Ear Falls was once known as Otahwaka Powitek to the Ojibwa people. This area was believed to be haunted by the spirit of a giant beaver which lived between the upper and lower falls. It was said that when the beaver was swimming, its ears could be seen rising and falling in the foaming water.
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Ear Falls is a township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the banks of the English River, Lac Seul, Pakwash Lake and Wenesaga Lake.
Deeply rooted in this small town's history are lumberjacks and miners, resource extraction industries that had their beginnings in the early 1900s and which ...
About 5,000 years ago, people started making use of copper, whish was cold hammered to form spear points, knives and gaff hooks. Lac Seul has produced an ...
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Having traveled through Ear Falls, ON many times, I found this a very interesting read as many of the areas the author speaks of are still there.
Indigenous Culture. History, Photos, and Artifacts Found in the Region Several cultural traditions are represented in the prehistory of Northwestern Ontario, ...
The settlement was named after the eponymous falls. Many, many years ago, local Indians had named the place Ear Falls (Otahwaka Powitek) because the water had ...
EAR FALLS. The history of Ear Falls dates back to 1840, when the Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post at Gold Pines. Strategically located at the.
Ear Falls is located right along Highway 105 on the shores of famous Lac Seul and the English River. This community of about 1000 residents is home to many ...
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In more recent years, Ear Falls and Goldppines became activity centres during the Red Lake and Woman Lake Gold Rush of 1926 and 1927. Then following the great ...