   Yes Kenora 12 Canoe Route 74   Yes Red Lake 13 Red Lake - Carroll Lake Canoe Route D Red Lake 14 Woodland Caribou Canoe Route - The Bloodvein River   Yes Red Lake 15 Canoe Route 75   Yes Red Lake 16 Sioux Lookout or Lake St. Joseph to Red Lake (Canoe Route No. 76) D Sioux Lookout 17 Press Lake to Sioux Lookout on the English River HC/D   Sioux Lookout 18 Savant Lake - Sioux Lookout Loop Canoe Route D   Sioux Lookout 19 Albany River: Sioux Lookout to Fort Hope HC   Sioux Lookout 20 Lake St. Joseph to Menako Lakes Canoe Route   Yes Sioux Lookout 21 Kawinogans-Bow-Otoskwin Loop   Yes Sioux Lookout 22 Gull River Canoe Route D   Thunder Bay 23 Atikokan Canoe Routes HC/D Atikokan 24 No.1 Clearwater West Lake to English River   Yes Atikokan 25 No.2 Clearwater Circle Routes through Pekagoning Lake   Yes Atikokan 26 No.3 Eye River to Clearwater West Lake HC   Atikokan 27 No.4 Marmion Lake Circle Route HC   Atikokan 28 No.5 Atikokan to Lac des Mille Lacs and Return   Yes Atikokan 29 No.6 Seine River Route (Lac des Mille Lacs to Atikokan)   Yes Atikokan 30 No.7 Seine River Route (Atikokan to Fort Frances)   Yes Atikokan 31 No.8 Clearwater West Lake to Ignace   Yes Atikokan 32 No.9 Wasp Lake Circle Route   Yes Atikokan 33 No.10 Nym Lake Circle Route   Yes Atikokan 34 White Otter Canoe Routes   Yes Ignace 35 No.103 Ignace to White Otter Lake HC/D   Ignace 36 No.103A White Otter Lake to Dryden HC/D   Ignace 37 No.103B Nora Lake to English River HC/D   Ignace 38 No.103C White Otter Lake to Clearwater West Lake HC/D   Ignace 39 No.1 Nestor Falls Circle Route via Kakagi Lake HC/D Fort Frances 40 No.2 Caliper Lake to Burditt Lake HC/D Fort Frances 41 No.3 Caliper Lake to Burditt Lake via Pipestone Lake HC/D Fort Frances 42 No.4 Burditt Lake Loop HC/D Fort Frances 43 No.5 Clearwater to Lake Despair HC/D Fort Frances 44 No.6 Lake Despair Circle Route HC/D Fort Frances 45 No.7 Rainy Lake Loop HC/D Fort Frances 46 No.8 Hickerson Lake to Cuttle Lake HC/D Fort Frances 47 No.9 Vickers Lake to Fort Frances via the Big Canoe River HC/D Fort Frances 48 No.10 Vicker Lake to Fort Frances via the Manitou River HC/D Fort Frances 49 No.11 Vickers Lake to Lower Manitou and Return HC/D Fort Frances 50 No.12 Vickers Lake to Laver HC/D Fort Frances 51 No.13 Vickers via Lower Manitou, Scattergood, Eaglerock, Sakwite Lake and Otukamanoan HC/D Fort Frances 52 No.14 Mine Centre to Redgut Bay HC/D Fort Frances 53 No.15 Lower Seine River Canoe Route HC/D Fort Frances 54 No.16 Clearwater West to Little Turtle Lake HC/D Fort Frances 55 Dryden Area Canoe Routes (17 Individual Routes with Maps and Descriptions) HC/D   Dryden 56 Woodland Caribou Canoe Route Brochure   Yes Red Lake 57 Sioux Lookout Canoe Area   Yes Sioux Lookout 58 De Lesseps Canoe Area   Yes Sioux Lookout 59 Nipigon Canoe Routes (map) HC/D Nipigon 60      ~50 large scale detailed sections of above   Yes Nipigon 61 Graham Area Canoe Routes HC/D   Thunder Bay 62 No.1 Brightsand River Circle D   Thunder Bay 63 No.2 Brightsand River Circle D   Thunder Bay 64 No.3 Brightsand River Circle D   Thunder Bay 65 No.4 Brightsand River Circle HC/D   Thunder Bay 66 No.5 Kashishibog River to Brightsand River HC/D   Thunder Bay 67 No.6 Kashishibog River Circle HC/D   Thunder Bay 68 No.7 Pakashkan Lake Circle D   Thunder Bay 69 No.8 Kopka River D   Thunder Bay 70 No.62A English River to Allan Water   Yes Ignace 71 No.78 