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Streets of Downtown Kirkland Lake

Mines in the area usually had a bunkhouse for the single men working at the site. But for those miners and other workers in town who didn’t have […]

Charlie Chow’s Cafe

Charlie Chow (3rd from left) stands outside of his restaurant in downtown Kirkland Lake with several patrons. It would later be expanded to include a hotel. It was […]

Hotelmen’s Banquet

The Hotelmen’s Banquet of 1942 hosted hoteliers from across the district. This photo was taken at the Kirkland Lake Hotel, also known locally as “The Ash Can” because […]

Blazevich Brothers Grocery Store

The Blazevich corner store was a family run business. Like most neighbourhood corner stores in town, they were in walking distance for their customers. They sold groceries and […]

First Communion Dinner

Religion and cultural traditions were strong in the many ethnic communities that made up Kirkland Lake in the 1950s. Ukrainian Catholic children are pictured here at their First […]

“Hub of the North”

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.

Kirkland Lake Commemorative Plaque

This large bronze plaque was designed and created by Cesar Feraro, and later installed at the Toburn Mine site. It lists the many mines of the Kirkland Lake […]

Joe Dash Baseball Team

Local business owners sponsored many seasonal sports teams in the Kirkland Lake area, including men’s wear merchant Joe Dash. Top row, left to right: Doug Preston, Gus Plager, […]

Northern College in Kirkland Lake

The Kirkland Lake campus of Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology was built on part of the former Toburn Mine property. It opened in 1969. Students were […]

Macassa Mine Rescue Team, 1957

Mining is hazardous work, and to prevent fatalities underground, each mine had its own rescue team. These men wore breathing apparatus and were trained to remove injured miners […]