Sioux Lookout is situated on Pelican Lake, part of the English River-Lac Seul Water System. Sioux Lookout is an important service centre in the heart of the Patricia Region. You can stock up on food, bait and tackle and other supplies in town or stay overnight in a hotel/motel. There are many resorts in the area offering great fishing or hunting and many are perfect for a family vacation. If you're looking for a very secluded remote cabin, there are many outposts cabins to fly to from Sioux Lookout. You can even fly to all-inclusive American Plan fly-in resorts. Enjoy the annual Blueberry Festival held every August. Visit Ojibway Provincial Park about 25 kilometers southwest of Sioux Lookout on Highway 72. Natural features you'll find include labrador tea, wild rice, lady slipper and water lily. The campground on Little Vermilion Lake has a sandy beach for swimmers. Eleven kilometers of picturesque hiking trails wind through the backwoods. South of Sioux Lookout is the village of Hudson and beautiful Vermilion Lake, known for its clear deep water and Big Vermilion Beach, one of the nicest swimming spots in the area.
Sioux Mountain, site of a 1700s battle between the Ojibway and invading Sioux is located across the lake from the Town site. Legend has it that the Ojibway camped at the peak of Sioux Mountain so they could see approaching Sioux canoes from a great distance and set up a successful ambush. During the ambush the entire invading party was killed or drowned except for one small boy, saved by a compassionate Ojibway woman. He was adopted into the tribe and later became one of its most respected chiefs.
The Town of Sioux Lookout derives its name from the Ojibway-Sioux confrontation. Hiking trails still lead to the peak of Sioux Mountain though the view is now regarded as more beautiful than menacing.
To find out more about the individual resorts, hotels, and businesses in Sioux Lookout, link to their websites at the bottom of this page.
HISTORY OF SIOUX LOOKOUT:
Sioux Lookout�s name comes from a nearby mountain, which, in the late 1700�s, was used by Ojibway Indians to watch for Sioux warriors who were expected to ambush their camp. As it happened, the Ojibway did the ambushing and killed all but one of the Sioux. There may be a different Sioux version of this story but if so, it is not told here in Ojibway country. Because of this strategic location, Sioux Lookout was a surveyors camp in the early 1900�s. From Sioux Mountain early canoe brigades using the English River System could be sighted from a great distance. Hudson Airport in Sioux Lookout was one of the busiest airports in North Amercia during the Red Lake gold Rush.
Present day Sioux Lookout was incorporated in 1912 and was then a terminal point on the C.N.R. Trans-Canada line. For many years, we were a railway town. Now, the C.N.R. is a significant employer, but it is not the base of the municipality�s economy. The forest industry is an important part of the economy. Its inherent instability is partly offset by the stability of the service sector. As a result, Sioux Lookout barely felt the effects of the recession of the early 1980�s. Tourism makes a significant contribution to the economy, but its potential is just beginning to be tapped.
Urban Sioux Lookout fronts on Pelican Lake, and the municipality undertook a lakefront improvement program to beautify this area. There are now more parks, paths, and other recreational facilities along the lakefront. Numerous other lakes are easily accessible by car or boat from Sioux Lookout including Minnitaki, Lac Seul, Abram and Pelican Lakes. Hudson fronts on Lost Lake with other lakes accessible such as Little and Big Vermilion lakes.
MAIN INDUSTRIES:
Services, (68%)
Forestry, (14%)
Tourism, (4%)
Transportation, (12%)
POPULATION: 5336
DISTANCES TO NEAREST TOWNS:
Sioux Lookout to Dryden � 95 km
Sioux Lookout to Ignace � 140 km
Sioux Lookout to Thunder Bay � 370 km
MUSEUM:
The Sioux Lookout Museum was officially opened on July 18, 1981 in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony. However, the museum existed in various incarnations well before then. The Sarah Vaughn Public Library was situated on the corner of King Street and Fifth Avenue. It was in this small building that volunteers began to collect donations from local townspeople that related to the history of the town. The overwhelming success of the displays convinced the energetic locals that a full-size museum was desperately needed. Through hours of hard work and tireless fundraising, the town council agreed to set aside a piece of land to house the museum. At around that same time the Public School Board donated two portable classrooms which were no longer needed. The volunteers came together to build a permanent establishment out of the trailers, and that is the museum which is still being used to this day.
VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE:
The Sioux Lookout Information Center offers outfitter brochures, fishing and hunting regulations, Ontario and Manitoba brochures, lake maps, Chamber of Commerce information, and retail items (T-shirts, sweatshirts, postcards, hats, maps, books, crafts),. The Information Centre also has a beautiful picnic area overlooking the lake and walking trail.
Summer hours of operation: 8:00am � 8:00pm (July and August)
Winter hours of operation: Mon � Fri, 9- 12:30 and 2:30 � 4:00
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AND �MUST-SEES� IN SIOUX LOOKOUT:
Umfreville Trail
Blueberry Festival
Museum (July and August)
Original Railway Station downtown
Scenic lookout on Wellington Street behind Museum and waterfront
SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS:
Blueberry Festival, 10 day event every August (2003 dates August 1st- 10th ).
Canada Day Celebrations (July 1st).
Sioux Mountain Winter Festival, January 2004 (dates TBA).
Northern First Nations Hockey Tournament, March 2004 (dates TBA).
Race Relations Week, March 2004 (dates TBA).
Sioux Hudson Entertainment Series (dates TBA).
Aboriginal Day (June 21st).
Christmas Parade (last weekend in November).
TOURS OF THE COMMUNITY:
Walking tour- self guided historical tours of Umfreville trail
Houseboat tours
HIKING TRAILS IN AREA:
Umfreville trail � Travel Information Centre to Frog Rapids Bridge.
Birch Trail, 4km.
Oslund Trail, 5km.
Large number of groomed cross-country ski trails (over 30km) available in summer for biking and hiking.
PUBLIC BEACHES IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS:
Town Beach - playground and picnic area, outdoor stage. Wellington St. Second
Sandy Beach � Hwy 72.
Big Vermillion Beach (Bernier�s Beach) in Hudson
Boat Bay Beach � Hudson.
CAMPGROUNDS IN SURROUNDING AREAS:
The Sioux Lookout and Hudson Association or Community Living in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources run Ojibway Provincial Park, located approximately 20 km from Sioux Lookout on Hwy 72.
CHURCHES IN AREA:
Anglican (St. Mary�s)
Believer�s Fellowship
Calvary Baptist
Hudson Believer�s Fellowship Community Church
Pentecostal ( New Life Assembly)
Roman Catholic (Sacred Heart)
United (St. Andrew�s)
PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES IN AREA:
Deception Bay Landing, need a pass.
Superior Junction Boat Launch.
West Point Cove Boat Launch
Sturgeon River Road Boat Launch
Butterfly Lake
Sturgeon River (Alcona Highway)
Big Vermillion west of Hudson
Big Vermillion � Botham�s Bay
Abram Lake � Lakes
Lac Seul � Boat Bay
HOSPITAL OR NURSING STATION:
Meno Ya Win Health Centre � 2 sites, 5th Avenue and 7th Avenue. (new sit also to be built in the near future
Hugh Allen Clinic
PICNIC AREAS OR PARK WITHIN THE COMMUNITY:
Travel Information Centre � Picnic Area
Ojibway Provincial Park � 25 km southwest of Sioux Lookout, picnic area, beach, playground, camping
Jeffrey�s Park � scenic lookout, trains
Lion�s Park � playground, picnic area
Fuller Park/ Lion�s Park � playground
Umfreville Park � picnic area, beach
Farlinger Park (town beach) � picnic area, playground, beach
OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Ojibway Power Toboggan Association maintains 150 km of local snowmobile trails.
Blueberry Hill � well lit tobogganing hill.
Sioux Lookout Fitness Centre � arena, gym, weight room, running track, courts, meeting rooms.
Cedar Bay Recreational Facility.
Outdoors Sport Complex � baseball diamonds, tennis courts, bocce courts, horseshoe pits, skateboard area, sandbox.
