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The barges in Moosenee mainly take supplies up to the diamond mines then in the winter when everything is hard frozen they take supplies up by truck ice road truckers ,was in Moosenee two summers ago went up by train ,if you like trains great ride , Moosenee well not much there ,dirt roads , liquor store which was always busy ,run down hotels and not much more , but again great train ride .

Churchill is alot closer to the overseas market, is a deep sea port, is the terminus for prairie commodities. Moosonee is on the river, has (had) some barge traffic

Been to Moosonee twice by rail several years ago and don't remember any large docks or shipping. They do some barge shipping there.
Took a small boat over the river to Moose Factory where Hudson Bay trading began. Boat broke down and we came back in a "freighter" canoe run by the Cree.
Most of the population is Cree Indian and was told that their main income was from tourism.
No way in by road, just train and air.
Google for more information and see http://www.moosonee.ca/

I know it's not on the Great Lakes or the St. Lawerence Seaway. However, I would like to know what is actually shipped from there, why it lost out to Churchill MB as it's closer to major city centres than its Manitoba counterpart?

Thanks in advance,

M.