Sandbar-Press Lake Loop   Yes Ignace 72 No.79 Sandbar Provincial Park Loop   Yes Ignace 73 No.80 Hwy 17 to Sandbar Provincial Park   Yes Ignace 74 No.81 Sandbar Provincial Park to Sioux Lookout   Yes Ignace 75 Northern Light Lake Canoe Routes (Routes 1-4)   Yes Thunder Bay No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Section B 76 Fawn River Canoe Route   Yes Moosonee 77 Winisk River Canoe Route D   Moosonee/Geraldton 78 Ekwan River Canoe Route   Yes Moosonee No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Section C 79 The Albany River Canoe Route HC   Moosonee/Geraldton 80 Abitibi River Canoe Route HC/D Cochrane/Moosonee 81 Mattagami River Canoe Route (Smooth Rock Falls to Moosonee) D Cochrane/Moosonee 82 Missinaibi River (Mattice to Moosonee) HC   Kapuskasing/Moosonee 83 Limestone Rapids to Fort Albany HC/D Moosonee 84 Wababimiga-Drowning River Canoe Route   Yes Geraldton 85 Kenogami Canoe Route No.1   Yes Geraldton 86 Kenogami Canoe Route No.2   Yes Geraldton 87 Kenogami Canoe Route No.3   Yes Geraldton 88 Steel River Circle Route HC/D Terrace Bay 89 Steel River Canoe Route HC/D Terrace Bay 90 Steel Lake Canoe Route HC/D Terrace Bay 91 Kagiano River Canoe Route HC   Terrace Bay 92 Foch-Nagagami Canoe Route HC   Hearst 93 Missinaibi River Canoe Route (Missanabie to Mattice) HC/D   Chapleau No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Section D 94 Shumka to Missanabie Canoe Route HC/D   Chapleau 95 The Shoals Canoe Route HC/D   Chapleau 96 Chapleau-Nemegosenda Waterway Provincial Park HC   Chapleau 97 Pishkanogami Canoe Route HC/D Chapleau 98 Wakami Loop Canoe Route HC/D   Chapleau 99 Wakami River Canoe Route HC/D Chapleau 100 Sakatawi Canoe Route   Yes Chapleau 101 Mesomikenda-Dividing Lake Loop   Yes Gogama 102 Kamiskotia River Canoe Route HC/D Timmins 103 Tatachikapika River Canoe Route HC/D Timmins 104 Mattagami River Canoe Route (Gogama to Smooth Rock Falls) HC/D   Gogama/Timmins 105 Noble-Nabakwasi Canoe Route HC/D Gogama 106 Grassy River Canoe Route HC/D Timmins 107 Mountjoy River Canoe Route HC/D Timmins 108 Watabeag River Canoe Route HC/D Swastika 109 Misema River and Howard Lake Route HC/D Swastika 110 Larder Lake to Englehart HC   Swastika 111 Englehart River to Lake Timiskaming HC/D Swastika 112 Gowganda to Matachewan Routes HC/D Swastika 113 Lang Lake - Whitefish Falls   Yes Espanola 114 Marten River Canoe Route HC/D North Bay 115 Spanish River Canoe Route (Duke Lake to Agnew Lake) HC   Gogama/Espanola 116 Elliot Lake to Depot Lake Canoe Route HC/D Blind River 117 Dunlop Lake-Mace Lake Canoe Route HC/D Blind River 118 River aux Sables   Yes Espanola 119 Flack Lake-Ten Mile Lake Canoe Route D   Blind River 120 Boland River Canoe Route HC/D Blind River 121 Mississagi Canoe Route (Biscotasing to Aubrey Falls) HC/D   Chapleau 122 Lac aux Sables - Bark Lake Circle Route   Yes Espanola 123 Mississagi River Canoe Route (Aubrey Falls to Lake Huron) HC/D Blind River 124 Wenebegon Canoe Route HC/D Chapleau/Blind River 125 Aubinadong Canoe Route D   Chapleau 126 Aubinadong River Canoe Route (East Branch) HC/D Blind River 127 Ranger Lake Circle Route HC   Sault Ste. Marie 128 Goulais River Canoe Route D   Sault Ste. Marie 129 Batchawana River Canoe Route HC   Sault Ste. Marie 130 The Coastal Trip   Yes Pukaskwa N.P. 131 White River Canoe Route HC/D Wawa 132 Canoeing White Lake HC/D Wawa 133 Obatanga