French River Provincial Park Visitor Centre
Welcome to The French River
10 Things to Do
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About The French
This French River was the main Water Highway to the west in Canada from 1600 to the 1820's. The Ojibwe name for the river is Wemitigoj-Sibi.

The early French explorers gave the river the name la Rivière des Français. The Champlain Trail is now known as the French River, or just "The French"...More

 
Interesting Topics
 
French River History
The history of the French River is so well known that you cannot travel the river without thinking of the Voyageurs who discovered this area some time ago.
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Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve

The French River extends into the Georgian Bay Bisophere Reserve, which is one of over 500 UNESCO biosphere reserves throughout the world and one of only 13 in Canada.

This reserve covers...
Fryer Forest Products

At R Fryer Forest Products Ltd of Monetville, Ontario, they have a business approach that is a mix of the old and the new. Old-fashioned business smarts accompanied by a modern drive for flexibilit...

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R.R.#2, Site 11, Box 9,, 1 Voyageur Drive (Off Hwy 69), Alban, ON
Tel: (705) 857-1630