Nipigon guide

Nipigon is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on the most northern point of Lake Superior and situated along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. The bay is situated to the north and has several islands. Lake Nipigon is located about 20 to 30 km north of Nipigon. Nipigon is passed by the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) and forms a T-junction with Highway 11 and is joined with Highway 17 westward. The Canadian Pacific rail runs through Nipigon. Other rail links point to Marathon, Ontario, which is also run by Canadian National. The chief industries in Nipigon are forest products, fishing, and tourism. Nipigon is the ideal setting off point for fishing excursions onto Lake Superior and the Nipigon River System leading up to Lake Nipigon.

Fish varieties common to this area include Atlantic Salmon, Lake Trout, Specked Trout (The Worlds largest Speckled Trout was caught in the Nipigon River in 1916, weighing in at 14.5lb (6.6Kg)), Rainbow trout, Walleye, Northern Pike and Perch. There are a number of Charter companies who cater to groups with skippers who have a profound knowledge of the waters and can usually land anglers right on top of the fish. Nipigon is surrounded with pine and other variety of forests. The power line connecting hydro from Lake Nipigon supplies electricity to Thunder Bay and area. The other power line runs between Thunder Bay and the rest of Ontario.


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  • wxnetwork_ON

    Frost warning for Lake Nipigon - Wabakimi #weatheron #Warnings http://t.co/B6Eas5ul

    Yesterday, 22:00

  • YvesVachon

    Lundi 28 mai, Thunder Bay à Nipigon (125 km ) You'll Stop the Rain de CCR, je pensais que c'était The Doors mais... http://t.co/gs5m8XqE

    Yesterday, 21:45

  • aaronmorrice

    Just posted a photo @ Nipigon, Ontario http://t.co/wM0fZUQo

    Yesterday, 17:43

  • RachelCaskie

    @jenathomasson @dananye lmfao 210 no 310 no 210 you fucker. Ahh miss nipigon so much! I was with Nye tonight :( missing the other meatball!

    Yesterday, 07:17

  • jenathomasson

    @RachelCaskie "party in nipigon 310!!" hahaha good times with @dananye <3

    Yesterday, 07:16

  • jenathomasson

    @RachelCaskie wah!! Nipigon 210 and 310 were clearly the best rooms in the house :)

    Yesterday, 06:30

  • loves_holmstrom

    @99Bananas007 I dont know lol i was in Mackinaw, point nipigon and st ignace for the most part.

    Yesterday, 03:35

  • pepperzz

    @tomasbreffitt well, you can stay just outside of Thunder Bay, in like, Nipigon or Red Rock. Or maybe just stay close to they highway?

    May 28th, 20:46

  • Abruakpa

    Lago nipigon #queaburrimiento

    May 28th, 14:02

  • exitosnltiempo

    28 de Junio 1997, Bob Seger estrelló su BMW en la Trans-Canadá en Nipigon, Ontario. El cantante fue acusado de conducción temeraria.

    May 28th, 06:49

  • GR8CDNPumpkin

    I'm at Tim Horton's (Nipigon, Ontario) http://t.co/G3W86V1T

    May 28th, 02:09

  • RimouskiAvocat

    @Bistro_Nipigon j'ai hate d'y aller. J'ai beaucoup d'attentes soit dit en passant.

    May 28th, 00:45

  • francois_berube

    RT @Bistro_Nipigon: Site web du Bistro du Nipigon: http://t.co/Zu8K9GvV

    May 28th, 00:37

  • Bistro_Nipigon

    Je vous ai dit qu'on a hâte que la saison commence?!!! :) #BistroNipigon

    May 28th, 00:36

  • Bistro_Nipigon

    Le compte Twitter et le site web du Bistro sont administrés par @francois_berube

    May 28th, 00:35

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