The River Bed and Breakfast

On July 25, 1925 the history of the river was changed forever with the discovery of gold in Red Lake. The prospectors canoed the English River and Chukuni River system in order to get to Red Lake. Later on, with no roads going into the area, all the machinery and equipment for the mines had to be transported from Hudson on the Canadian Pacific Railway line at the bottom end of Lac Seul, across the lake, over the portage at Ear Falls, up the English River, across Pakwash Lake, over the Snake Falls portage, then up the river to Sam's Portage, which is just up from The River Bed and Breakfast. After that it was two more portages and into Red Lake.

Six miles away from here is the site of an abandoned open pit mine, where the town of Ear Falls has created hiking trails for visitors to take in the scenery and the bird and wild life.


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The word Chukuni is derived from a native word used to describe the sticks that are found floating in the water after beaver have chewed the bark off. The river was once a main transportation network for the area native tribes to travel to their hunting and fishing grounds and to battle with other tribes. With the advent of the Hudson Bay Company it became a main artery for the flow of furs.

	On July 25, 1925 the history of the river was changed forever with the discovery of gold in Red Lake. The prospectors canoed the English River and Chukuni River system in order to get to Red Lake. Later on, with no roads going into the area, all the machinery and equipment for the mines had to be transported from Hudson on the Canadian Pacific Railway line at the bottom end of Lac Seul, across the lake, over the portage at Ear Falls, up the English River, across Pakwash Lake, over the Snake Falls portage, then up the river to Sam's Portage, which is just up from The River Bed and Breakfast. After that it was two more portages and into Red Lake. Six miles away from here is the site of an abandoned open pit mine, where the town of Ear Falls has created hiking trails for visitors to take in the scenery and the bird and wild life.




The River Bed And Breakfast Dorothy and Dennis Wilson (807) 222-2495 (866) 776-6777 email: theriverbb@xplornet.com		site designed and maintained by Media-Galori