Moosonee
Sign in to saveMoosonee () is a town in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River. It is considered to be "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port. Nearby, on Moose Factory Island, is the older community of Moose Factory to which it is connected by water taxi in the summer and ice road in the winter.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Moosonee
- Settlement.official_name
- Town of Moosonee
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town (single-tier)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Moosonee downtown aerial.jpg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Moosonee logo.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ontario
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ontario
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northeastern Ontario
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Cochrane
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Wayne Taipale
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Councillors
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Attractions and tourism
- Services
- Transportation
- Moosonee station and yard
- Airport
- Roads
- Communications
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Moosonee () is a town in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River. It is considered to be "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port. Nearby, on Moose Factory Island, is the older community of Moose Factory to which it is connected by water taxi in the summer and ice road in the winter.
There is no road connection to the community but flights are provided by Air Creebec and by Thunder Airlines, via Moosonee Airport. Moosonee is also the railhead of the Ontario Northland Railway where goods are transferred to barges and aircraft for transport to more northerly communities. The community was the site of a fur trading post set up in 1903 by Revillon Frères, competitors to the Hudson's Bay Company, which later bought out Revillon.