History: The Madawaska River:

What’s more, the river-madawaska connects us. It flows through all the geographical towns incorporated in Greater Madawaska. This is the first national highway on which people travel and is the basis of the history of the region. Not a particularly long river, it was once one of the toughest rivers in the region. The 230-km-long Madawaska River flows over an area of ​​8,740 square kilometers. The Madawaska River is a 224-meter stretch of water from the start of Lake Source at Algonquin Park to the Ottawa River at Arnprior. This poignant descent has given it a dangerous reputation and is still one of Eastern Ontario's finest water rivers.

One would think that the river is a constant that never changes, but it changes like everyone else. Recent hydropower developments have transformed Madawaska River. Dams and reservoirs filled some of the river's rapids, creating new aquifers such as the Fair Centennial Lake in the 1960s and changing the landscape. Older homes, such as the Black Donald Mines, are now under 80 feet of water.

The first people :

Archaeological evidence suggests that people have been traveling in Madawaska for almost 5,000 years. Europeans have been traveling in the river for hundreds of years. There are many thoughts about the origin of the name Madawaska. One source says that the name comes from the Algonquin word "Maduskak". Another source says the name comes from the Algonquin suburb that lived in the Upper Ottawa Valley on the banks of the Madawaska River. They were called "Mata ou Vescari" or "shallow people".

Algonquin north of the farm was organized as a small, semi-nomadic group of hunters. In this, they resemble the closely related Ojibwe. The Algonquin lived outside the jungle, which provided a significant portion of the food to other tribes in the northern Great Lakes. Although some southern groups began cultivating corn in 1608, Algonquin relied heavily on hunting for their food, which made them excellent hunters and trappers, skills that attracted the attention of French fur traders after 1603.

Algonquin used their Birch-Barc canoes to travel long distances for trade, and their strategic position on the Ottawa River became a preferred route among the tribes of the French and Western Great Lakes on the St. Lawrence River. Algonquin groups gather for summer fishing and socializing, but as winter approaches, they are divided into smaller hunting camps for extended families.

Timber on the Madawaska:

There were no records of life in Madawaska until the early 1800s. However, it can be reiterated that the river was a means of transportation for Aboriginal people and Europeans engaged in the fur trade. The fall of the fur trade coincided with the Napoleonic Wars and the timber trade with Scandinavia was disrupted. The British Navy has found a new timber source in Canada to build and repair a growing fleet.

Waterfront Land Lot Specifications:

Building sites range from 1 to 2 acres

The water frontage ranges between 145 and 200 mph

The building spaces are sloping to the water and everyone has exceptional views; Some are suitable for walk-out basements

Great home spaces have been chosen to enhance views of the river and privacy

Water quality at all 4 locations was tested with the best results

Most owners share common ownership in the private community dock and deck area

The Bell & Hydro service will be brought to the Lot Line

All the parking lots are located on Shady Maple Road

Nothing is recorded concerning life along the Madawaska River until the early 1800s. However, it can be resumed that the river was a transportation route for Aboriginal people and for Europeans involved in the fur trade.