Agawa River
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The Agawa River is a river in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada which empties into Agawa Bay on Lake Superior south of Wawa, Ontario.
The Algoma Central Railway runs an excursion train which leaves Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and travels through the Agawa Canyon. The scenery of this region inspired a number of paintings by the Group of Seven.
The Agawa Rock pictographs are located on a rock face extending into Lake Superior in Agawa Bay. Some paintings are at least 1500 years old, while others may only date back to the 1800s. "Agawa" means "sacred place" in the Ojibwe language. Agawa Bay and the lower parts of the river are located in Lake Superior Provincial Park.