Fort Frances

Places of Interest

Fort Saint Pierre

Historic site

Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Saint Pierre on Rainy Lake was the first French fort built west of Lake Superior. It was the first of eight forts built during the elder Vérendrye's expansion of trade and exploration westward from the Great Lakes. Fort Saint Pierre is situated 4 km east of Fort Frances.

Fort Frances Water Aerodrome

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Ontario. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System. Fort Frances Water Aerodrome is situated 4 km east of Fort Frances.

Places in the Area

International Falls

Photo: Andrew Filer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

International Falls is a city in Minnesota. The city is nicknamed "Frostbite Falls" or "Icebox of the Nation". According to Forbes magazine, it is the coldest city in the Lower 48 United States.

Fort Frances

Photo: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Frances is a town of 7,700 people in Northern Ontario. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

Ranier

Village

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ranier rə-NEER) is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 569 at the 2020 census. Ranier is located east of the city of International Falls, along State Highway 11. Ranier is situated 5 km east of Fort Frances.

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