Rabbit Lake (known as "Waw-bos Nah-mat-ta-bee" in Ojibway) is a lake in the Temagami region of Northeastern Ontario, Canada, and lies within the townships of Askin, Riddell, and Eldridge.
 The lake is the largest and southernmost in a chain of lakes including Cassels Lake, Snake Island Lake, and Obashkong Lake.
Rabbit Lake was an important trade route to the Natives, and even saw a fight or two.
 There is a story about a short fight involving Temagami natives and Iroquois.
 The story goes that there were some Iroquois camping on an island on the lake, and at night some "Temagami's" went ashore and slit the bottoms of their canoes.
 The next morning the Iroquois were picked off one by one as their canoes sank in the water.

The forest surrounding the lake has been actively logged since the early 20th century, and is most noticeable north of Rabbit Point where the forest still has not fully grown back after nearly a century.
 On the western shore just north of Rabbit Point, lies a 491 hectare area that has never been touched by logging, and has become the Rabbit Lake West Conservation Reserve.
 The reserve is the least known and the most untouched of its kind in Ontario.
 This old growth stand is closer to the original Temagami Boreal forest than even the White Bear Forest to the north.
 Like the other lakes in the region, Rabbit Lake is an oligotrophic ecosystem.
 While the fish population has steadily declined over the years, the lake is still home to pike, walleye, trout, whitefish, perch, bass, etc.

Hollywood has also visited the lake when scenes from the James Cagney movie "Captains of the Clouds" were filmed at Matabitchuan Lodge, a wilderness lodge in the north-east bay, on Rabbit Lake.
 Props from the movie can be seen on display in the lodge.
 This movie was also the first Hollywood movie to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.
Rabbit Lake (known as "Waw-bos Nah-mat-ta-bee" in Ojibway) is a lake in the Temagami region of Northeastern Ontario, Canada, and lies within the townships of Askin, Riddell, and Eldridge.  The lake is the largest and southernmost in a chain of lakes including Cassels Lake, Snake Island Lake, and Obashkong Lake. Rabbit Lake was an important trade route to the Natives, and even saw a fight or two.  There is a story about a short fight involving Temagami natives and Iroquois.  The story goes that there were some Iroquois camping on an island on the lake, and at night some "Temagami's" went ashore and slit the bottoms of their canoes.  The next morning the Iroquois were picked off one by one as their canoes sank in the water.
The forest surrounding the lake has been actively logged since the early 20th century, and is most noticeable north of Rabbit Point where the forest still has not fully grown back after nearly a century.  On the western shore just north of Rabbit Point, lies a 491 hectare area that has never been touched by logging, and has become the Rabbit Lake West Conservation Reserve.  The reserve is the least known and the most untouched of its kind in Ontario.  This old growth stand is closer to the original Temagami Boreal forest than even the White Bear Forest to the north.  Like the other lakes in the region, Rabbit Lake is an oligotrophic ecosystem.  While the fish population has steadily declined over the years, the lake is still home to pike, walleye, trout, whitefish, perch, bass, etc.
Hollywood has also visited the lake when scenes from the James Cagney movie "Captains of the Clouds" were filmed at Matabitchuan Lodge, a wilderness lodge in the north-east bay, on Rabbit Lake.  Props from the movie can be seen on display in the lodge.  This movie was also the first Hollywood movie to be filmed entirely on location in Canada.
Rabbit Lake (Temagami)