Vermilion Bay is an unincorporated community on Vermilion Bay on Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake (Ontario)

Eagle Lake is a lake in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada, west of the City of Dryden. The communities of Vermilion Bay and Migisi Sahgaigan are located on the lake's north shore....

 in the township of Machin

Machin, Ontario

Machin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District west of Dryden.The main communities in Machin township are Eagle River, Minnitaki, and Vermilion Bay...

, Kenora District in northwestern

Northwestern Ontario

Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...

 Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

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. It is located on Ontario Highway 17 (Trans-Canada Highway

Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...

) between the cities of Kenora to the west and Dryden

Dryden, Ontario

Dryden is the second-largest city in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on Wabigoon Lake. It is the smallest community in the province of Ontario designated as a city...

 to the east.

Recreation

Fishing is a popular activity for visitors to Vermilion Bay. Fishing locations in the area include Eagle Lake, the Indian Lake Chain

Indian Lake Chain, Ontario

The Indian Lake Chain is a tourism designation given to a series of interconnected lakes located northwest of the community of Vermilion Bay in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. The designation takes its name from Indian Lake that is part of the series...

, Clay Lake, Canyon Lake, Cedar Lake and Perrault Lake.

Transportation

The community is the southern terminus for both Ontario Highway 105, which heads north to the town of Red Lake

Red Lake, Ontario

Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:...

, and Ontario Highway 647, which heads northwest to Blue Lake Provincial Park

Blue Lake Provincial Park

Blue Lake Provincial Park is a park in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada, located northwest of the community of Vermilion Bay. It can be accessed via Ontario Highway 647.-External links:*...

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Vermilion Bay is served by Vermilion Bay Airport

Vermilion Bay Airport

Vermilion Bay Airport, , is located near to Machin, Ontario, Canada....

 and Vermilion Bay Water Aerodrome

Vermilion Bay Water Aerodrome

Vermilion Bay Water Aerodrome, , is located northwest of Vermilion Bay, Ontario, Canada....

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The Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...

 transcontinental

Transcontinental railroad

A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies...

 main line

Main line (railway)

The Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....

 passes through the community, and the CPR have a bulk forest products facility in the community. There is no passenger service.

Media

The community has one licensed radio station, CKQV-FM

CKQV-FM

CKQV-FM is a radio station in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station's main studio and transmitter are located in Vermilion Bay, with repeaters in Kenora, Dryden and Sioux Lookout. Branded as Q104 after its repeaters, the station was locally owned and operated by Norwesto Communications.The...

, which also focuses on the larger population centers of Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout

Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Sioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 5,336 and an elevation of 1280 ft / 390 m. Known locally as the "Hub of the North", it is serviced by the Sioux Lookout Airport, Highway 72, and the Sioux Lookout railway station...

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