Application of Abitibi to describe the lake and the people living in the area around it was first noted in The Jesuit Relations in 1640.
 One of the first Europeans in this area was Pierre de Troyes, who built a post on Lake Abitibi when he was on his way to capture English HBC posts on James Bay in 1686.
 The Abitibi Post lay halfway between trading posts on James Bay and those on the Ottawa River.

It was formerly used by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as part of a canoe route to the fur lands of the north.
 A HBC trading post was located on the east shore of the lake in Ontario.
 The construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now Canadian National Railway) through this district made it of some importance at the start of the 20th century.

Portions of Lake Abitibi's western shores and a section of the Abitibi River are part of the Abitibi-de-Troyes Provincial Park.
Application of Abitibi to describe the lake and the people living in the area around it was first noted in The Jesuit Relations in 1640.  One of the first Europeans in this area was Pierre de Troyes, who built a post on Lake Abitibi when he was on his way to capture English HBC posts on James Bay in 1686.  The Abitibi Post lay halfway between trading posts on James Bay and those on the Ottawa River.
It was formerly used by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) as part of a canoe route to the fur lands of the north.  A HBC trading post was located on the east shore of the lake in Ontario.  The construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now Canadian National Railway) through this district made it of some importance at the start of the 20th century.
Portions of Lake Abitibi's western shores and a section of the Abitibi River are part of the Abitibi-de-Troyes Provincial Park.
Lake Abitibi