Devil’s Rock

Length: 2 km loop.
Difficulty: Easy. Trail is flat, but footing is rocky in places.
Access: 35-minute drive to trailhead. 
Time commitment: 2+ hours.

Towering 150 metres above the rugged shoreline of Lake Temiskaming, Devil's Rock is the stuff of legend. According to local Ojibway lore, the cliff is inhabited by memegwesiwag, a species of hairy little water spirits who live in high, remote ledges on the banks of lakes and rivers. Respectful travellers have nothing to fear from these secretive, human-like creatures (an offering of tobacco helps establish goodwill). If they feel their homes have been disrespected, however, they have been known to blow canoes off course or steal the day's catch! 

Sources:

Speck, Frank. Myths and Folk-lore of the Temiskaming Algonkian and Timagami Ojibwa. Anthropological Series, No. 9, Canada Department of Mines (1915).

Jenness, Diamond. The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life. Anthropological Series, No. 17, Canada Department of Mines (1935).