Kenogami
Lake
Kenogami Lake - where Kirkland Lake goes to find a lake.
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That’s not actually it what Kenogami stands for. Kenogami, which means “long lake” in Montagnais or “long water” in Cree, (or neither, according to a comment below), is a river about 15 kilometres north of Kirkland Lake on Highway 11. Kenogami used to have a little sawmill, I didn’t see any homes in Kenogami Lake, per se, but there were lots of cottages along the beautiful river with numerous little piers and boat docks along the shore. The river crossing is a nice little break from the forests and truckstops of the highway, and makes a nice stop if you’ve been travelling far and don’t plan on stopping in Kirkland Lake.
The Kenogami Bridge Inn has wing nights every Monday and Tuesday. I was there on a Monday night and there were eleven cars while I was there. I didn’t venture in but things sure smelled good, and the patio would be absolutely serene were it not for the traffic on Highway 11.
There’s a marine shop across highway and I’ve seen
ads on the highway for Kenogami Trash n’ Treasures, which sells some old cast
iron cookstoves among other things. South of the bridge over the Kenogami
River there’s Delean’s Restaurant, a gas station, and an old chocolate factory
that I’m told went bust when its owners, a married couple, unfortunately split
up. Further south there is MacPherson’s General Store, which sells munchies,
liquor, and gas.
There’s also – get this – a gun shop in Kenogami. Yes, a gun shop. Maybe my existence up until then was too sheltered, but this is only the third gun shop I’ve ever seen in my life (the others being Fred's Gun Repair and Buy-Sell-Trade in Delhi, and Giovanni's Gun Shop on Wilson in Toronto, those two I remember passing in the car as a kid.) We’ve all seen the rifles locked away in Canadian Tire, but when I read ‘gun shop’ my mind went ‘huh?’ until I realized that we’re in the middle of hunting country.
Pretty and calm, Kenogami Lake is a nice spot to stop and admire the beauty of northern Ontario, before hitting the washrooms and hitting the road.
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