Blind River Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
About Blind River
This used to be Ojibwa land. Explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived in the 1600s, Lake Huron and the North Channel of the Mississaugi River later became part of the Voyageur Route. A fur trading post established by the Northwest Company in 1789 was taken over by the Hudson Bay Company in 1820. A river known to the natives as 'Penewobecong' was not visible to voyageurs as they followed the canoe route, so it was called the "Blind River". The first sawmill, built at the current site of the Old Mill Motel, provided timber and planks for a copper mine in nearby Bruce Mines. A second sawmill was built in 1906 at the site of the current Blind River Marine Park and Blind River was incorporated as a town. Pronto Mines operated briefly in nearby Algoma Mills after uranium was discovered in the area i
Top Attractions in Blind River
Explore the best things to see and do in Blind River:
- ★Boom Camp Trails
- ★Huron Pines Golf Course
- ★Lauzon Aviation
- ★Rocking on THE River
- ★Timber Village Museum
Where to Eat in Blind River
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Copper Bean Cafe
- 🍴Seventeen Restaurant
Where to Stay in Blind River
- 🏨A Taste of Home Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Auberge Eldo Inn
- 🏨Birch Lodge
- 🏨Lakeview Inn
- 🏨North Shore Wayside Inn
- 🏨Old Mill Motel
Blind River Travel Guide Sections
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