The 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".
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The Region/Map The French River links Lake Nipissing with Georgian Bay through a 105-kilometre span of interconnecting lakes, gorges and rapids that provide a variety of water routes, scenery and exceptional recreational water activities
French River History The French River has a fascinating past. For thousands of years before Europeans arrived, Aboriginal people used the river as a place to meet and exchange trade goods.
French River Municipalities The area encompasses nine townships which includes the settlements Alban, French River Station, Ouellette, and Monetville.
