▁is ▁over ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁flows ▁mostly ▁east ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Nelson ▁River ▁at ▁Split ▁Lake , ▁Man it oba . ▁ ▁History ▁Near ▁its ▁head w aters ▁around ▁Bur nt wood ▁Lake , ▁the ▁K iss iss ing ▁Port age ▁connect s ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Church ill ▁River . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁l ighter ▁Indian ▁can o es ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁rich ▁Ath ab as ca ▁f urs ▁to ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁or , ▁by ▁going ▁up ▁the ▁Nelson , ▁to ▁the ▁posts ▁on ▁Lake ▁W inn ip eg . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁not ▁much ▁used ▁by ▁voyage urs ▁partly ▁because ▁there ▁was ▁more ▁P em m ican ▁further ▁south . ▁Just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Bur nt wood , ▁the ▁Gr ass ▁River , ▁which ▁also ▁ends ▁at ▁Split ▁Lake , ▁was ▁a ▁parallel ▁can oe ▁route . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁built ▁Lake ' s ▁House ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Bur nt wood . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁David ▁Thompson ▁( ex plorer ) ▁followed ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Bur nt wood . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 5 – 2 6 ▁George ▁Sim pson ▁( admin istr ator ) ▁tried ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Bur nt wood ▁as ▁a ▁direct ▁route ▁from ▁York ▁Factory ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁but ▁the ▁experiment ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁Today ▁it ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Church ill ▁River ▁D ivers ion . ▁The ▁W us kw at im ▁Dam ▁and ▁Gener ating ▁Station