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“Hub of the North”

Black and white photograph of a busy street. A policeman directs traffic in the foreground while many people cross the street. Cars line the street, businesses are in the background. A banner hangs over the street.

Title: Government Road during Kirkland Lake’s Golden Anniversary of 1969

Photographer: Duke Studios

Museum of Northern History Collection

Kirkland Lake’s Government Road was definitely the “Hub of the North” during the community’s Golden Anniversary of 1969. The celebration included a busy downtown after the parade.