The Queensway – Humber Bay in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Humber River Valley

The Humber River Vlley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

1. The Humber River Vlley Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Ojibwe)
Waashme mdaaswak mnik, iw Humber ge iw baasaagmigak -giw yak Wengdat (Huron), ge giw Onondodwagh (Seneca) minwaa ge giw Mississaugas of the Credit minwaa naanind wgii aabjittongawaa ji yaamwaad nbi, mijim ge wigwaaman minwaa ge wgii aabjittonaawaa ji zhaang ji meshtoonaagewaad odi Toronto baashkiligaa. Wemtaagoozhwag ge giw e meshtoorwaadwaad ge wiinwaa wgi aabjitoonaawaa iw baashkiigaagak. Nogoom dash Humber baashkiigaa wdaadawendaanaawaa aki gi aabjittowaad goji ji yaamgak daazhiikewgamgong odi odena. Whendgegon gaazhi bemaadziyang. Gnawendidaa ge ezhiwebak.

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

(French:)
Pendant des milliers d'années, la rivière Humber et sa vallée ont offert eau, nourriture et abris aux peuples-autochtones comme les Wendats (Hurons), Onondowagah (Senecas) et Michi Saagi (La Première nation des Mississaugas de la riviere Crédit). Elles leur ont permis de voyager et de commercer grâce au passage de Toronto. Les explorateurs et les commerçants français ont mis cetté route à profit et la rivière Humber a fourni une source d'énergie aux colonisateurs qui sonvenus par la

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suite. Aujourd'hui, la vallée de la Humber offre à notre ville un espace de loisirs dont ellé a grand besoin. Souvenez-vous de son histoire. Protégez son avenir.

La Société d'histoire de Toronto

(English:)
Over thousands of years, the Humber and it valley provided indigenous peoples - the Wendat (Huron), the Onondowagah (Seneca) and the Michi-Saagi (Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation) among others - With water, food and shelter, and with means for travel and trade via the Toronto Passage. French explorers and traders made good use of this route and the Humber River provided a source of power for the settlers who followed. Today the Humber valley affords much-needed recreation space for our city. Remember its history. Protect its history. Protect its future.

Erected 2023 by Etobicoke Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 38.152′ N, 79° 28.794′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in The Queensway – Humber Bay. It

The Humber River Valley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

2. The Humber River Valley Marker

can be reached from Humber River Recreational Trail. The marker is in South Humber Park, on the Humber River Recreational Trail approx. 500 meters east of the entrance at Stephen Drive and Cloverhill Road. It can be accessed by going to the South Humber Park Pavilion, and proceeding 100 metres south on the side trail there. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 Humber River Recreational Trail, Toronto ON M8Y 1V8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

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 Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Humber Park Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloor West Village BIA (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Flight Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell, V.C.

Side Trail from the South Humber Park pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 7, 2026

3. Side Trail from the South Humber Park pavilion

The marker is 100 meters south from here

(approx. 2 kilometers away); “The Old Mill” (approx. 2 kilometers away); The Lost Village of Milton Mills (approx. 2 kilometers away); Kabechenong / The Humber River / La rivière Humber (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Eden Court (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Queensway Market Gardens (approx. 2.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

The Toronto Carry Place 1619-1793, by C.W. Jeffries, 1933 image. Click for full size.

4. The Toronto Carry Place 1619-1793, by C.W. Jeffries, 1933

Showing the Humber River from Lake Ontario to the Holland River in the European contact era with Indigenous people (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 10, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.