Timiskaming District
Around Timiskaming District
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Timiskaming District
Locals say Timiskaming
Lakes, pines, and northern skies.
Lake blueForest greenAutumn orange
Welcome to Timiskaming, where the lakes are big and the winters are real. Whether you're here for the fishing, the snowmobiling, or just to enjoy the quiet, you'll find a community that knows how to have a good time. Grab a coffee and say hi.
Clubs for Timiskaming District
No clubs for Timiskaming District yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Timiskaming District. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Timiskaming District. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Devil's Rock A dramatic cliff overlooking Lake Temiskaming.
- Museum of Northern History Local history museum in Kirkland Lake.
- Haileybury Beach A popular public beach on Lake Temiskaming.
- Cobalt Mining Museum Celebrates the region's silver mining heritage.
- Lake Temiskaming The large lake that anchors the region.
- Kirkland Lake (lake) The lake that gave the town its name.
- Outdoors Snowmobiling on local trails
- Outdoors Fishing on Lake Temiskaming
- With kids Visit the Museum of Northern History
- With kids Swim at Haileybury Beach
- Evenings Local pubs and taverns
- Evenings Live music at community halls
- Locals love Fishing lodges
- Locals love Hunting camps
Through the year
- New Liskeard Fall Fair September Agricultural fair with exhibits, rides, and local produce.
- Kirkland Lake Winter Carnival February Winter festival with ice sculptures, games, and community fun.
- Temiskaming Highland Games June Scottish heritage celebration with athletics, music, and dancing.
- Englehart and Area Fall Fair August A classic country fair with livestock and family activities.
- Kirkland Lake Gold Miners home games Seasonal (winter) Junior hockey action in the NOJHL.
Cold, snowy winters and short, warm summers. The best time to be out is late summer and early fall. Best: Late summer and early fall are the best times to be out.
Talk like a local
- “The Shores”
- Temiskaming Shores
- “KL”
- Kirkland Lake
- “The Lake”
- Lake Temiskaming
- “Bush”
- The forest
Getaways
- Témiscamingue Cross the border for a different flavour of Quebec.
- Rouyn-Noranda A larger city with arts and culture.
- North Bay Gateway to the south with shopping and services.
- Timmins Another mining town with its own character.
Local flavour
Teams
- Kirkland Lake Gold Miners NOJHL
Also rooting for Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators
Eat and drink
- Poutine A Canadian staple with local variations
- Wild blueberry pie Foraged from local fields
- Maple syrup From nearby sugar bushes
- Bannock Indigenous bread, often cooked over a fire
- Perogies Ukrainian heritage dish
- Finnish pancakes From the Finnish community
Where people go
- Mining towns Kirkland Lake's gold mining heritage
- Fishing lodges Outposts on remote lakes
- Hunting camps Seasonal retreats in the bush
- Snowmobile trails Winter routes through the forest
- Lakes Countless bodies of water
- Forests Boreal and mixed woods
- Small-town main streets Local shops and cafes
- Community halls Gatherings and events
- Saunas Finnish cultural tradition
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Nearby
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Rural Timiskaming, ON. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.