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Home > Ontario's TCH > Kenora to Ignace Itinerary

Ontario: #17 between Kenora and Ignace

Here is the itinerary for the 246 km along Highway #17 between Kenora and Ignace

Much of the land in Northwestern Ontario is Canadian Shield with sedimentary rocks form a vast ancient ocean with a number of volcanic influences. The region was home to a number of volcanos, which mixed volcanic and sedimentary rocks into folds of granite batholiths. At he junction of Highway 17/71, you can look at the rock cuts for the highway to see the variations in the rocks. East of Dinorwic there are rocks cuts with colours based on dominant minerals in the stone.

You can quickly observe the acidity of area lakes as you drive by. Those that are more acidic have cattails, pond lilies, and sedge. These plants also attract a range of waterfowl.

The rocks over much of the Canadian Shield have been rounded by glacial scour. The first vegetation to move in are the lichens. As they grow they secrete acids and begin to break apart the rocks, as well as provide decayed vegetable matter for larger plants to begin growing. Over thousands of years, the soils have improved in spots to become home to .forests of conifers. The lichens are popular food for area woodland caribou who inhabit the local forests. The tree species found in this area include black ash, balsam fir, black spruce and jack pine.

In some areas you will see glacial moraines (a ridge of rocks left behind) which provide a well-drained base suitable for both forests and for farming. Around Dryden you pass through a farming area with silt and clay soils left behind by a glacial lake, and growing a variety of legumes, grasses and forage for the area's cattle, pigs and sheep. It also helps make the land a little flatter, like for Dryden's airport.

The vast forest industry of Northwestern Ontario, and the pulp and paper mills have caused mercury pollution in some lakes and waterways, and have led to Minimata Disease (named for the Japanese community where it was first identified) in First Nations residents in the community of Grassy Narrows, who relied on locally caught fish for their sustenance.

