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Chris & Vivian
Your hosts
As with many Canadians, both Chris and Vivian were raised in rural Canada, or “In the country” as some might say. After working in the big city for over 30 years, they longed to return to their roots. This beautiful fishing, and outdoor paradise on Lake Kipawa Quebec goes far beyond their wildest dreams.
Speaking of “living the dream”, -- It has always been Chris’s dream to own a fishing lodge and follow his passion for the outdoors, wilderness, and fishing. Being a visitor to Lake Kipawa for over 23 years, Chris fell in love with the lake and its beauty. Now he just had to share it with his wife, Vivian. But of course, she fell in love with it too.
Both Chris and Vivian understand what’s important when it comes to sharing this special place on Lake Kipawa called Loon and Eagle. From owning and operating a successful Martial Arts school in Brampton for over 12 years and working an additional 20 years in customer service, they also know what it takes to provide an excellent “out of doors" experience for their guests.
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They are "fishing" the dream and invite you to join them as their guests to experience for yourself the beauty of what Loon and Eagle and Lake Kipawa have to offer.
Let’s find out more about Lake Kipawa’s history highlights, curious facts, and how the village managed to become the trade town that is today.
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Lake Kipawa’s history started around 1870 when Europeans settled in the Lake bringing fur and lumber trade. In 1847, Hunter Lodge established in the area with its company trading post that lasted until 1902. Sadly, the location submerged when the lake water raised in 1991.
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Logging started between 1840 and 1850 becoming a success with the first men cutting square timber, but in 1990, they changed to sawing logs. That way companies could hire more men with bigger equipment. Since then, dams had been made to facilitate logging operations.
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J.R. Booth succeeds as the major entrepreneur in the area, thanks to the timber shanties that developed an increase in the agricultural field. That allowed people to settle farms and at some point, there were more than 20 by that time. By 1955, metis-European and native’s descendants settled in Kipawa.
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When The Canadian Pacific Railway arrived in 1985, the tourism in Kipawa increased completely, allowing industry development. In 1905 there was already a station built, a hotel, and two stores. From that moment on, tourism in Lake Kipawa started to increase.
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Today fish and hunting are the main sources of income in the Kipawa village since their tourists can contemplate more than 15 types of fish such as pike, walleye, whitefish, lake trout, and small mouth bass.
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Lake Kipawa brings many tourists every year that come to enjoy entertaining activities such as fishing and boat tours. Logging is still an operated market since dams permitted the development of agricultural fields and tourism. Go visit Lake Kipawa when you have the chance and live the Kipawa experience.