4 INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES ON MANITOULIN ISLAND | TRAVEL MAMMAL TRAVEL VID

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Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Manitoulin Island. Located in Lake Huron, within the borders of the Canadian province of Ontario. It's a magical place for those who visit, and of course, those who've called it home for millenia.

With an area of 2,766 km2 (1,068 sq mi), it is the largest lake island in the world, large enough that it has over 100 lakes itself. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archaeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and Archaic cultures dating from 10,000 BC to 2,000 BC.

The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ),[3] which means "cave of the spirit". It was named for an underwater cave where a powerful spirit is said to live. By the 19th century, the Odawa "l" was pronounced as "n". The same word with a newer pronunciation is used for the town Manitowaning (19th-century Odawa "Manidoowaaning"), which is located on Manitoulin Island near the underwater cave where legend has it that the spirit dwells. The modern Odawa name for Manitoulin Island is Mnidoo Mnis, meaning "Spirit Island".

There are many experiences to be had on Manitoulin, I've only covered 4. Please feel free to comment on the experiences I missed in the video, and those experiences that hold a special place for you.

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