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\n Where is the French River? The French River is located in Ontario, Canada which is part of North America. My home, Bear\u2019s Den Lodge, coordinates are North 46 02\u2019 30 latitude and West 80 47\u2019 0 longitudes. The French River follows from\n Lake Nippissing to the Georgian Bay which then flows into Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes. Years ago before the last ice age, the French River flowed north but with the weight of the ice it pushed the land down causing it to flow to\n the south.\n<\/p>\n

\n What does the French River look like and what type of weather occurs there? The French River has rocky canyons, sandy beaches, bays, rivers, lakes, grassy land, boggy soil, and tall forests. It looks like a giant sponge from the sky.\n The different weather patterns are warm sunny summers, fall rainy days, winter is cold with snowy and windy days. The different weathers patterns and seasons affect fishing, hunting, the River system, and its wildlife.\n<\/p>\n

\n What physical systems does the French River have? Oak, maple, various pine trees, cedar, white birch dot the rugged shoreline. There are waterfalls, rapids, five different rivers flowing all into the French River System. Sandy beaches,\n granite rock with pink and white quartz accent steep ledges and bluffs. Large boulders remain from the glaciers. Islands create a maze of channels with rocks, shoals, and dead heads \u2013 logs stuck in the mud from the logging years ago to\n navigate and fish. We are 530 feet above sea level.\n<\/p>\n

\n Hence, French River is a tranquil, peaceful, quiet place in Northern Ontario where you can get a way from the city and still have electricity. The natural beauty lies in the landscape, wildlife, and serenity of the life among friends\n and family. Lastly, the French River is the history, geography, and the future for wildlife with us living together.\n<\/p>\n\n

\n The French River\u2019s geography includes locals and people from different parts of the world! Immigrants and visitors are from United States, Germany, Australia, China, Switzerland, England, Ireland, and many more countries reside here or\n visit annually. The French River is a community of neighbors living together.\n<\/p>\n

\n French River allows opportunities for you to hunt black bear, ducks, small game, moose, and deer. However, the River is best known for providing world class fishing opportunities for a large variety of fresh water fish from muskie,\n bass, pike, walleye, sturgeon (are protected species), catfish, crappies, perch and other pan fish. The French River area has humus soil because the river system floods and deposits new soils each year. Also, plants grow well in the\n humus soil including wild blueberries, cranberries in the boggy areas, wild rice and a variety of ferns, just to mention a few.\n<\/p>\n

\n The religions on the French River are mainly Catholic and Protestant. A Protestant Church is only open during the summer season and located at the French River Station. The Catholic Church is located in the town of Alban which is 20\n miles away. The French River Village had both a Presbyterian and Roman Catholic Church in the early 1900\u2019s.\n<\/p>\n

\n The French River has human systems. Canadians celebrate different holidays then Americans, including Thanksgiving in October, Canada Day on July 1st. The French River had a history about lumber jacks and fur traders. The French River is\n known as the \u201cCanoe Route to the West\u201d. Today we offer tourism, fishing, hunting, adventure and scenic tours. The people on the French River speak different languages; they are mostly English, French, and Spanish.\n<\/p>\n

\n We are very conscious about protecting the environment from pollution and extinction. Protection of our resources currently include: selective cutting of trees, slot limits and seasons on the fish and numbers of fish caught, other\n protected species including Massassauga Rattlesnakes and local elk to name a few. Each person is responsible for their own garbage. Garbage is removed from the French River Provincial Park to local landfills to protect our environment.\n<\/p>\n

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