[7] In June 1775, Alexander Henry the elder left Montreal with 16 canoes and goods worth £3,000.

From the new Hudson's Bay Company post at Cumberland Lake, Henry and the two Frobishers went north up the Sturgeon-Weir hoping to reach Frog Portage where Thomas had traded successfully the previous year.

Since there was good fishing they stopped at the mouth of the West Weir and built a fort.

[1] On 1 January, Henry set out on foot and spent three months visiting the Indians.

[9] At the north-eastern corner of the lake, just north of Denare Beach, is Sawmill Bay Campground.