their Northward Bound program which takes place in January, February, May and June. A copper mine opened on Temagami Island in 1954 called Temagami Mine. It produced 34,000,000 dollars Canadian and was considered to mine the purest copper ore in Canada. The mine closed in 1972. See also Lakes of Temagami List of islands of Lake Temagami Bear Island (Lake Temagami) References Ottertooth.com: Temagami's online magazine Macdonald, Craig, Historical Map of Temagami, 1985 Temagami Integrated Planning Background Information, 2005, , Online version Municipality of Temagami: Background and Facts and Figures about Temagami Hap Wilson, Temagami Canoe Routes, 7th edition 1992, Back, Brian "The Keewaydin Way" 1982 Further reading External links Ottertooth.com: Temagami's online magazine Friends of Temagami MyTemagami.CA Temagami - The Land of Deep Water Lakes of Temagami