1

'Chat's Lake from 'The Hill,' Arnprior, Ont.'
1900
Chats Lake, Ottawa River, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

2

According to Peter Hessel, portage des chats was so called because of the sharp rocks that filled the river and scratched, in a manner of speaking, the canoes of the voyageurs. However, Hessel also cites, in his book, "McNab, The Township", that Nicholas Garry, the Deputy Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who went up the Ottawa in 1821, wrote in his diary that these "most frightful rapids" and the lake above them were so called from the quantity of raccoons, which formerly filled the adjacent woods.

3

'McLachlin's Mills from Chats Lake Arnprior, Ont.'
1906
Chats Lake, Ottawa River, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

4

The Upper Ottawa Improvement Company operated tug boats to tow log booms in Chats Lake until the 1960's.

5

'Arnprior Wharf, Ont.'
1906
Chats Lake, Ottawa River, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

6

'The Wharf, Arnprior, Ontario.'
1912
Chats Lake, Ottawa River, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada

7

The Arnprior Wharf was one of the sites where booms of saw-logs would be anchored. It was torn down due to safety concerns, and was near the site where Laird McNab's settlers initially came ashore and set up camp.

8

'Chats Lake seen from the Park' 'Arnprior, Ontario, Canada'
1953
Chats Lake, Ottawa River, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada