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Historical Markers in Fort Frances

 
By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 17, 2022
Calder History Marker
1 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Calder History —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
2 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Crossing the Border — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Dianna Boileau, Dr. Harold Challis and Transgender Rights — Dianna Boileau, Le Dr Harold Challis et les droits des personnes transgenres —
On Front Street at Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Front Street.
4 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Establishing the Fur Trade — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
5 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances Central — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
6 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances East — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Third Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
7 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances West — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
8 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fishing at the Falls — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
9 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Forest to Wood Yard — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
10 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort Frances Canal 1878 —
Near Lillie Avenue just south of Yonge Street (Kings Highway) (Provincial Highway 11/71), on the left when traveling south.
11 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort Lac la Pluie or Rainy Lake House —
Near Keating Avenue just south of Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Fort St. Pierre / Le Fort Saint-Pierre —
On Idylwild Drive (Calder Drive) just south of Lake Road.
13 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Fur Trade Competition — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
14 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — History of the Lookout Tower — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
15 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — International Border — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street just east of Victoria Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Jacques de Noyon — 1668-1745 —
Near Trans-Canada Highway (Noden Causeway) (Provincial Highway 11) 4.6 kilometers east of Frog Creek Road (Couchiching Road), on the left when traveling east.
17 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers east of Butler Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Lac La Pluie House / La Maison du lac la Pluie — 1818-1903 —
On 3rd Street West (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Cornwall Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street West (Trans-Canada Highway).
19 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Lady Frances Ramsay Simpson — 1811-1853 —
On Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway).
20 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The North West Mounted Police on the Dawson Route — La Police Montée Du Nord-Ouest Sur La Route De Dawson —
Near Front Street close to Minnie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Old Fort Frances Cemetery Reinterment Site —
On Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 3rd Street West, on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway (Trans-Canada Highway).
22 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
23 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at 1st Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
24 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Pelts, Paddles and Portages — Discover Fort Frances —
On Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at Third Street East, on the right when traveling north on Agamiing Drive (Trans Canada Highway).
25 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Recreation and Fun — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street at Crowe Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
26 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Robert J. N. Pither — 1824 - 1918 —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
27 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Shevlin Wood Yard — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street 0.1 kilometers west of Minnie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
28 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Sieur De La Vérendrye (1685- 1749) —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
29 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — The Sorting Gap — Shevlin Clarke Company — La Verendrye Parkway —
On Front Street at Butler Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026