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24-625: Nipissing may refer to the following places in Ontario, Canada: Lake Nipissing The Nipissing First Nation Nipissing 10 , reserve of Nipissing First Nation Nipissing District , a census division West Nipissing , an incorporated municipality in Nipissing District Nipissing River in Algonquin Provincial Park, a tributary of

48-566: A daughter, whom he named Euphrosine-Madeleine Nicolet. When Nicolet returned to Quebec, he brought his daughter Euphrosine with him to educate her among the French. On July 19, 1629, when Quebec fell to the Kirke brothers who took control for England, Jean Nicolet fled to the safety of the Huron country. He worked from there against English interests until the French were restored to power. After Canada

72-641: A direct contact with China. Nicolet became the French ambassador to the Ho-Chunk people. He wore brightly colored robes and carried two pistols, to convey his authority. The Ho-Chunk people appreciated his ritual display. With some Ho-Chunk guides, Nicolet ascended the Fox River , portaged to the Wisconsin , and travelled down it until it began to widen. So sure, was he that he was near the ocean, that he stopped and went back to Quebec to report his discovery of

96-528: A passage to the "South Sea," unaware that he had just missed finding the upper Mississippi River . In the last couple decades , some have questioned the traditional account of Nicolet's arrival in Green Bay, saying that Nicolet was not looking for a route to China, did not wear a Chinese robe, and did not meet the Puans at Red Banks. Ronald Stiebe proposed that Nicolet did not even go to Lake Michigan but that

120-535: A prehistoric lake SS  Nipissing , an 1887 steamship, still in service as RMS Segwun Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nipissing . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nipissing&oldid=921497127 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

144-637: A time when the French were setting up fur trading under the Compagnie des Marchands. In 1618, Nicolet immigrated to Quebec as a clerk to train as an interpreter for the Compagnie des Marchands , a trading monopoly owned by members of the French aristocracy. As an employee, Jean Nicolet was a faithful supporter of the Ancien Régime . To learn the language of the First Nations, Nicolet

168-533: A treaty of peace with Great Britain. The first permanent European settlement on the lake dates from around 1874 with a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company on the northwest corner in what is now Sturgeon Falls. In 1882 the North-West Mounted Police established their presence on the north east shore. The lake contains over 40 different species of fish. Numerous sport fishing lodges dot

192-606: Is a part of Lake Huron , via the French River. Lake Nipissing lies about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Algonquin Provincial Park . The French fur trader Étienne Brûlé was the first European to visit the lake in 1610. Jean Nicolet , another French trader and explorer had a "cabin and trading-house" for eight or nine years living among the Indigenous people on the shores of Lake Nipissing until 1633 when he

216-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lake Nipissing The largest population centre on the lake's shoreline is the city of North Bay . North Bay sits along the lake's northeastern shoreline. Other notable towns include Callander (south of North Bay along Highway 11 ). The larger towns toward the western end of the lake are Sturgeon Falls , Garden Village , Cache Bay and Lavigne. The lake's name comes from

240-748: Is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin . Nicolet (Nicollet) was born in Cherbourg , France, in the late 1590s, the son of Thomas Nicollet, who was "messenger ordinary of the King between Paris and Cherbourg", and Marguerite de Lamer. They were members of the Roman Catholic Church . He was a known friend of Samuel de Champlain and Étienne Brule , and was attracted to Canada to participate in Champlain's plan to train young French men as explorers and traders by having them live among Native Americans, at

264-570: The Mattawa and French rivers. When the fur trade started to decline in the 1880s, logging became the main economic activity. After World War I , the primary economic activity became tourism and recreation, although logging still contributes a significant economic stimulus to the area. Unlike most lakes in Ontario, Lake Nipissing contains two volcanic pipes , which are the Manitou Islands and Callander Bay . The volcanic pipes formed by

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288-634: The Ojibwe language word ᓂᐲᓐᓯᓐ nibiinsing which means "at little water" The name of the lake in the Ojibwe language of the surrounding indigenous communities ( Dokis and Nipissing First Nations) is Gichi-nibiinsing-zaaga’igan , meaning "Big little-water lake". The name "Nipissing" was also given to many places in the area, notably the Township of Nipissing , Nipissing District , and Nipissing University . Lake Nipissing drains into Georgian Bay, which

