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- Unknown dam on Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontario,1949.As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped thier logs and sent them down the river with the spring runoff. On entering Lake Vernon from the river they were sorted by the …As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped thier logs and sent …Huntsville Public Library
- Distress Dam on the Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontario, 1949.As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped their logs and sent them down the river with the spring runoff. On entering Lake Vernon from the river they were sorted by the …As well as controlling water levels, the Big East River system was used every spring for log runs. The various lumber companies in the area stamped their logs and sent …Huntsville Public Library
- 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
- Breaking up the land to wrestle a living from the Muskoka bush.Horses and a walking plow with rough pole fences in background. This photograph was taken c1915 by Frank C. Paterson, Agricultural Representative for Muskoka Parry Sound Districts, 1915-1919.Horses and a walking plow with rough pole fences in background. This photograph was taken c1915 by Frank C. Paterson, Agricultural Representative for Muskoka Parry Sound Districts, 1915-1919.Huntsville Public Library
- Portage Flyer at the South Portage, Lake of Bays, Muskoka, OntarioThe 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
- Finlayson Pond and Dam, Big East River system, Muskoka, Ontario, 1949.The Big East River headwaters rise on the rugged western rim of the Algonquin Highland, adjacent to those of the Oxtongue River. Water pouring off the uninhabited hills quickly finds its way into several lively creeks that bubble down narrow valleys into a tiny lake, Finlayson Pond, nestled in the …The Big East River headwaters rise on the rugged western rim of the Algonquin Highland, adjacent to those of the Oxtongue River. Water pouring off the uninhabited hills quickly finds …Huntsville Public Library
- Log sawing contest near Huntsville, Ontario, 1966.Log sawing contest near Huntsville, Ontario, 1966.Log sawing contest near Huntsville, Ontario, 1966.Huntsville Public Library
- Muskoka RiverView of the south branch Muskoka RiverView of the south branch Muskoka RiverOrillia Public Library
- Wasdell FallsView of Wasdell FallsView of Wasdell FallsOrillia Public Library
- Lady sitting by lakeLady sitting on a rock by a lake at Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioLady sitting on a rock by a lake at Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioMilton Historical Society
- Lady sitting on a rock by a lakeLady sitting on a rock by a lake at Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioLady sitting on a rock by a lake at Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioMilton Historical Society
- View of lake from Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioView of lake from Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioView of lake from Hamill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioMilton Historical Society
- Port Sandfield, Muskoka, OntarioPort Sandfield, Muskoka, OntarioPort Sandfield, Muskoka, OntarioMilton Historical Society
- Hammill's Point, Muskoka, OntarioYoung lady posed on rocks underneath tree with a back ground of a lakeYoung lady posed on rocks underneath tree with a back ground of a lakeMilton Historical Society
- Big Chute MaskokaA painting of the Big Chute rapids in Muskoka, Ontario.A painting of the Big Chute rapids in Muskoka, Ontario.
- Arthur Meighen Public School Grade Six Muskoka TripCondition: good.Condition: good.St. Marys Museum
- Muskoka Treasure Seekers - Clue#2Submission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversarySubmission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversaryFederated Women's Institutes of Ontario
- Detective Divas - Clue #3Submission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversary.Submission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversary.Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario
- Falkenburg WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [1993] - [1999] Lord & Lady Tweedsmuir "Foreword" written by Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Matthias Moore Newspaper Articles Falkenburg Obituaries - Charlotte Ann Emery Moore, March 22, 1966 - Lloyd Charles Moore, May 25, 1989 - Bryan John Cloke, June 1968 - Lila Victoria Peacock, May 15, 1999 - Claude Forth, April 11, 1985 …Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON), [1993] - [1999] Lord & Lady Tweedsmuir "Foreword" written by Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Matthias Moore Newspaper Articles Falkenburg Obituaries - Charlotte Ann Emery Moore, March 22, 1966 - Lloyd Charles Moore, May 25, …Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario
- South Macaulay WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 1Tweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [1940] - [1976] Tweedsmuir Curators Mrs. George Peacock, 1940 Miss Emma Jane Ennis, 1955 Mrs. George Sterritt, 1970 Mrs. Murray Peacock, 1976 Ronald Hammond did the work on the cover of this bookTweedsmuir Community History Collections (Stoney Creek, ON: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), [1940] - [1976] Tweedsmuir Curators Mrs. George Peacock, 1940 Miss Emma Jane Ennis, 1955 Mrs. George Sterritt, 1970 Mrs. Murray Peacock, 1976 Ronald Hammond did the work on the cover of this bookFederated Women's Institutes of Ontario