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      Algoma Fish and Recreation Assoc. Ltd. was a non-profit organization whose mandate was "To enhance and promote the orderly use of our natural resources in the District of Algoma." Actively operating between 1984 and 1992 for the purpose of improving the sport fishery, the group transformed the vacant power house …

      Notes on the back of this photo read " Nesterville looking West. Cement bridge over creek - 2 stores, 2nd store Mill's Bros. Merchants, Hwy 17" Additional Note: This photo is also found in the Nesterville Women's Institute Tweedsmuir. Handwritten notes with it indicate the truck belongs to Doc. Mills …

      Notes on the back of this photo read "Annie McLennan, Gillespie farm, Corner of Hwy 17 & Walker Rd. N/E, S.S.# 3 Thessalon, Hwy 17"

      Notes written underneath this photo read "Original Presbyterian Church in Little Rapids Established on this site in 1896" This church is currently used by the United Church congregation in Little Rapids.

      Notes written on the back of the photo read "Alma Heights United Church"

      Notes provided to describe this photo read "Adult Brown Trout released in Bridgeland River."

      Notes on the back of this photo read "Nesterville mill (Thessalon Lumber Co.) later Bishop Lbr.Co. and finally MacFadden Lbr. Co. Built in 1907, burned 1927."

      This is a black and white photo of the Burtis Mill boarding house located at the edge of the water. There are three two story buildings, and two smaller one story buildings, all are wood frame construction, with what appears to be cedar shake shingles on the roofs. A tugboat …

      Notes accompanying this and other mill photos report that the Burtis Mill processed logs for E.B.Foss Lumber Co. of Bay City,Michigan.

      This is a black and white photo of the Burtis Lumber mill as viewed from across the bay. Several buildings are visible including the main mill building where the jack leg extends down to the water to feed the mill with raw lumber. The bay is filled with floating logs …

      This is a black and white photo of Foss Co.in 1906.A boat is docked at the end of a long pier that is stacked high with finished lumber. Rough logs float in the open water next to the dock and the shore line is stacked with cut offs. Four children …

      Shown (Left to Right) Front Row: George King , Fred Shaw. Second Row: Dr. W. J. Rutherford (Manager) Alex McKay, John Glanville (President) Back Row: Fred Cullis, Bill Gillespie, Alfred Shaw, and Norman McKay.

      Algoma Fish and Recreation Assoc Ltd. was a non-profit organization whose mandate was "to enhance and promote the orderly use of our natural resources in the "District of Algoma".

      Ken McColeman holding new sign in front of hatchery, Ryan MacDonald is observing the activities.

      Netting chinook salmon in the pond below the hatchery, for the purpose of collecting eggs.

      Hank Babbitt exposing the mature eggs held in this 30" long female chinook salmon.

      Chinook salmon eggs incubating in open troughs in the McColeman Hatchery.

      Hank Babbitt (left) and Stan Mavor assessing the condition of the eggs and water flow.

      Lisa MacDonald scooping salmon fry from the trough into the container to transport the young fish to the river for release.

      Don Hoyle carefully pouring fertilized chinook salmon eggs into heath trays for incubation.