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The steamship Kawigamog carried cargo and passengers on the Pickerel River, a tributary of the French River system from 1913 to 1928.[1]
See also: Canadian canoe routes (early)

It was used as a transportation corridor by the Algonquian peoples of this region. The Ojibwa named it Wemitigoj-Sibi.[2] It became known to Europeans as the "French River" because it became associated with French explorers of the 17th century, including Étienne Brûlé, Samuel de Champlain and Pierre-Esprit Radisson, and missionaries.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AstridTaimAlmaguin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bill Steer, "Past and future collide at the French River". North Bay Nugget, August 29, 2019.
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