Soccer, baseball, tennis.
Ojiway Golf and Curling Club.
Boating and Fishing.
WINTER ACTIVITIES:
CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS
Nordic Nomads Cross Country Ski Club maintains over 25 km of cross-country ski trails. There are both challenging and relaxing trails, as well as racing loop on the grounds of the Ojibway Golf and Curling Club.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Sioux Lookout has the busiest airport between Thunder Bay and Winnipeg with + 100,000 passengers per year. Open 24/7 with IFR, refueling.
Sioux Lookout is easy to find! Drive up Highway 72 approximately 65 kilometers north of the Trans-Canada Highway. For more information you can call the Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce at 807-737-1937 or the Town of Sioux Lookout at 807-737-2700.
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Guardian Eagle
Explore 75,000 acres of exclusive fly-in fishing waters in beautiful Ontario, Canada. You'll love fishing DeLessepps Lake, a tw ...
Box 1448 Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1B9
807-737-1113 or 800-465-3844
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Anderson's Lodge
Fishing's the lure, there's no doubt about that, but once our guests have had the opportunity to combine great fishing with the ...
Box 1058 Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada P8T 1B7
807-737-1279 or 800-465-1098
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Ghost River Lodges
Ghost River and Sturgeon River Camps have the fishing adventure you've been looking for. We are a remote fishing lodge offering ...
RR1 Kakabeka Falls, Ontario P0T 1W0
807-475-3243 or 888-446-7874
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At Uchi Lake Lodge
Uchi Lake Lodge -
"What makes Uchi Lodge
DIFFERENT?" It's Simple.
We ensure that you'll be
totally satisfied f ...
Box 104 Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada P8T 1A1
807-737-1356 or 800-946-8244
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Lac Seul Outposts/Ojibway Outfitters
Lac Seul - A name that sends shivers through the most ardent walleye, northern or muskie fishermen. Shorelines of this, the sec ...
Box 4035 Sioux Lookout, P8T 1J9
807-737-0814 or 800-567-4775
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Fireside Lodge
Get away from it all and enjoy a Canadian Wilderness Experience at Fireside Lodge. Three and a half hours from the Minnesota bo ...
Box 218 Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada P8T 1A3
807-737-1919 or 800-545-0815
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Moosehorn Lodge
The finest Walleye fishing in Canada; Gateway to Lac Seul and the English River Watershed - Sioux Lookout Ontario and Moosehorn ...
Box 579 Sioux Lookout, P8T 1A8
807-737-2630 or 800-682-6123
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Northwood Outposts
"WORLD CLASS OUTPOST CABINS ON WORLD CLASS LAKES"
Enjoy the privacy and beauty of a fly-in fishing vacation with first-class ...
P.O. Box 231 Stony Mountain, Manitoba R0C 3A0
204-344-5483 Cell: 204-981-0369 or 877-925-3593
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Lamplighter Motel
Box 558 Sioux Lookout, P8T 1A8
807-737-1014 or 877-737-0377
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Frog Rapids Camp
RR #1 Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada P8T 1J5
807-737-3029
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Al's North Star Lodge
16 Meadwell Dr. Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1G9
807-737-2043
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Sioux Pharmacy
Box 1804, 14 Fourth Avenue Sioux Lookout, P8T 1C5
807-737-3434
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Sioux Lookout/Hudson Tourism Association
Box 1238 Sioux Lookout, P8T 1B8
807-737-1279
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New Steakhouse & Salad Bar Restaurant
Box 1465, 47A Front Street Sioux Lookout, P8T 1B9
807-737-4632
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Fifth Avenue Bar & Grill
P.O. Box 207, 68 Front Street Sioux Lookout, P8T 1B8
807-737-3443
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The Rising Star B & B
Box 1676, 26 King Street Sioux Lookout, P8T 1C4
807-737-0444 (cell) or 1-888-250-3556
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Sioux Lookout Master Angler Release Awards Program
Box 397 Sioux Lookout, Ontario P8T 1A5
807-737-1937
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