Nestled along the rugged northern shoreline of Lake Superior near the town of Marathon, Ontario, Pukaskwa National Park, pronounced (Puh-kuh-saw) is a place of dramatic coastal landscapes, boreal forests, and true wilderness. Established by Parks Canada in 1971, the park protects more than 1,800 square kilometres of pristine Canadian Shield and the longest undeveloped stretch of Lake Superior’s shoreline.
Long before it became a national park, this land was home to Indigenous peoples who have lived, travelled, and cared for the Lake Superior North Shore for thousands of years. Pukaskwa lies within the traditional territory recognized by the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850, and the park continues to honour the deep cultural connections that First Nations maintain with this remarkable landscape.