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Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Route: Highway #17 between Kenora and Ignace, Ontario
Here is the itinerary for the 246 km along Highway #17 between Kenora and Ignace
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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.
Ontario Highways road condition reports for this segment.
KM from Start | Highway Point Description | Municipality | GPS and
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0 | 246 | Bridge crossing, railway tracks to N, Generating Station | Kenora | Map Zoom |
1 | 245 | Intersection Main St & 2nd St, Kenricia Hotel | Kenora | Map Zoom |
1 | 245 | 4th Ave S, auto services | Kenora | Map Zoom |
3 | 243 | 5th Street S, services, Lubys Motel & Restaurant 680 8th Kenora, ON (807) 468-3044 | Kenora | Map Zoom |
3 | 243 | Miikana Way & Pine Portage Rd intersection, access to shopping | Kenora | Map Zoom |
3 | 243 | River St (N) intersection | Kenora | Map Zoom |
4 | 242 | Transmitter Rd to E | Kenora | Map Zoom |
4 | 242 | Jones Rd (hwy 671 N to Kenora Airport). S to Kenora Indian Reserve 388 | Kenora | Map Zoom |
11 | 235 | Hilly Lake to N | | Map Zoom |
12 | 234 | Bigstone Bay Rd, S to Kenora Indian Reserve 388 | | Map Zoom |
12 | 234 | Highway 17A junction | | Map Zoom |
22 | 224 | Junction 17 & 71 S to Sioux Narrows & Fort Francis/International Falls | | Map Zoom |
45 | 201 | Hawk Lake Rd crossing, S to community of Hawk Lake | | Map Zoom |
62 | 184 | Gordon Lake Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
83 | 163 | West Arm Rd to Eagle Lake | | Map Zoom |
88 | 158 | Hanslip's Rd | | Map Zoom |
90 | 156 | Road to N, Sandy Lake Motel, gas, food | | Map Zoom |
94 | 152 | Spencer Rd, and view of Florence Lake | Vermillion Bay | Map Zoom |
95 | 151 | Tower Rd (N), view south to Eagle Lake | Vermillion Bay | Map Zoom |
96 | 150 | Roadside Turnout with viewpoint on south side | Vermillion Bay | Map Zoom |
102 | 144 | Waldhog Rd N to Old Post B&B (Osnaburgh House , Pickle Lake, ON P0V 2H0 ) | | Map Zoom |
103 | 143 | Passing Gravel pis on both sides of hwy | | Map Zoom |
108 | 138 | Crossing Eagle River | | Map Zoom |
110 | 136 | Junction Highway 594S, Town of Eagle River, Eagle River Indian Reserve 27 | Eagle River | Map Zoom |
112 | 134 | Junction Highway 594N | | Map Zoom |
117 | 129 | Minnitaki Rd, S to community of Minnitaki | | Map Zoom |
123 | 123 | Junction Hwy 605, S to community of Oxdrift, services | | Map Zoom |
131 | 115 | Johnson Rd crossing | Dryden | Map Zoom |
131 | 115 | Wabigoon River crossing | Dryden | Map Zoom |
133 | 113 | Keller Rd (N) | Dryden | Map Zoom |
133 | 113 | Birchland Trailer & RV park (S) Dryden, ON P8N 2Z2, Tel: (807) 937-4938 | Dryden | Map Zoom |
134 | 112 | Hwy 665 Junction | Dryden | Map Zoom |
136 | 110 | Anton Rd (W) Leach Rd (W) | Dryden | Map Zoom |
136 | 110 | Roadside Turnout, W side | Dryden | Map Zoom |
137 | 109 | Johnson Rd intersection, services, accommodation | Dryden | Map Zoom |
137 | 109 | Junction Cecil Ave (N) and Hwy 502 (S) all services, west access into downtown Dryden | Dryden | Map Zoom |
138 | 108 | Pedestrian overpass, IGA groceries | Dryden | Map Zoom |
138 | 108 | Truck stops on N side | Dryden | Map Zoom |
139 | 107 | Junction Hwy 601 (N) Colonization Ave N (S) access to Dryden Regional Hospital (58 Goodall Street: 807-223-8200, 49.7699, -92.8383) | Dryden | Map Zoom |
139 | 107 | Junction Duke Stand Hwy 594 (S) east access into downtown Dryden | Dryden | Map Zoom |
139 | 107 | Durance Ave (N), accommodation | Dryden | Map Zoom |
144 | 102 | Highway 601 N to Dryden Airport (5 km) | Dryden | Map Zoom |
148 | 98 | Thunder Lake Rd (E), access to Aaron PPP | | Map Zoom |
150 | 96 | Elm Bay Rd (S), Pass Thunder Lake to N, Wabigoon L to south | | Map Zoom |
152 | 94 | Bonny Bay Rd, S to Wabigoon Lake | | Map Zoom |
152 | 94 | Roadside Turnout, N side | | Map Zoom |
158 | 88 | Hill St to Franklin's On Stone Lake, 128 Flat Lake Rd , Madsen, ON P0V 2C0 , (807) 727 2101 | Wabigoon | Map Zoom |
153 | 93 | Thunder Creek river crossing | Wabigoon | Map Zoom |
158 | 88 | Hughes Creek river crossing | | Map Zoom |
167 | 79 | Highway 72 junction, N to Dinorwic, Sioux Lookout (67 km) | Dinorwic | Map Zoom |
176 | 70 | Roadside turnout with restaurant, N(E) side | | Map Zoom |
188 | 58 | Highway 603 (N) to Dyment | | Map Zoom |
196 | 50 | Basket Lake Rd (N) | | Map Zoom |
206 | 40 | small Roadside Turnout S side, view of river | | Map Zoom |
206 | 40 | Revell River crossing | | Map Zoom |
211 | 35 | small Roadside Turnout S side, view of pond | | Map Zoom |
211 | 35 | Junction Hwy 622 S Turtle River PP, Atikkan | | Map Zoom |
211 | 35 | Roadside Turnout S side | | Map Zoom |
221 | 25 | Raleigh Lake Rd (S) | | Map Zoom |
232 | 14 | Mamegweiss Lake Rd exit | | Map Zoom |
239 | 7 | Ignace Municipal Airport to S | Ignace | Map Zoom |
243 | 3 | Lakeshore Rd intersection | Ignace | Map Zoom |
244 | 2 | Humphrey Rd (E) Davey Lake Rd (W) | Ignace | Map Zoom |
245 | 1 | Rand St (S) into Ignace | Ignace | Map Zoom |
246 | 0 | Junction Hwy 599, N to Silver Dollar (69 km) | Ignace | Map Zoom |
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