Duly noted on getting there early. That will make things so much easier and faster getting on the water.

I'm excited to be going this way, I've never visited Atikokan....PS, I've looked and looked and looked and never actually spoken to somone who's been there or knows of it etc.....HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT?!

LOL

ah-da-KO-kin is how I hear it.  Elongate the O sound a bit like in Copenhagen.  And then it's said a little like you're asking a question.

My wife and I stayed at the White Otter Inn this past August.  A very basic motel room.  The walls are like dorm rooms and are simply cement blocks painted white.  Our room was $100 for the night.  The White Otter is better than the other motel.  The Atikokan Hotel is on the same road as the other two motels, but is hard to find because there is no sign which says Atikokan Hotel.  We drove through the rest of Atikokan and did not find any other motel/hotel in the town.
I agree with Web-lackey on the prononciation of Atikokan.

Westwood

You could always try the "Old Rose Motel".  On second thought; nevermind.