Ear Falls is situated on the the English River at the Lac Seul Reservior on Highway 105 in the Patricia Region. As North America's Bald Eagle Capital Ear Falls provides a unique opportunity to witness these majestic birds in flight. The Ear Falls Museum chronicles the history of the area with its display of ancient artifacts. Pakwash Provincial Park just north of Ear Falls is home to a 1.5 kilometer long sand beach, campgrounds, nature trails and aboriginal rock paintings.
Ear Falls can take pride in its accomplishments. The town is attracting new industries, and tourism is expanding. Ear Falls is now a modern community that offers a wide range of services and attractions. Recreational facilities include a nine hole golf course, a fully equipped fitness centre and arena, cross country ski trails, and miles of snowmobile trails.
Just south of the town is Perrault Falls, featuring a breathtaking cascade of water between Perrault and Wabaskang Lakes. Ear Falls is a gateway to fishing and outdoor adventures in the central Patricia Region.
To link to the accommodations and businesses and services in Ear Falls, please scroll down to the bottom of this page for a listing of our members.
HISTORY OF EAR FALLS
Many years ago, before the area was settled, the First Nations people discovered the abundant hunting and fishing in the area and named the impressive waterfall here on the English River "Otahwaka Powitek" after a spirit that they believed inhabited the area. This name that they gave to the area translates to English as "Ear Falls". Fur traders later discovered the trapping potential of the area, and in 1840 the Hudson Bay Company opened the Gold Pines Trading Post on Lac Seul. Gold Pines remained the main settlement until 1929 when Ontario Hydro built the dam on the English River in order to supply power to the growing gold mining industry. At this point the community was established in its current location. In 1947 the highway reached Ear Falls, and with it came the various lodges and growing tourist industry. In 1966 construction began on the Griffith Iron Ore Mine brining rapid growth to the town and becoming the main employer in the area until it's closure in 1986. One decade later brought the Avenor Sawmill, which is now owned and operated by Weyerhauser Canada and remains one of the area's major employers.
MAIN INDUSTRIES:
The town's main industries are hydroelectric power generation, forestry, lumber production, and tourism.
POPULATION: 1200
DISTANCE TO NEAREST TOWNS:
Ear Falls to Red Lake - 70 km
Ear Falls to Vermillion Bay - 98 km
Ear Falls to Dryden -145 km
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE:
The Visitor Information Centre is opened from June to September and is located on the Ear Falls Waterfront Park. There is a large beach, a playing field, a covered picnic area, and a large restroom facility with a change room and showers. The park also has "The Patricia" on display. The Patricia is a freight boat that was built in the 1930's and has been fully restored. The Information Centre provides brochures on the local attractions and accommodations, maps of the town, as well as maps of Sunset Country and all of Ontario. A wide range of literature on fishing, camping, museums, and safety while in the area is also available. Visitor Information service is available at the Ear Falls 2000 office, located in the plaza, during the winter months.
Summer Hours- 8:30am-4:30pm (Mon- Sat)
Ear Falls 2000 Office: Winter Hours - 8:30am-4:30pm (Mon- Fri)
MUSEUM:
The Ear Falls Museum is home to a large collection of First Nations artifacts as well as a range of displays presenting the rich trading, transportation and mining history of the Ear Falls area. This museum also houses a clay pot from the Laurel Culture, which is believed to be over 2 000 years old and is one of the 3 pots of it's kind in existence.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS OR �MUST-SEES� IN THE COMMUNITY
- Ear Falls Golf and Country Club has a scenic 9 hole course on the shores of the English River.
- Ear Falls Museum presents the rich First Nations, trading, and mining history of the area.
- Griffith Mine Interpretive Site features hiking/biking/ATV trails, wild life observation areas, and interpretive sites.
- Pakwash Provincial Park, located 19 km north of Ear Falls has a beach, playground, boat launch, and camping facilities on the shores of Pakwash Lake.
- Waterfront Park has a beach, covered picnic area, playing field, and hosts the Trout Forest Music Festival each year.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS:
Canada Day Celebrations-Tuesday July 1st 2003
These celebrations are held at the Ear Falls Waterfront Park and provide face painting, food, children's games, and fireworks.
Eagle Days- July 18, 19, 20th 2003
This summer celebration features an off-road poker derby, golf tournament, fishing derby, and dinner & dance.
Pakwash Play Day- Saturday August 2nd 2003
This is a great family event held at Pakwash Provincial Park with food, activities and entertainment for the kids.
