Nine Mile Portage Plaque

NINE MILE PORTAGE

Site of eastern terminus of an Indian portage from
Kempenfeldt Bay to Willow Creek and thence by the
Nottawasaga River to Georgian Bay. In the winter
of 1813-14, a force under Lieut.-Colonel Robert
McDouall followed it on the way to relieve the
isolated British garrison at Michilimackinac. That
summer it was developed as a rough wagon road
and till about 1829 was in frequent use for transport
of supplies to Penetanguishene and the western
military and fur trading posts.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historical Sites Board.