Fort Frances Canal 1878

The following inscription is found on the plaque installed by the "Ontario Historical Society".

Constructed 1875 -1878, during Alexander MacKenzie's administration as part of a larger project to improve communications in the West, the Fort Frances canal provided unbroken communication between Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods, it provided temporary connection with completed sections of the CPR. The importance of the canal diminished when the CPR route was altered to follow a more northerly direction, the nearby water way facilitated steamship navigation until 1908, when it was incorporated into the adjacent dam and power development.