Huron Fish Weirs
In the adjacent Narrows joining Lakes Simcoe and
Couchiching are the remains of Indian fish weirs.
They were noted by Samuel de Champlain when he
passed here on September 1 1615, with a Huron war
party en route to attack the Iroquois south of
Lake Ontario. The weirs consisted of large
numbers of stakes driven into the bottom of the
Narrows, with openings at which nets were placed
to catch fish. These weirs (claies) caused Lake
Simcoe to be named Lac aux Claies during the
French regime. Their remains were noted by
archaeologistes as earlly as 1887, and their
location was partially charted in 1955.
Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and
Historic Sites Board.
