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Contributors: Huntsville Public Library- Year: 1955
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- New Distress Dam on the Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontatio.
A lumbering dam built on this site in the 1880s created an artificial lake, Distress Pond, to hold water for log drives. The present concrete dam, built in 1955 by the Department of Public Works, maintains the pond for recreation. A lumbering dam built on this site in the 1880s created an artificial lake, Distress Pond, to hold water for log drives. The present concrete dam, built in 1955 by …Huntsville Public Library - Portage Flyer at the South Portage, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, Ontario
The major obstacle to water navigation between Huntsville and the resorts on Lake of Bays was the portage between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays. Although only a distance of one mile separated the two lakes, the difference in elevation betwen the lakes was 100 feet with the ridge of … The major obstacle to water navigation between Huntsville and the resorts on Lake of Bays was the portage between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays. Although only a distance of …Huntsville Public Library
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