Goulais River Muskie
A Hidden Gem for Ontario Muskie
By Jim Saric
10 Facts About Lake of the Woods
10 facts amazing about this massive Northwest Ontario Lake!
Lake of the Woods, a massive body of water located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, has often been called the sixth Great Lake.
Read on to find out why!
1. Lake of the Woods crosses two provinces and one international border.
This beautiful body of water is located in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota.
2. Lake of the Woods is 310 feet deep.
The lake's deepest point is at Whitefish Bay.
3. This lake is 85 miles long and 56 miles wide at its widest point.
It has an area of 1,727 miles.
4. Lake of the Woods has a longer shoreline than Lake Superior!
The shoreline is 25,000 miles, but if you count the shoreline of its many islands, it's 65,000 miles. Speaking of islands, there are 14,522 islands in Lake of the Woods. It would be the longest coastline of any Canadian lake, except that the lake is not entirely within Canada.
5. The lake was an important fur-trading route between the Great Lakes and western Canada.
Its shores were home to many Indigenous Peoples and Nations throughout history. The lake was first visited by a non-local, French-Canadian explorer named Jacques de Noyon in 1688.
6. You could dream about a different island on Lake of the Woods every night for 39 years.
7. The largest city on Lake of the Woods is Kenora.
8. Lake of the Woods is the sixth-largest freshwater lake located (at least partially) in the United States, after the five Great Lakes.
9. It's a birding paradise.
The lake's islands provide nesting habitat for the piping plover and large numbers of American white pelicans. There are also several hundred nesting pairs of bald eagles in this area.
10. It's a top fishing destination for anglers from all over the world.
Most important of all, Lake of the Woods is home to walleye, northern pike, perch, sauger, crappie, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, lake trout, lake sturgeon, whitefish, suckers, and muskellunge.
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