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Category: Landscape

Wilson’s Lumber Camp

Wilson’s Lumber Camp

Wilson’s Lumber Camp was active in the Kirkland Lake region around 1954, when these photos were taken. The logging industry was often the preferred work for many Scandinavian […]
Polish Society Float in Coronation Parade

Polish Society Float in Coronation Parade

The Polish Society float pictured on Government Road in downtown Kirkland Lake during the Coronation parade. It was an occasion when many different cultures, organizations and clubs in […]
View of Kirkland Lake from Teck-Hughes Mine

View of Kirkland Lake from Teck-Hughes Mine

The lake the town is named after is seen on the left side of the photograph. The photo was taken from the Teck-Hughes Mine property. The Lake Shore […]
Roza Brown’s building

Roza Brown’s building

Roza Brown’s home on Government Road also housed a few tenants and businesses. She continued her baking and laundry services, while a tailor shop operated at the front.
Blazevich Brothers Grocery Store

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 […]
Macassa Mine Rescue Team, 1957

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 […]
Prospecting in “New Ontario”

Prospecting in “New Ontario”

Prospecting in Northeastern Ontario meant long hours in an unforgiving remote environment. Most areas had to be explored either by foot or accessed by water. Sandy McIntyre (left) […]