 The lake is accessible through the town of West Guilford on County Road 7, Kennisis Lake Road.Big and Little Lake Kennisis lie in the geographical Township of Havelock and the Municipality of Dysart in Haliburton County, Central Ontario, Canada.The Township of Havelock was named after British general Sir Henry Havelock after his success in relieving the city Lucknow during the 1857 Mutiny in India.