Rooted in Stone - Reflections on West Parry Sound's Past

3. Contact


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After European contact, the travel routes traditionally used by the First Nations peoples began to see new explorers shooting their rapids. The movement of goods from the East to the West became a priority in the early days of colonization. The quest for an overland route from the St. Lawrence to Lake Superior, Henry Bayfield and the hydrographic surveying of the Georgian Bay, and Hydrographic survey methods of the 1800's.
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Rooted in Stone - Reflections on West Parry Sound's PastBy Zach Melnick