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      Construits en 1964 / Built in 1964

      What is interesting about Mr. Smith is that his name was never changed on the Toronto company he founded in 1851; he passed away in 1894. The 116-year company, which had connections to Marten River, Temagami, Field and Callander, officially closed its doors in 1967 as the John B. Smith …

      The first pulp and paper mill in Sturgeon Falls (1901-1902) was one of the earliest in Canada. It was built at the site of the present power house on the island in the Sturgeon River. Their two-machine newsprint mill had a capacity of about 23,000 tons of newsprint a year,(75 …

      Photo du bureau dans le moulin Weyerhaeuser à Sturgeon Falls avant sa démoliton en 2004. / Photograph of the Weyerhaeuser mill office in Sturgeon Falls before its demolition in 2004.

      Black and white photograph of a newspaper article on 'The Ark.' The Ark was a cabin on a barge used by loggers. The Ark enabled loggers to stay out in the wilderness and keep putting logs into the river.

      This farm is now the Wilf McLaren farm. Some of the men pictured are: Rodger Roberts, Ed Russell, Henry Erven, Ed Sohm, Bert Sohm, Jack Ralston, Bill Hanson, Tom Bottomly, George Leighton, and Sam Scarlett.

      This is a black and white summer photo of a large group of girls posing in a grassy field with some standing and some seated on the grass. They appear to be part of an outing and the notes indicate the photo was taken at Gordon Lake.

      Black and white close-up photograph of the steamer Wanita at dock.

      Black and white photograph of the Wenonah(right) passing the Wanita(left) on the Magnetawan River, near Burk's Falls. A barn can be seen on the shore. In the foreground logs can be seen in the river.

      Black and white photograph of an early wooden lock in Burk's Falls, on the Magnetawan River. There are open areas on the shore which features a few buildings. These buildings are likely farmhouses.

      Black and white photograph of the steamship Armour coming into the dock at Burk's Falls. There is a person coming out of a hole on the side of the Armour to tie the boat to the dock. On the opposite shore on the hills are houses and some forests.

      Black and white photograph of the Wanita in the Burk's Falls Wharf. A group of people can be seen on the upper deck of the ship. In the background of the photograph buildings can be seen behind the vessel.

      Black and white photograph of the Armour in dry dock. There are no people in the photograph. There is an unknown building behind the ship.

      Black and white photograph of the Armour coming around a corner of the Magnetawan River and coming towards the foreground of the picture. There are trees lining both sides of the river, it is not clear where on the river this photograph was taken.

      Black and white photograph of the steamship Armour casting off from an unidentified dock. There is an opening on the side of the boat with a man pulling ropes into the ship. There are many people on the upper deck ready to go on a cruise. There is a man …

      Black and white photograph of the steamship Armour casting off from the dock in Burk's Falls. There is an opening on the side of the boat. There are many people on the upper deck ready to go on a cruise. There is a single man standing on the pier posing …

      Black and white photograph of the steamer Armour. The Armour is at a dock. People are entering the vessel by a square hole in the side of the boat. There are already people on the upper deck of the ship. On the lower right corner of the picture, a man …

      Black and white photograph of an unidentified boat passing the through the Ahmic Harbour. There are buildings of Ahmic on the shore on a hill.

      Black and white photograph of four lumberjacks resting on logs which they have cut down. The logs are on top of two pieces of wood perpendicular to the logs like a wooden railway track. These tracks were used to roll logs on to horse-drawn sleds. There are large snow drifts …

      Black and white photograph of three lumberjacks. They are standing on a stacked pile of logs. The lumberjacks are all holding "cant hooks", which were common tools used in the logging process.