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An Empire Vanished

A black and white photograph of a steamboat and a large house superimposed on a contemporary photograph of a vacant lot.

The Steamer Ogemah in front of the Big House, Bobcaygeon. Mossom Boyd and his heirs owned the village of Bobcaygeon, founded one of Canada’s most successful timber businesses, and operated the Trent Valley Navigation Company which gave the Kawarthas their name. The home burnt, its stone walls as slowly melting away, and the companies were wound up more than a century ago.