Samuel de Champlain travelled down the lakes of southern Ontario to present day Prince Edward County from Georgian Bay where he found : "Champlain came through Lake Nipissing and Georgian Bay to Huronia, and the war
party travelled from Huronia, through Sturgeon Lake, Chemong Lake, the Otonabee
River, Rice Lake, the Trent River and the Bay of Quinte into Lake Ontario.
Historians believe that Champlain is writing about Prince Edward County when he
recorded in his journal: "All this lovely area was uninhabited for it’s Indian
population had abandoned it for fear of Iroquois raiders." This is evidence that
Prince Edward County was occasionally populated by nomadic Iroquois."
Since I moved down to Brighton beside the county I thought it would be a great place to go exploring this area and beyond.
Starting at the Campellford Locks
Today's craft
Portaged to the falls
Venice of the North
Holding back the water
Nature around every corner
Progress?
Running some rapids
Reflections with a dead bird
Portaging is the only option.
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