Trout Forest Music Festival-August 15, 16, 17th 2003
This festival celebrates Canadian talent and features more than 20 musicians from all over Canada. There is a creative arts selection, great food, and camping available. It is all held at the Waterfront Park.
Spirit Harvest Festival-September 5, 6th 2003
This festival is held at the Ear Falls Arena and is a display of local businesses. There are children's activities during the day and a dance in the evening.
White Knights Snow Poker- Feb 2004 (exact date TBA)
Winter Fest-March 2004 (exact date TBA)
HIKING:
Pakwash Provincial Park, located 19 km north of Ear Falls, has a beautiful trail that winds through the woods, passes a beaver pond and crosses through a marsh. There are several plaques placed throughout the trail which provide information on a variety of the plant and wild life that can be seen along the way.
Griffith Mine Interpretive Site, located 20 km north of Ear Falls, provides a network of trails that offer a variety of different routs to hike or bike. The trails span the entire area of the mine, wind around the former open mine pits, and pass the shores of Bruce Lake. A number of interpretive sites, which provide information about the area, are located along the trails. Natural rehabilitation of the mine has created a home for many species of wild life, and as a result a wetland, a moose and beaver habitat, and a waterfowl observation site are present.
Structured public ATV trails: Parts of the Griffith Mine trails are frequented by ATV drivers as well as the network of snowmobile trails surrounding Ear Falls, which are ideal for ATV drivers in the summer months.
PUBLIC BEACHES:
Pakwash Provincial Park has 1.5 km of sand beaches on the shore of shallow and warm Pakwash Lake. The Park also has a boat launch, both a covered and uncovered picnic area, a playground, and restroom facilities as well as tenting and R.V. sites with full hookups available.
Ear Falls Waterfront Park, located on the beautiful English River, has a sand beach, a swimming dock, a covered picnic area, and a restroom facility with showers and change-room.
Municipality Run Campgrounds: The Ear Falls 2000 office runs Pakwash Provincial Park.
CHURCHES IN AREA:
Ear Falls Mennonite Chapel
St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH:
- Dutchie's Landing, situated just off of Lilac St. in the Town of Ear Falls, provides access to the English River.
- Gold Pine's Landing, located 4 km down Gold Pines Road, provides access to Lac Seul.
- Pakwash Provincial Park, located 19 km north of Ear Falls, has a boat launch onto Pakwash Lake.
MEDICAL CENTRE:
The Ear Falls Medical Centre has a doctor's office that periodically houses a rotating roster of doctors from out of town. The Centre also contains Ambulance Services, Community Counseling, Family Futures, Unemployment Outreach, Probation and Parole Services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Program, Northwestern Health Unit, and a Dentist's Office.
PICNIC AREAS OR PARKS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY:
- The Ball Field, located on Scott St., has two baseball diamonds, a covered picnic area and a restroom facility.
- Pakwash Provincial Park, North of Ear Falls on Highway 105, has covered and uncovered picnic areas, a beach, a playing field and a playground.
- Playgrounds- there are three playgrounds in town, one located on Balsam Ave., one located on Scott St. and one located on Birch Dr.
- The Waterfront Park, located on the eastern end of town just off of Highway 105, provides a covered picnic area, a beach, and a playing field as well as the historic "Patricia" freight boat and the Visitor Information Centre.
OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
The Ear Falls Golf Course and Country Club is a scenic 9-hole course on the shores of the English River. There is a putting green, a driving range, and a licensed restaurant. Open May-October.
The Ear Falls Recreation Centre in the winter months is home to a large ice rink used for broom-ball, hockey, figure skating, public skating, and ringette. In the summer months this area is used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, and floor hockey. The Recreation Centre also has a fitness centre, pool table, ping-pong-table, and arcade.
WINTER ACTIVITIES:
Cross Country Ski Trails: The Ear Falls Cross Country Ski Trails begin behind the Northern Eagle Transitional School and stretch for 12 km's. The vast network of trails provides a choice of routes for everyone from beginner skiers to the much more advanced, and all routes provide beautiful scenery.
Down Hill Ski Area: There is a down hill ski area in Ear Falls, which provides two ski hills, a towrope, and a warm-up chalet. However, the ski hill will not operate for the 2003/2004 season.
Snowmobile Trail: The Ear Falls area has a network of snow mobile trails stretching for hundreds of miles. The trails are operated by the White Knights Snow-machine Club and the trails include the border to border Trans Canada Provincial Trail System.
For more information you can call the Ear Falls Information Center at (807) 222-2059 or the Township of Ear Falls at (807) 222-3624.
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