Trout Lake (Ontario)

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Trout Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario, located mainly in the city of North Bay approximately six kilometres east of the much larger Lake Nipissing. Trout Lake is a significant body of water within a well-known historic North American voyageur (fur-trading) route. Trout Lake, being long and narrow, approximately 11 km (7 mi) long flows eastward into the Mattawa River, which flows into the larger Ottawa River, which flows into the St. Lawrence River. Some of the most difficult portages are found on this part of the voyageur route between Trout Lake and end of the Mattawa River.eg: Portage de Mauvaise Musique, located at the beautiful Talon chutes (named after explorer and voyageur, Jean Talon).

The city of North Bay, ON (population approx 54,000) draws its drinking water from Trout Lake.

North Bay's urban core is located primarily between Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake, although the city limits contain the lake's entire northern shore. Much of the lake's southern shore is located within the township of East Ferris.

Trout Lake's primary outflow is the Mattawa River.

Trout Lake's notoriety: in October 2006 a long-time unsolved mystery of a couple who disappeared from their Trout Lake cabin in the spring of 1956 was solved. Margaret and Allen Campbell, along with their family dog, went missing on May 25, 1956 under mysterious conditions. It was believed that Mr. and Mrs. Campbell went out in their fibreglass boat from the shore, encountered trouble and presumably drowned, but search teams in 1956 were unable to find their bodies or their boat. In 2006 The OPP (Ontario Provincial Police), on a lead from a recreational fisherman; using high-tech imaging equipment were lucky to discover both bodies on the bottom of the lake, not far from the couple's cabin. Their boat was also found nearby on the bottom of the lake. The Campbell's surviving children were very relieved to have the mystery of their missing parents finally solved [Belanger, Joe. "Police Receive New Lead on 35-year-old Mystery. "North Bay Nugget." 3 Jan 1992.]

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