Provincial Park Canoe Route HC   Wawa 134 The Bremner River Canoe Route (Pinei or McCrea Lake to Hwy 17) HC/D Wawa 135 The Kwinkwaga River Canoe Route HC/D Wawa 136 The Depew River Canoe Route (Hwy 17 or 631 to the White River) HC/D Wawa 137 Sand River Canoe Route HC/D Lake Superior P.P. 138 Old Woman Lake Canoe Route HC/D Lake Superior P.P. 139 Fenton-Treeby Lake Canoe Route HC   Lake Superior P.P. 140 Belanger Lake Canoe Route HC   Lake Superior P.P. 141 Rabbit Blanket Lake Canoe Route HC   Lake Superior P.P. 142 Lower Agawa River Canoe Route HC   Lake Superior P.P. 143 Anjigami River Canoe Route HC   Lake Superior P.P. 144 Gamitagama Lake Canoe Route   Yes Lake Superior P.P. 145 Lake Superior Canoe Route (Agawa Bay to Michipicoten Harbour)   Yes Lake Superior P.P. 146 Canoeing in Lake Superior Provincial Park HC   Lake Superior P.P. 147 Route A Sturgeon River (McCullough Lake to Wanapitei Lake) HC   Sudbury 148 Route B Sturgeon River (McCullough Lake to Glen Afton) HC   Sudbury 149 Route C North Wanapitei River HC   Sudbury 150 Route D Wanapitei Lake and Vicinity HC   Sudbury 151 Route E South Wanapitei River (Wanapitei Lake to Georgian Bay) HC   Sudbury 152 Route F Onaping River HC   Sudbury 153 Route 19 (Part One) Vermillion River (Thor Lake to Capreol) HC   Sudbury 154 Route 19 (Part Two) Vermillion River (Bass Lake to McCharles Lake) HC   Sudbury 155 Route 21 Spanish River   Yes Sudbury 156 Temagami Canoe Routes HC/D Temagami No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Section E 157 Mattawa River Provincial Park HC North Bay 158 French River Canoe Route HC North Bay 159 Restoule-Upper French Canoe Route HC/D North Bay 160 Dokis Canoe Route HC/D   North Bay 161 Mercer Lake-Little French River Loop HC North Bay 162 Pickerel and Wolf River Canoe Routes HC Parry Sound 163 Magnetawan River Canoe Route HC/D Parry Sound 164 South Georgian Bay Canoe Routes HC   Parry Sound 165 Canoeing the Gibson-McDonald HC/D Midhurst 166 Canoe Muskoka-Haliburton HC/D Bracebridge 167 The Poker Lake Canoe Route HC Minden 168 Canoe Routes on the Burnt River System HC/D Minden 169 The Indian River Canoe Route HC/D Otonabee Region C.A. 170 The Moira and Skootamatta Canoe Route Guide HC/D Moira River C.A. 171 Kishkebus Canoe Route HC/D Napanee 172 Mississippi River-Big Gull Lake Canoe Route HC Napanee 173 Pine Trees and Portages: A Mississippi Canoeing Experience   Yes Mississippi Valley C.A. 174 Charleston Lake - Gananoque Lake Canoe Route HC   Napanee 175 Nottawasaga River Canoe Route HC/D Midhurst 176 Beaver River Canoe Route HC/D Owen Sound 177 Rankin River Canoe Route HC/D Owen Sound 178 Saugeen River Canoe Route HC Owen Sound 179 Canoe the Maitland HC   Wingham 180 Canoe the Bayfield River HC/D   Wingham 181 Canoe the Lower Thames River   Yes Chatham 182 Big Creek Canoe Route HC   Simcoe 183 Canoeing on the Grand   Yes Cambridge 184 Killarney Provincial Park Map HC Killarney P.P. 185 Canoe Routes of Algonquin Provincial Park HC/D Whitney 186 Gull River Canoe Routes HC/D Minden 187 North Kawartha Canoe Routes and High Falls Hiking Trail HC   Bancroft/Minden 188 Route 2-72 (Chaffeys Locks Loop) HC/D Glenburnie 189 Route 1A-76 (Newboro Loop) HC/D Glenburnie 190 Route 1-71 (Newboro Loop) HC/D Glenburnie 191 Route 7-77 (Perth Road Loop) HC/D Glenburnie 192 Route 4A-74 (Delta to Charleston) HC/D Glenburnie 193 Route 4-72 (Delta to St. Lawrence River) HC/D Glenburnie 194 Route 3-73 (Jones Falls to Delta) HC/D Glenburnie 195 Route 5-76 (Seeleys Bay Loop) HC/D Glenburnie No. Title   Have?     