French River
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Log drive on the French River, ca. 1910
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A view of French River by noted photographer, J.W. Bald
Private collector, Photo: J.W. Bald
The mill and village from across the water, ca. 1910
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A view of the mill, ca. 1910
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The Ontario Lumber Company and the tramway track.
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The mill tramway with lumber piles on both sides
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Houses on Main Street
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Front Street looking south
Northeast Georgian Bay and its Peoplw
"Saw Dust Alley" This street was actually made of saw dust waste from the mill
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The first CPR station, ca. early 1900s
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The Hotel Coponaning operated first by Joe Charlebois and then by John Kelly.
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The boarding house
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Enjoying a picnic. The school is located to the left and the Roman Catholic Church is behind it.
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E.B. Borron's house whcih was later destroyed by fire
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The Ontario Lumber Company offices to the left.
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Jamieson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Coponaning, 1927
Northeast Georgian Bay and its People
The village doctor with two patients.
The French and Pickerel Rivers, Their History and their people
Remains of the Ontario Lumber Company's stone base of the mill chimney,, ca. 1981
Northeast Georgian Bay and its People