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  • Hotel at Swords
    Hotel at Swords
    Image       Building. Hotel at Swords. Departure of stage at Maple Lake Station. Margaret Morrison R.R. 3 Parry Sound.
    Image     Building. Hotel at Swords. Departure of stage at Maple Lake Station. Margaret Morrison R.R. 3 Parry Sound.
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  • Maple Lake Hotel Ad
    Maple Lake Hotel Ad
    ImageText       Hotel Ad. 1899. Maple Lake Hotel. John Sword, Proprietor. This hotel is situated on the O.A. and P.S. Railway at the termius of the famous Tally-Ho Coach route from Port Cockburn to the railway, and fifteen miles from the pretty town of Parry Sound. The numerous lakes in close proximity …
    ImageText     Hotel Ad. 1899. Maple Lake Hotel. John Sword, Proprietor. This hotel is situated on the O.A. and P.S. Railway at the termius of the famous Tally-Ho Coach route from Port …
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  • Sword's Hotel/Maple Lake Station
    Sword's Hotel/Maple Lake Station
    Image       Sword's Hotel Maple Lake Station. Same drives, (horses) dmocrate full of people. (Stage Coach) Behind the hotel is the railroad, a small train travelled to Arnprior from Depot Harbour. Vi Smith
    Image     Sword's Hotel Maple Lake Station. Same drives, (horses) dmocrate full of people. (Stage Coach) Behind the hotel is the railroad, a small train travelled to Arnprior from Depot Harbour. Vi …
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  • Blind Man's Bluff at Swords Hotel
    Blind Man's Bluff at Swords Hotel
    Image       Picture taken from an upstairs window of the Swords Hotel. Blindmans Bluff. Swords Hotel. Picnic at Swords Hotel. Maple Lake Station. Starting at the right hand corner, going left. Annie Sword (Mrs. John Sword) Miss Misonhamer, Nillie Champion, later Mrs. Jack Wilson. Christie MacMillan(Mrs. Angus) Kate MacMillan (Mrs. Geo. Stoneman) …
    Image     Picture taken from an upstairs window of the Swords Hotel. Blindmans Bluff. Swords Hotel. Picnic at Swords Hotel. Maple Lake Station. Starting at the right hand corner, going left. Annie …
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  • Stage Coach at the Summit House
    Stage Coach at the Summit House
    Image       Hotel 1900. Summit House, Port Cockburn. People came by boat on Lake Joseph to Summit House - From here by stage coach to Swords Hotel then to Edgington Stn. Or Parry Sound. Second oldest summer resort was busy for 44 yrs. Built in 1872. When in burned down in 1915, …
    Image     Hotel 1900. Summit House, Port Cockburn. People came by boat on Lake Joseph to Summit House - From here by stage coach to Swords Hotel then to Edgington Stn. Or …
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  • Swords store
    Swords store
    Image       Maple Lake Station. Shows the store in Maple Lake. Note the upper balcony.
    Image     Maple Lake Station. Shows the store in Maple Lake. Note the upper balcony.
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  • Maple Lake Station
    Maple Lake Station
    Image       Maple Lake Station. Store and Train. Margaret Morrison
    Image     Maple Lake Station. Store and Train. Margaret Morrison
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  • Maple Lake Station Two
    Maple Lake Station Two
    Image       Maple Lake Station and Store. Margaret Morrison
    Image     Maple Lake Station and Store. Margaret Morrison
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  • Maple Lake Station Three
    Maple Lake Station Three
    Image       Maple Lake Stn. Feed logs or potatoes? The sleigh is heading south past the Maple Lake Store.
    Image     Maple Lake Stn. Feed logs or potatoes? The sleigh is heading south past the Maple Lake Store.
