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      Joe LePage is on horseback next to the white horse at back left of picture.

      A black and white matted photograph of a group of men at the Eddie Bros Lumber Camp. The men are dressed in a variety of work attire and all of them are wearing hats. A number of horses can be seen amongst the men. Two buildings can be seen to …

      Joe Le Page is pictured coming out of the building at the back of the photograph.

      A newspaper clipping which features a black and white photograph of a group of men at the Cook Brothers Lumber Camp in Spragge. The image shows a number of men in work attire, three men wearing white aprons, horses, and various camp buildings. Some of the men are pictured holding …

      writing on the back of the photo indicates it was taken in 1928.

      This black and white photo shows a log jam at the Mississauga Bridge on the Indian River

      This postcard was colourized.

      This mill was once the largest white pine mill east of the rockies. More information about the logging days of this area can be found in the book Logging Days in Blind River by Carl Kauffmann, available at the Timber Village Museum.

      A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a "brag load".

      These are handmade wooden snowshoes that were used for winter hunting. These snowshoes are very unusual in both style and construction with their basically rectangular shape versus the more traditional styles. Leather bindings held the shoe onto a boot of some type.

      The Blind River Mill was sold by J.J McFadden to Carpenter-Hixon out of Minnesota in 1926. Carpenter-Hixon invested $3.5 million dollars and turned it into the largest white pine mill in the world and the largest mill in Canada east of the Rockies. At its peak it boasted a staff …

      A photo taken on the occasion of the wedding of Mary McLean and Harvey J. Allen September 30th, 1952 along with part of the article that accompanied it in the Sault Daily Star.

      This is a one page article written about Dr. & Mrs. Burd who settled in Blind River in 1898. Mrs. Burd was the first librarian when the library opened in 1926.

      This is a brief clipping and photo from September 27, 1977 regarding the completion of construction to enlarge the library building. It also provides information about where the money came from to undertake the project.

      This is a one page newspaper article about the beginnings of the Town of Blind River. It follows the history from the time of the arrival of indigenous people to later years and the formation of the actual town.

      This is Part Two of a story published in the Standard moving forward in time covering some of the industries that drove the growth of Blind River, such as logging, trapping, and fishing.

      This article covers some of the towns history from the time of 1761 when a sturgeon fishery was operating in the area, and then continues to the arrival of the first sawmill built in 1903 by J.J. McFadden and John Malloy.

      This is a reprint of a story from the archives of The Standard with photos provided by the Blind River Timber Museum. The article gives some history and stories about the Normac, a car ferry that saw service on the Great Lakes from 1902 to 1968.

      The writer recalls the days of summer spent at First Sand Beach at the east end of Blind River by many townspeople. It recalls days of being young, family picnics, and outdoor sports such as volleyball, bocci, and bonfires.

      Prior to 1969 Blind River had its own police force and this article discusses what type of duties the officers carried out and how things have changed over the years.