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“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.

Iron Mining in Gold Country

Adams Mine officially opened in 1963 and brought hundreds of new mining jobs to the Kirkland Lake area over the next three decades. Unlike the hard rock gold […]

“Over a Century of Italian Settlement”

Certificate reads: To: Italo-Canadian Club (Belvedere) – Kirkland Lake On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I wish to extend heartiest congratulations on the occasion of One Hundred […]

D’Andrea Family Celebrating their Heritage as Kirkland Lakers

The D’Andrea Family have lived in Kirkland Lake since 1928, and celebrated their family’s history in the community with a float in the Kirkland Lake 100th Anniversary parade […]

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, […]

Hamden Family Journey

The Hamden Family owned a farm in Saskatchewan during the early 1930s, but the Great Depression forced them on a journey that would take them to Northern Ontario. […]

Memories of Downtown Kirkland Lake

Kirkland Lake was the “Hub of the North” – a town with great shopping and entertainment. Sid Hamden remembers what it was like to grow up in a […]

Coronation Celebration in Kirkland Lake

The Commonwealth celebrated the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Kirkland Lake had its own way of commemorating the event, with the community coming together with activities […]

Croatian Women’s Society

Many immigrants to Kirkland Lake brought their traditions and culture with them. This image is of the Croatian Women’s Society, a social club prior to the Second World […]