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Hiawatha

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Hiawatha is closed for the season: https://www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca/your-health/beaches-and-pools/beach-testing-results/

Hiawatha is a beautiful groomed beach, excellent for swimming. There are several kilometers of walking and biking trails along the shoreline of Rice Lake.

Water Quality

Passes water quality tests < 60% of the time.
Water quality information provided by Swim Guide with the support of RBC Royal Bank.

Watersheds

Lake Ontario

Traditional Territories

Anishinaabeg
Haudenosaunee
Huron-Wendat

Treaties

Williams (1923)

Languages

Anishinaabe
Mississauga/Eastern Anishinaabe (Ojibwa)

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