Need?   MNR Office Route Brochures not Described in "Canoe Routes of Ontario" book 196 Mississippi River Canoe Route HC/D Napanee 197 Redstone River Canoe Route HC Timmins 198 Sudbury Area Canoe Routes (overview map of routes in Sudbury district) HC Sudbury 199 Root River Lake St Joseph to Lac Seul Sioux Lookout Forest District D Sioux Lookout 200 Matinenda - Blind River Canoe Route HC/D Blind River 201 Ompa, Little Quirke, Semiwite Lake Canoe Route HC/D Blind River 202 Larder River Provincial Park D Swastika 203 Little White River Canoe Route HC Blind River 204 Paddling the Pukaskwa HC Pukaskwa N.P. 205 Dogtooth - Kilvert - Kushog - Little Dogtooth & Dogtooth Lakes (Download) D Kenora 206 Dogtooth Lake - Hawk Lake - Kilvert Lake (Download) D Kenora 207 Dogtooth Lake - Little Dogtooth Lake (Download) D Kenora 208 Dogtooth Lake - Stewart Lake [with an Alternate to Winnange Lake and Manomin Lake] (Download) D Kenora 209 Kakagi Lake - Cameron Lake (Download) D Kenora 210 No. 9 Weaver River to Obonga Lake D Thunder Bay 211 KE-C11 Canal Bay Canoe Route - Esox Lake to Nestor Falls HC Kenora 212 Dogtooth Lake-Highwind Lake-Dryberry Lake- Lake of the Woods-Blindfold Lake (Download) D Kenora 213 Hunter's Island Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 214 Olifaunt Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 215 Walter Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 216 Quetico Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 217 McKenzie Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 218 Cirrus, Jean Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 219 Maligne, Beaverhouse Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 220 Oriana, Quetico Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 221 Kahshahpiwi Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 222 Kawnipi Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 223 Agnes Lake, Maligne River Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 224 Jean Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 225 Darky Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 226 The Man Chain Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 227 Brent Lake Loop - Quetico Provincial Park Canoe Routes HC Quetico 228 The Black Lake Canoe Route HC Bancroft 229 Kenora-Fort St. Charles Loop KE-C23   Yes Kenora 230 Rushing River To Aulneau Peninsula KE-C24   Yes Kenora 231 Kenora-Cygnet Lake Loop KE-C25   Yes Kenora 232 Winnipeg River-Umfreville Lake Route Loop KE-C105   Yes Kenora 233 Ena Lake-Separation Lake Canoe Route KE-C108   Yes Kenora 234 Wonderland Lake Canoe Route KE-C111   Yes Kenora 235 Keys Lake-Canyon Lake Route KE-C112   Yes Kenora 236 Island Lake-Dogtooth Lake KE-C115   Yes Kenora 237 Groundhog River Canoe Route HC   Hearst 238 Minnipuka Lake to Mattice or Minnipuka Lake to Oba   Yes Hearst 239 Shekak River   Yes Hearst 240 Outdoor Recreation in the Nagagamisis Uplands HC   Hearst 241 Elk Lake Routes HC   Kirkland Lake Totals: 240 Different Routes 179 62 Have 74.3% Please note that this page is not endorsed by, maintained, or in any way connected with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. It is simply a personal page.
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