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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 […]

National Geographic mentions gold boom of Kirkland Lake

The original article from 1932 that appeared in National Geographic was printed word-for-word in a 1960s edition of the Northern Daily News. This includes some of the derogatory […]

Hoping for a Day’s Work

A scene at the gate of the Wright-Hargreaves Mine during the Depression. Unemployed men are standing in a crowd, waiting for the guard to call out their name […]

Lieutenant Henry Koury – Algonquin Regiment Soldier

Henry Koury was from a Syrian family that immigrated to Cobalt before 1911 and later moved to Kirkland Lake. He enlisted with the Algonquin Regiment and served as […]

“We’re Sticking to Our Union”

The Miner’s Strike lasted the winter of 1941-42, but was doomed to fail almost from the very beginning. The miners goal was for union recognition, but the mine […]

Ukrainian National Band postcard

The Ukrainian National Band (also called the Ukrainian National Federation Orchestra) of Kirkland Lake: Front row, left to right: O. Turus, J. Shelestynsky, W. Susla, J. Ilchyshyn, P. […]

“League for the Liberation of the Ukraine”

This image was titled “Ukrainian Society – League for Freedom of Ukraine”, but it may actually be a photograph of Kirkland Lake members of the “Canadian League for […]

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 […]

Winter Carnival Log Cutting Contest

Winter Carnival is an annual event that lasts for several weeks each February. Service clubs, groups and churches hold events like themed meals, and Kirkland Lakers participate in […]

“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 […]

“Polish Perogies Popular”

Local media like the Northern Daily News promoted the Multicultural Festivals of Kirkland Lake. Food was one of the main attractions to this type of event, with the […]