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KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info
0	246	Junction Hwy 599, N to Silver Dollar (69 km)	Ignace	466
		Sandbar Lake Provincial Park, camping, fishing, water sports (fine sandy beach), wildlife.. Silver Dollar, 69 km to NE of highway. .. Silver Dollar Inn and Campground, camping, hunting, fishing, gas station & general store, restaurant..
1	245	Rand St (S) into Ignace	Ignace	454.8
		Township of Ignace.. Agimak Lake, just southwest of town, with marina...
2	244	Humphrey Rd (E) Davey Lake Rd (W)	Ignace	453.8
3	243	Lakeshore Rd intersection	Ignace	452.6
7	239	Ignace Municipal Airport to S	Ignace	439.5
		Ignace Municipal Airport (CZUC), single runway, 0.5 km S of highway. No scheduled carriers..
14	232	Mamegweiss Lake Rd exit		428.9
25	221	Raleigh Lake Rd (S)		445.3
35	211	small Roadside Turnout S side, view of pond		429.8
35	211	Junction Hwy 622 (S) to Turtle River PP, Atikokan		438.9
		Township of Atikokan, 132 km S of highway (toward Highway 11).. Turtle River Provincial Park, wilderness park (no facilities), with glacial moraines and Indian pictographs. 49 km S of highway..
35	211	Roadside Turnout S side		432.5
40	206	small Roadside Turnout S side, view of river		424.3
40	206	Revell River crossing		421.8
50	196	Basket Lake Rd (N)		399.9
58	188	Highway 603 (N) to Dyment	Borup's Corners	380.4
70	176	Roadside turnout with restaurant, N(E) side		388.6
79	167	Highway 72 junction, N to Dinorwic, Sioux Lookout (67 km)	Dinorwic	368.8
		Sioux Lookout, 67 km NE of highway.. Moosehorn Lodge, fishing, in Sioux Lookout.. Dinorwic, alongside highway..
88	158	Hughes Creek river crossing	Wabigoon	367.6
		Franklin's On Stone Lake, hunting & fishing cap..
88	158	Hill St (N) accommodation	Wabigoon	375.5
93	153	Thunder Creek river crossing	Wabigoon	375.8
93.5	152.5	Aaron Provincial Park (N) of highway		381.6
		Aaron Provincial Park, just N of highway, on Thunder Lake. Camping, watersports (sandy beach), winter sports, wildlife...
94	152	Bonny Bay Rd, S to Wabigoon Lake		385.3
94	152	Roadside Turnout, N side		389.8
		viwe of Thunder Lake to the north..
96	150	Elm Bay Rd (S), Pass Thunder Lake to N, Wabigoon L to south		388.9
98	148	Thunder Lake Rd (E), access to Aaron PP		381.6
102	144	Highway 601 N (Airport Rd)	Dryden	381.9
		Dryden Regional Airport (5 km), scheduled carrier: Bearskin Airlines, home to region's firebombers..
106.5	138.5	Durance Ave (N), accommodation	Dryden	372.2
107	139	Junction Hwy 601 (N), Colonization Ave N (S)	Dryden	371.2
		TCH in Dryden, west of here, is Government Street until the bend, when it becomes Grand Trunk Ave,.. Timberland Motel on S (eastbound) side of highway, 0.4 km W of intersection... Patricia Inn, on NE side of intersection.. Comfort Inn - Dryden, on SE side of intersection... Holiday Inn Express - Dryden, on NE side of intersection..
107	139	Junction Duke Street & Hwy 594 (S) east access into downtown Dryden	Dryden	370.9
		Dryden Regional Hospital, 58 Goodall Street, via Van Horne Ave, 3 km SW of highway... Dryden District Museum, S of highway, via Van Horne Ave.. downtown Dryden, along Duke St..
108	138	Pedestrian overpass, IGA groceries	Dryden	374.3
108	138	Truck stops on N side	Dryden	374.6
109	137	1st Street intersection, services, accommodation	Dryden	370.3
		Hillcrest Motel, west side of highway..
109	137	Junction Cecil Ave (N) and Hwy 502 (S) all services, west access into downtown Dryden	Dryden	363.3
		gas station on south (eastbound) side of highway: 7-Eleven and Mohawk.. Central Hotel, on King St, via 502, 0.5 km SE of highway.. Kowality Motor Inn, on Earl Ave, via 502, 0.5 km SE of highway.. Best Western Motor Inn - Dryden, just east of intersection.. Downtown Dryden, along Duke Street..
110	136	Anton Rd (W) Leach Rd (W)	Dryden	365.5
		TCH in Dryden, south of here, is called Grand Trunk Ave, until the bend when it becomes Government Street...
110	136	Roadside Turnout, W side	Dryden	363.6
112	134	Hwy 665 Junction	Dryden	65.2
113	133	Keller Rd (N)	Dryden	366.4
113	133	Birchland Trailer & RV park	Dryden	372.2
		Birchland Trailer & RV Park, on S side of highway (about 1 km past curve for westbound travellers)..
115	131	Wabigoon River crossing	Dryden	359.7
		Wabigoon River, flowing north through Dryden out of Wabigoon Lake..
121.5	124.5	Larimer Rd (N), Adams Rd (S), Services at intersection.		362.4
123	123	Junction Hwy 605 (Stevenson Rd), S to community of Oxdrift, services		360.6
		Oxdrift, 2.5 km SW of highway.. Oxdrift settlement, both sides of highway..
129	117	Minnitaki Rd, S to community of Minnitaki		359.1
		Minnitaki, settlement on both sides of highway no services...
134	112	Junction Highway 594N		360.9
136	110	Junction Highway 594 (S) to Town of Eagle River, Eagle Lake Indian Reserve 27	Eagle River	356
		Town of Eagle River, 3 km SW of highway.. Eagle Lake Indian Reserve 27, Eagle Lake First Nation, 10 km SE of highway.. Bimose Tribal Council of First Nations..
138	108	Crossing Eagle River		346.3
		crossing Eagle River, flowing south to Eagle Lake, 10 km to SE..
143	103	Passing Gravel pits on both sides of highway		390.4
144	102	Waldhog Rd (N), S to Gunne		393.8
150	96	Roadside Turnout with viewpoint on south side	Vermillion Bay	375.2
		Roadside Turnout with viewpoint of Eagle Lake, on S (eastbound) side..
150.2	95.8	Highway 105 (N) to Red Lake	Vermillion Bay	391.7
