 There is a smaller counterpart, named Little Kennisis Lake.The lakes shoreline lots are almost entirely privately owned, with the newest residences and summer homes being built on the western shore accessible by West Shore Drive.Kennisis Lake is bordered by Haliburton Forest on the north and east, nearby Algonquin Provincial Park to the north, and also a third tract land to the west which is a tract of Crown land referred to as the Frost Center Area, after Leslie M. Frost.