At first glance, the small log building situated on Mattawa’s Explorer’s Point seems unassuming—especially since it’s dwarfed by a 16-foot carved wooden statue of the town’s folk hero, standing just outside. But walk through the doors of the Mattawa & District...
In 1615, French explorer Samuel de Champlain and his companions pulled up their canoes at a natural camping spot nestled in the junction of the Ottawa and Mattawa rivers. The site offered flat ground and a spectacular view of both rivers and the surrounding Laurentian...
