Township of Golding in Thunder Bay District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Arctic Watershed
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017
1. The Arctic Watershed Marker
North of this watershed all flowing water eventually reaches Hudson Bay, while south of it all watercourses form part of the Great Lakes drainage system. The height of land follows an erratic course of some 1,400 miles across Ontario, ranging from 20 to 175 miles north of Lakes Huron and Superior. This watershed was declared the inland boundary of the tract surrendered to the Crown by Ojibwa Indians in the Robinson Superior Treaties of 1850. It was also widely considered to be the southern limit of Rupert's Land, the vast, ill-defined Hudson's Bay Company territory transferred to Canada in 1870, and it figured prominently in the Ontario-Manitoba boundary dispute of 1883-4.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list.
Location. 48° 49.099′ N, 89° 55.177′ W. Marker is in Township of Golding, Ontario, in Thunder Bay District. It is on Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 25 kilometers north of Provincial Highway 11, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ontario and specifically in Northwest Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, in the Great North Woods, on Lake Superiors North Shore, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The First Trans-Canada Route (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); Sir Sandford Fleming 1827-1915 (approx. 12.3 kilometers away).
Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017
2. Wideview of The Arctic Watershed Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,165 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
