Shelldrake Pass

Shelldrake takes its name from the Ojibwa word Anzigo-ziibi, which refers to the merganser (or sawbill) duck. Long before European settlement, the area was a seasonal Native American fishing village and a waypoint to Vermilion Point, where tribes gathered red ochre for paint. Originally a Native American fishing village, it later boomed into a bustling, modern logging community in the late 19th century. Today, it is a privately owned site with only a few weathered buildings remaining.