Temagami | |
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| Municipality of Temagami | |
 Temagami on the shores of Lake Temagami. | |
 Location of Temagami in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 47°03′45″N 79°47′25″W / 47.06250°N 79.79028°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Settled | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dan O'Mara |
| • Governing Body | Temagami Town Council |
| • MPs | Anthony Rota (LPC) |
| • MPPs | John Vanthof (ONDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,905.92 km2 (735.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 802 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0H |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www.temagami.ca |
Temagami, formerly spelled Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart.
The Temagami region is known as n'Daki Menan, the homeland of the area's First Nations community, most of whom are Anishinaabe (Ojibwe), living on Bear Island. The official name for this group is the Temagami First Nation. However, a larger group that includes these people, plus non-status residents and some non-residents is called the Teme-Augama Anishnabai.
Some of the main tourist attractions within the community include old-growth red and white pine, Lake Temagami, Caribou Mountain, fishing, showings of Grey Owl from the 1930s, and over 4,000 km (2,500 mi) of canoe routes.
It is also known as the staging point for cottage vacationing and wilderness canoeing trips on Lake Temagami, in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park, and vast tracts of wilderness in the area. There are several outfitters here that cater to outdoor activity.
The community is home to the Finlayson Point Provincial Park, which itself offers access to Lake Temagami. An excellent view of the entire Temagami area is offered by the Temagami Fire Tower on Caribou Mountain, a renovated 100 ft (30 m)-tall fire lookout tower that visitors can climb free of charge. The Temagami Fire Tower was last used in the 1970s to spot fires. The original fire tower built here was 45 ft (14 m) high and made of square timber.
The Municipality of Temagami also includes the communities of Lake Temagami, Marten River, and Temagami North.