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  • Maple Lake Hotel
    Maple Lake Hotel
    Image       1 Maple Lake Stn. Close up. Sheppard Lumber Company. 31 Margaret Morrison
    Image     1 Maple Lake Stn. Close up. Sheppard Lumber Company. 31 Margaret Morrison
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  • Maple Lake Lumber Yard
    Maple Lake Lumber Yard
    Image       A slide of a photograph. A photograph of a horse and carriage full of lumber, going over train tracks into a lumber yard
    Image     A slide of a photograph. A photograph of a horse and carriage full of lumber, going over train tracks into a lumber yard
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  • Maple Lake Station and Store
    Maple Lake Station and Store
    Image       Station. Maple Lake Station and Store in Background. Note display windows on the left side of the store and false front. This was first a company store. When the Lawson family operated it, they used the room to the right as a combined store and post office. Living quarters were …
    Image     Station. Maple Lake Station and Store in Background. Note display windows on the left side of the store and false front. This was first a company store. When the Lawson …
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  • Train Wreck, October 4th 1902
    Train Wreck, October 4th 1902
    Image       Train Wreck Oct 4 1902. Near Swords (Maple Lake) We believe this wreck was to the east of the hamlet of Maple Lake, near the trestle.
    Image     Train Wreck Oct 4 1902. Near Swords (Maple Lake) We believe this wreck was to the east of the hamlet of Maple Lake, near the trestle.
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  • Malkin and White Family Picnic
    Malkin and White Family Picnic
    Image       People, May 24 1918. People at Duck Lake- a tradition to have a Makin/White Picnic each year on May 24th. Back Row l->R Mrs. Malkin, Mrs and Mr. Jim White, Grind or Mr. McArthur (a teacher at Edgington). Next Row 1) teacher at swords 2)Miss Spiers 3) a Malkin boy …
    Image     People, May 24 1918. People at Duck Lake- a tradition to have a Makin/White Picnic each year on May 24th. Back Row l->R Mrs. Malkin, Mrs and Mr. Jim White, …
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  • Sap Buckets
    Sap Buckets
    Image       Swords. Sap buckets from evaporator house washed and ready for next year. (Klose's evaporator house) at one time about 2000 buckets. June Klose. 125
    Image     Swords. Sap buckets from evaporator house washed and ready for next year. (Klose's evaporator house) at one time about 2000 buckets. June Klose. 125
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  • Evaporator House
    Evaporator House
    Image       Swords 1939. Evaporator House belonged to Frank Helmkay. They took the sap from 100's of trees. Had two 400 gal storage tanks. Made about 3 gals. of syrup from 100 gals of sap. One tree usually supplied enough for 1 gal of syrup about 30 gals. Orma Helmkay in picture. …
    Image     Swords 1939. Evaporator House belonged to Frank Helmkay. They took the sap from 100's of trees. Had two 400 gal storage tanks. Made about 3 gals. of syrup from 100 …
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  • Barn Repairs
    Barn Repairs
    Image       Repairing Barn Roof. Barn. John and Mac Klose fixing barn roof. Possibly 1940's. 90 June Klose
    Image     Repairing Barn Roof. Barn. John and Mac Klose fixing barn roof. Possibly 1940's. 90 June Klose
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  • Taking in the Hay
    Taking in the Hay
    Image       Swords. Haying. Taking in the hay. Hay takin off wagon with big fork, drawn up with horses. June Klose. 91
    Image     Swords. Haying. Taking in the hay. Hay takin off wagon with big fork, drawn up with horses. June Klose. 91
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  • Filling the Silo
    Filling the Silo
    Image       Swords. Silo. Filling silo with Corn. Silo- Horses and hay or corn on wagon. Barn burned in 1950 What did the calf say to the silo? Answer: Is my Fodder in there? June Klose 92
    Image     Swords. Silo. Filling silo with Corn. Silo- Horses and hay or corn on wagon. Barn burned in 1950 What did the calf say to the silo? Answer: Is my Fodder …
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  • John Swords, Mrs. John Swords, Mrs. Angus MacMillan
    John Swords, Mrs. John Swords, Mrs. Angus MacMillan
    Image       People 1895. John Sword, and Mrs John Sword, Mrs Angus MacMillan(Christie Ross). Taken at Maple Lake Station 1895. Man (he has a beard) sitting on a log, two ladies in dark dresses. Man holding a stick (whitling). The Ross family came here on the Waubuno. Waubuno last Nov 22 1899 …
    Image     People 1895. John Sword, and Mrs John Sword, Mrs Angus MacMillan(Christie Ross). Taken at Maple Lake Station 1895. Man (he has a beard) sitting on a log, two ladies in …
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