Commissioned by the North West Company to find an alternative to the traditional canoe route to the West (which passed through American-held territory), Edward Umfreville successfully made his way up the Nipigon River and west through a web of rivers to present-day Manitoba.

Location

In McKenzie Park, Highway 72, about 5 km south of Sioux Lookout

Themes

• Exploration
• Fur trade
• Transportation systems and communications