Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park
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| Location | Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada |
| Nearest town | Iroquois Falls |
| Coordinates | 48°45′07″N 80°02′44″W / 48.75194°N 80.04556°W[1] |
| Area | 4,340 ha (16.8 sq mi)[2] |
| Designation | Cultural Heritage |
| Established | 1985 |
| Named for | Pierre de Troyes |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
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Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park is in Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1985 and provides backcountry canoeing, camping, hunting, fishing and nature viewing activities. The park is named after Pierre de Troyes who may have portaged across Long Point during his Hudson Bay expedition in 1686.[2][3]
It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services, and is only accessible via air or water.[2]
Extent
Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park protects Long Point Peninsula – a 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) peninsula extending into Lake Abitibi – and a small section of the Abitibi River from the lake's outlet to Couchching Falls, as well as the lake's southern shore between the peninsula and outlet.[2][3]
This park was reconfigured and reclassified in April 2005. It was formerly a waterway-class park and included the public lands along the Abitibi River all the way to
Features
Notable features of the park include coniferous forest, swamps, eskers, kettle basins, and waterfowl nesting areas.[2] It contains 14 documented archaeological sites on Long Point and at the lake's outlet at the Abitibi River. The Long Point peninsula also has two sites of historic significance. One site is the portage trail that was likely used by indigenous people and fur traders, as well as by de Troyes' expedition to Hudson Bay in 1686. The other site is that of "The Lonely Tombstone", which marks the grave of a voyageur who shot himself while taking his gun out of his canoe in 1865.[3]
Flora
In
Wet sites are characterized by black spruce and white cedar, mixed at times with upland species such as
The drier locations, such as crests of eskers, old beach ridges, and high bluffs, are marked by intolerant
References
- ^ "Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c d e "Abitibi-De-Troyes". www.ontarioparks.com. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Abitibi-de-Troyes Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario.ca. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