312-673: The Menominee would have been able to serve as interpreters for Nicolet in negotiations with the Puans. Lurie and Jung propose that the main purpose of Nicolet's mission was to establish peace between New France and the Puants and an alliance against the Iroquois people . On October 29th, 1642, Jean Nicolet drowned after his boat capsized just off of Quebec City in Saint Lawrence River . He was either 43 or 44 years old. His body

336-677: The Petawawa River Nipissing Township , in Parry Sound District Nipissing University in North Bay Electoral districts: Nipissing (electoral district) , a former federal electoral district Nipissing (provincial electoral district) , a current provincial electoral district Nipissing—Timiskaming , a current federal electoral district Other [ edit ] Nipissing Great Lakes ,

360-632: The Puants were actually Algonquin people and Nicolet met them at Keweenaw Bay, Michigan . Nancy Oestreich Lurie, of the Milwaukee Public Museum —followed by Patrick J. Jung, of the Milwaukee School of Engineering —concluded that Nicolet actually met the Puans near Menominee, Michigan . Although the Menominee people and the Puants were different tribes, they were allies who jointly controlled access to Green Bay . Also,

384-469: The big voice, because they believe their language was the original language of their family of tribal languages. However, the Ojibwe had a less appealing name for them, Winnebago, or "people of the fragrant waters," translated to French as, Puants or Puans. This exonym was derogatory, however, not knowing that, Nicolet concluded that the people must be from or near the Pacific Ocean and would provide

408-583: The first European to explore what would become Wisconsin . Jean Nicolet landed at Red Banks , near modern-day Green Bay, Wisconsin , in search of a passage to the Orient. He and other French explorers had learned from their native contacts that the people who lived along these shores were called Ho-Chunk , which some French mistakenly translated as "People of the Sea". In the Ho Chunk language, it means people of

432-412: The lake, including: Birds - These separate naturally into resident or visiting species, including: and a huge variety of ducks and geese . Jean Nicolet Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (1598 – 29 October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan , Mackinac Island , Green Bay , and being the first European to set foot in what

456-470: The larger islands on the lake such as Garden Island are almost exclusively broadleaf with maple , oak and dogwood . Many trees species can be found on and around the lake including: Fish - the lake is famous for the plethora of fish and the sport they provide. Of the 44 fish species to be found in Lake Nipissing, the significant include: Mammals - Many mammals frequent the shores and islands of

480-409: The main shoreline and can also be found on several of Nipissing's many islands. Most anglers target walleye , smallmouth bass , muskie , and northern pike . For various reasons, largely social, numerous stocking associations are engaged in attempts to manage the lake's walleye population. In the days of fur trade , coureur des bois and later voyageurs travelled through the lake by canoe via

504-737: The violent, supersonic eruption of deep-origin volcanoes . Lake Nipissing lies in the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben , a Mesozoic era rift valley that formed 175 million years ago. The lake is home to an abundance of flora and fauna: white pine is significant, however, broadleaf trees such as aspen, ash, birch, maple and oak predominate some of the larger islands. Juniper , sumac , scrub oak , oak ferns and poison ivy can also be found. As well as much prized fish species, Nipissing wildlife includes moose , beaver , bald eagle , ospreys and turtles . The lakeshore and islands are densely covered with broadleaved trees . Some of

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528-680: Was recalled to Quebec to become Commissary and Indian Interpreter for the "Company of the Hundred Associates." In a map dated 1776, the lake is still referred to with its French name " Lac des Sorcières ". During the American Revolutionary War , Lake Nipissing was proposed as the boundary in the instructions of the Continental Congress to John Adams , the Commissioner appointed to negotiate

552-414: Was restored to France he married Marguerite Couillard. Marguerite, the daughter of leading Quebec settler Guillaume Couillard  [ fr ] and his wife Marie-Guillemette Hébert , was also the goddaughter of Champlain. The couple were residents of Trois-Rivières in later life, where they raised children. Nicolet is noted for being the first European to explore Lake Michigan . In 1634 he became

576-599: Was sent to live with the Algonquins on Allumette Island, a friendly settlement located along the important Ottawa River fur trade route. Upon his return to Quebec in 1620, he was assigned to live among the Odawa and Algonquin people in the Lake Nipissing region. During his nine-year stay, he ran a store and traded with the native peoples in the area. He had a relationship with a Nipissing woman, and they had

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