Tourist and Traveler
Information for Ontario
Ontario's James's Bay Frontier Region
The James Bay Frontier
runs along the area of Haileybury, New Liskeard, Earlton and
Englehart in the east, goes west to Hearst, and ends way up north
along the shores of Hudson Bay. It includes the towns of Timmins,
Cochrane, Kapuskasing, Hearst, James Bay, Matheson, Cobalt,
Kirkland Lake, Latchford, Iroquois Falls, Moose Factory, and
Moosonee.
Visiting
this area can be a real "walk on the wild side". Great expanses of
untouched land, numerous wildlife sightings, and lots of "fly in
only" resorts make this area a wilderness lovers paradise. Take a
train ride into the northern towns on the shores of James Bay,
all the way to the "end of the line." Visit countless historic sites
and travel roads that have been known to fall into abandoned mine
shafts! (In 1986 a "pothole" on highway 11B turned out to be a
collapsing mine shaft that lie underneath that portion of the
highway. The road was restored, and all is well.)
Take a houseboat expedition, go golfing surrounded by pines and in
the freshest air you're likely to ever enjoy, and keep a running
total of the number of moose and bear you see. Try some of the best
snowmobile trails anywhere. Visit the birth place of Shania Twain
and have a drink in the small neighborhood bars where she got her
start as a child. See the 18 standing stones of our own Native
Stonehenge.
If
you're looking for a true wilderness adventure, in any season, the
James Bay Frontier is sure to have something to offer.
