Male & Female Archives | Opportunity on the Mile of Gold: How Diversity Shaped Kirkland Lake

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 […]

Syrian Float in Coronation Parade, 1937

Like many nationalities that made up the Kirkland Lake community, a group of Syrian Canadians built a float to enter in the Coronation Day Parade.

Strand Theatre during WWII

The Strand was one of four theatres operating in Kirkland Lake during the Second World War. Movies and live theatre entertained those on the homefront, but the Strand […]

Dancing the Night Away

KLCVI was not only a place of learning, but of socializing. School dances, and weekly dances organized by groups in the community, allowed young people to meet informally […]

The Kirkland Lake Song

Not every community can claim to have its own theme song, but the Kirkland Lake Song was composed in the town’s early days. The local Interlink Choir, made […]

Government Road Storefronts

Most of downtown Kirkland Lake is found along Government Road. At the far right of the picture can be seen the Kaplan Brothers store – a thriving business […]

Hebrew School Students

After school classes were one way families in the community passed down their cultural and religions traditions.

Photos from Ralph Pugliese Passport

Photos from inside the passport of Ralph Pugliese. Ralph and his daughter Angelina are in the photo on the right, and his wife Assunta and their son Gaetano […]

Ralph Pugliese Passport

Inside of passport for Ralph Pugliese. Information about he and his wife Assunta, and their two children Angelina and Gaetano and their photos are included with the passport. […]

A Local Crowd Attempt to Cheer Up a Disgruntled Roza

In the early days of Kirkland Lake, Roza Brown speculated what land might sell at a higher price as the town developed. With this in mind, she purchased […]

Swastika Railway Station

The Swastika Railway Station was the starting point for many people in the early years of the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp. It was also where mine machinery and […]

Government Road

Kirkland Lake’s downtown was the centre for many businesses and services as seen in this photo from the town’s earlier days. The sign on a building advertises “Steamship […]