		Esso Truckstop to S (eastbound) at highway junction.. several motels at highway junction.. Town of Red Lake, 176 km to NW of highway... Township of Ear Falls, on Lac Seul, 100 km N of highway.. Red Lake photos..
151	95	Tower Rd (N), view south to Eagle Lake	Vermillion Bay	389.8
152	94	Armstrong St (S), to Vermillion Bay, and Highway 647 (N) to Blue Lake PP	Vermillion Bay	390.8
		Blue Lake Provincial Park, 16 km NW of highway. Camping, wildlife, watersports, open year-round... town of Vermillion Bay, just to S of highway, on scenic Eagle Lake.. Vermillion Bay Airport (small planes), about 5 km NW of highway...
155.5	90.5	two lakes & charcoal plant		385
		By Lake to N, Nixon Lake to S, charcoal plant on N side, with road turnoff to W...
156	90	Road to N, Sandy Lake Motel, gas, food		405.1
158	88	Hanslip's Rd		370.6
158.1	87.9	gas transmission station to S		378
		pumping station along the Trans-Canada Pipeline across Canada, to S of highway...
163	83	West Arm Rd to Eagle Lake		368.5
		Edson, 2 km S of highway, on West Arm of Eagle Lake,..
181.4	64.6	access to Winnange Lake PP (S)		423.4
		Winnange Lake Provincial Park, about 12 km S of highway. Rugged wilderness park with a 500 m sandy beach...
184	62	Gordon Lake Rd (N)		436.8
201	45	Hawk Lake Rd crossing, S to community of Hawk Lake		415.4
		How Lake, 2 km S of highway.. Hawk Lake Lodge, 5 star fishing lodge, to S of highway..
215.4	30.6	Trout Lake Turnoff (N)		398.4
		Trout Lake (one of 7 in Ontario!) to NE of highway. Visible N of highway for next 5 km to East.. Old Highway 17 winds on both sides of highway..
218.7	27.7	Dogtooth Lake to SW of highway		352
		Dogtooth Lake to south of highway, roadside turn-offs on S side of highway on either sides of the lake..
219.2	26.8	Picnic Area on S side of highway		361.5
		Picnic Area on S side of highway, overlooking Dogtooth Lake to the south...
221.8	24.2	Picnic area to N		358.1
		Picnic area to N (westbound) side of highway..
224	22	Junction 17 & 71 S to Sioux Narrows & Fort Francis/International Falls		331.6
		Junction 17 & 71 S, Highway 71 goes south to Fort Frances / International Falls, connecting to Highway 11, east to North Bay and Toronto... Nester Falls, 99 km S of highway junction... Sioux Falls, 55 km S of highway junction.. Town of Fort Frances, Ontario & International Falls, MN (USA), 196 km SE of highway junction.. Rushing River Provincial Park, camping, water sports, wildlife viewing, open year-round...
234	12	Bigstone Bay Rd, S to Kenora Indian Reserve 388		369.1
234	12	Highway 17A junction		334.1
		Highway 17 A is the 34 km bypass road around Kenora... Kenora Airport, serviced by Bearskin Airways, 10 km NW of highway junction.. Weyerhauser Strand Board Mill, just south of airport, 10 km NW of highway junction...
235	11	Hilly Lake to N		358.1
235.8	10.2	Campgrounds		341.7
		Redden's Camp and Trailer Court, on Longbow Lake.. Longbow Lake Camp & Trailer Park, just S of highway..
242	4	Transmitter Rd to E	Kenora	334.4
242	4	Jones Rd (hwy 671 N to Kenora Airport). S to Kenora Indian Reserve 388	Kenora	364.2
		Highway 671, north to Kenora Airport, and to Grassy Narrows.. Grassy Narrows, 77 km to N of highway.. Kenora Airport, serviced by Bearskin Airways, 5 km NE of highway junction.. Kenora Indian Reserve 388, member of Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum, 77 km to N of highway.. English River Indian Reserve 21, 77 km to N of highway.. Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag First Nation Tribal Council Web site.. Bimose Tribal Council web site, for Grassy Narrows First Nation.. Grassy Narrows Lodge, fishing & hunting, 71 km N of highway.. Kenora Indian Reserve 388, member of Anishinabe of Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation, 5 km S of highway..
243	3	5th Street S, services	Kenora	328.6
		Lubys Motel & Restaurant to SW of highway.. Days Inn Kenora..
243	3	Miikana Way & Pine Portage Rd intersection, access to shopping	Kenora	331.9
		Comfort Inn - Kenora, on N side of highway..
243	3	River St (N) intersection	Kenora	336.5
		Kenora Inn Motel, just to NW of highway.. District Jail to NE of intersection.. Laurenson Lake to NE of intersection.. Laurenside Motel, overlook lake, just to N of intersection...
245	1	Intersection Main St & 2nd St in downtown Kenora	Kenora	329.5
		Best Western Lakeside Inn and Convention Centre, about 0.6 km S of highway, via 1st Street.. Kenricia Hotel, just N of intersection.. Kenora Recreation Centre, home to the Kenora Thistles hockey team, 0.6 km S of highway.. downtown Kenora.. Turtle Bay Lodge, to SW of intersection... Kenora Floatplane airbase, 2 blocks to W of intersection... Lake of The Woods Museum, 1 block south of intersection..
245	1	4th Ave S, auto services	Kenora	331.6
		Kendall House Bed and Breakfast, just N of highway.. Kenora Shoppers Mall, 2 blocks to N of highway...
245.6	0.5	Highway 658 / Rupert Rd (N), Water St (S)	Kenora	323.1
		Highway 658, shortcut north to Highway 17A bypass..
246	0	Bridge crossing, railway tracks to N, Generating Station	Kenora	327.1
		Winnipeg River, draining Lake of the Woods. Kenora Powerhouse to NW of highway. .. Husky station & restaurant to NW of bridge.. Lake Of The Woods District Hospital, to the SW of the bridge.. Husky the Muskie statue in McLeod Park, to E of bridge.. Kenora Photos..
KM From Start EAST  |  WEST		HighWay Point & Feature Description	Municipality	Elevation (metres)	Map	Add Info

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