Kahshe Lake
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| Kahshe Lake | |
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  Kahshe Lake | |
| Location | Muskoka, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°52′N 79°16′W / 44.867°N 79.267°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
Kahshe Lake is a lake in the Muskoka region in Ontario, Canada near Gravenhurst.
Kahshe is the fourth largest lake in the region and has approximately 600 cottages. The lake is tea-coloured, containing a high level of dissolved organics.
Name
[edit]The lake name Ka-shesheb-agam-ag is a First Nations term that may mean 'where there are-ducks-lake-place', thus 'Lake of Many Ducks'; compare Ojibwe jishib 'duck'; the following are spurious (Carl Masthay, St. Louis, 2009): Kah-Lake, She-Many, Bog-Ducks,a-and, Mog or Maug-Loons, therefore Lake of Many Many Ducks and Loons (researched by Ken Little). Other people claim that it means Lake of Many Islands or "Lake of Healing Waters".
Description
[edit]The west side of Kahshe Lake is shallow while the east side is deep. Both areas have many shallow rock hazards with no marker buoys, though in recent years a community initiative to install rock markers[1] across the lake has helped with rock hazard visibility. A public beach, boating docks and a boat launch are located off North Kahshe Lake Road.
Events
[edit]Kahshe Lake has been featured on fishing shows and in a Tim Hortons television commercial. Residents have been staging the Kahshe Lake regatta, for over fifty years.[2] Lake Kahshe also has barn dances, a Labour Day concert, and the Rockhaven Inn craft sale. As well as the bi-yearly Muskoka Seaflea Fleafest event.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kahshe Lake Ratepayers Association (KLRA) - The Kahshe Lake Rock Marker Initiative". www.kahshelake.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "Kahshe Lake Ratepayers Association (KLRA) - The Kahshe Lake Regatta". www.kahshelake.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-07.