Missanabie, Northern Ontario

Wake up on
the water.

Fifteen cottages and thirty waterfront sites on a lake with three hundred miles of shoreline — cared for by the Missanabie Cree, on the edge of the world's largest game preserve.

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Owned & operated by the Missanabie Cree First Nation Formerly Ernie's Cottages & Campground
Pictured Water

A lake the Cree have known since time immemorial.

Missanabie takes its name from the “pictured waters” — the ochre pictographs painted on the rock faces of this river country. After generations without a land base, and a hard-won land claim under Treaty 9, the Missanabie Cree First Nation brought Ernie's beloved old camp home, renaming it for the great lake it sits on.

What you'll find is remote northern wilderness with every comfort of home: warm cottages, a working bait shop, and water in every direction.

“Human beings are part of the natural world, and not separate from it. When you stay here, you become part of our extended family.” — Missanabie Cree First Nation
300 mi
Of shoreline
15
Modern cottages
30
Waterfront sites
6
Sport fish species
#1
Largest game preserve

One lake,
a hundred ways to spend it.

Whether you're here to fish, to paddle, or just to sit by the water — start here.

Cottages tucked into the birches at Dog Lake Stay Cottages & campsites Fifteen modern cottages and thirty serviced waterfront sites. Where to sleep An angler holding a walleye on Dog Lake Fishing Six species, one big lake Walleye, pike and lake trout across 300 miles of shoreline. On the water Canoes paddling down the Missinaibi River Canoe Base camp for the Missinaibi Park with us and put in for the Heritage River to James Bay. The river
What our guests say

People come back.
For years.

A few words from recent guests on Google — lightly trimmed, otherwise theirs.

★★★★★
“One phone call in December and everything was ready for us in August. Rod and his crew did everything to make our stay fun and full of good fishing.”
Marty K.Returning guest
★★★★★
“The second year my son and I have come since the Cree First Nation bought it, and we couldn't be happier. Rod and the crew are honest, dependable and extremely helpful — the cabin was spotless.”
David H.Michigan
★★★★★
“The cabins were equipped with everything you'd need, and the wifi across the whole camp is very good. Rod was a fantastic host.”
Tom P.Stayed in a cabin
★★★★★
“We were on a canoe trip that started and ended on the VIA Rail line through the area. A beautiful trip — and a perfect place to finish it.”
Tom ParkerMissinaibi paddler
★★★★★
“Eight of us have made the trip up from lower Michigan for six years running for the opener. The fishing keeps us coming back.”
Robert C.6 years running
★★★★★
“We've been staying at this camp for thirty years. The service outstrips the fishing — and the fishing is fantastic.”
Dan D.30-year guest
Crest of the Missanabie Cree First Nation
The Nation

Owned & run by the Missanabie Cree.

This camp is one of the places the Missanabie Cree First Nation invested in when a century-old land claim was finally honoured. Staying here supports that work — and the promise to leave this water good enough for the next generation.

Meet the Nation
Come up

The lake's been here a while.
It'll wait for you.

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