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Kenabeek

Kenabeek, Ontario, off of Highway 11. Kenabeek is a cluster of houses 20 kilometres west of Thornloe on Highway 65 in the Temiskaming Clay Belt.

A country road going south from Kenabeek. Kenabeek is very very small.

There's not much of a town, at least on the highway itself, although I assume that there are more houses and farms as you venture off onto the area's dirt country roads.

As for services, it's really all about the Kenabeek General Store, which has gas, food, and an LCBO outlet. However, another site I was on stated that the only gas on Highway 65 is in Elk Lake and Matachewan. A few months ago, someone posted on this site that diesel and gas are avialable at the Kenebeek General Store, but I accidentally lost the comments when I was changing some site details. I did see pumps, but didn't stop in when I explored the area last. There is also Twin Bear Camp Resort offers hunting, fishing, camping, cottaging, canoeing, and even dog sledding nearby

Kenabeek hosts its annual fall fair, the Kenabeek Fun Fair, the last weekend in August.

I've been told that there is a small conservative Mennonite community, which farms in the Kenabeek area. In order to sustain the community, it has not been unheard of for young men and women to marry into the community, traveling from more established Mennonite centres such as Wellington County in Southern Ontario, and even from Pennsylvania.

I've only visited Kenabeek once (in fall 2008), so maybe you can help fill me in on the community. Email me to add to this page at info (at) highway11 (dot) ca.

Oh, and if you can fill me in, how do you really pronounce Kenabeek? Every time it's come up in coversation with me, I've heard (and used) "Ken-ah-beek." On the Englehart and New Liskeard radio stations, I heard it pronounced "Ken-ah-beck." If you know, let me know.

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Elk Lake	- KENABEEK -	Thornloe (back to Highway 11)

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VISITOR COMMENTS

— Dr. Pickem from North Bay, ON on 2008-11-09 09:29:52

I have a friend who is from Kenabeek, and I can assure you that it is pronounced "Ken-uh-beck".

— j.moulton from angus, on on 2009-02-03 19:24:04

i also have a friend from Kenabeek and it is definately pronounced "Ken-uh-beck".

— Patti Prince from whitby on 2009-04-13 03:16:06

It is pronounced Ken-a-beck! Born and raised there and having a reunion this summer, will write more to you when I can!

— richard from taber ab. on 2009-12-07 17:34:20

I grew up in kenakeek and i loved it, however i moved to alta in 2001 now but im hoping to go back this summer of 2010, and as for how its said, its is most definatley "Ken-uh-beck" someone should correct the radio stations. lol

— Don Byerlay from new liskeard&kenabeek on 2010-05-04 19:59:47

I,just ran across this brief blog on Kenabeek,interesting to see what outsiders can see from a small visit. I was raised here and still run my farm there.From your visit Kenabeek looks small , it actually covers a stretch of road far beyond and past the signage,6 maybe more townships,lining the highway,north and south. However you pronounce the spelling, people know where it is,it is actually on the map, and according to the history, the name was apointed by a railroad worker, which was reading the book of Hiawatha, during the building of the rail line in the early 1900,s.This comunity holds deep roots for many.

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