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Animikie

The point where the Kaministiquia River flows into Lake Superior was known to the Ojibwa as Animikie.

Later on some people called it Fort William and some people called it Port Arthur.

Now everybody calls it Thunder Bay which is the English word for Animikie so that's OK.


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