Heritage Atlas of Hastings County / Maps from the Heritage Atlas of Hastings County / Champlain's War Party: Champlain himself visited the area in 1615. He seemed impressed with the natural beauty of the area, for in his journal he wrote: "This river ( Trent ) is very fine, passing through a number of beautiful lakes and bordering rivers. It has quantities of islands of diverse lengths and breadths, abundant hunting of deer and other animals, and very fine fishing for excellent fish. It has plenty of good cleared lands which have been abandoned by the Indians on account of their wars. This river empties into Lake St. Louis ( Ontario ), and numerous tribes come to this region to do their hunting in preparation for the winter." Champlain was on his way with a Huron war party to battle the Iroquois south of Lake Ontario. From his journals, Champlain's route through Quinte appears to have been down the Trent River to Lake Ontario, across the lake by way of False and Main Duck islands, Great and Little Gallou, Calf and Great Stoney islands. In a battle with the Iroquois, Champlain was wounded in the leg and in the knee. He and his native allies retreated north across Lake Ontario to either the Salmon or Napanee river. Jane Goddard in her book, Hans Waltimeyer, says it was the Moira. Then they went inland, perhaps to Loughborough Lake, or either Moira or Stoco lake. After recuperating, they headed northwest by land to return to Huronia. This route would have taken them somewhere across the interior of Hastings County.

Champlain's War Party: Champlain himself visited the area in 1615. He seemed impressed with the natural beauty of the area, for in his journal he wrote: "This river ( Trent ) is very fine, passing through a number of beautiful lakes and bordering rivers. It has quantities of islands of diverse lengths and breadths, abundant hunting of deer and other animals, and very fine fishing for excellent fish. It has plenty of good cleared lands which have been abandoned by the Indians on account of their wars. This river empties into Lake St. Louis ( Ontario ), and numerous tribes come to this region to do their hunting in preparation for the winter." Champlain was on his way with a Huron war party to battle the Iroquois south of Lake Ontario. From his journals, Champlain's route through Quinte appears to have been down the Trent River to Lake Ontario, across the lake by way of False and Main Duck islands, Great and Little Gallou, Calf and Great Stoney islands. In a battle with the Iroquois, Champlain was wounded in the leg and in the knee. He and his native allies retreated north across Lake Ontario to either the Salmon or Napanee river. Jane Goddard in her book, Hans Waltimeyer, says it was the Moira. Then they went inland, perhaps to Loughborough Lake, or either Moira or Stoco lake. After recuperating, they headed northwest by land to return to Huronia. This route would have taken them somewhere across the interior of Hastings County.