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    Tom Nash was allegedly the writer.

    Tom Nash was the owner of CKNR radio in Blind River, Ontario.

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    Mr. Sellers spent 60 years with Carpenter Hixon.

    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, availa

    This postcard was colourized.

    A postcard showing the MS Norgoma. The Norgoma was built in 1950 and was originally a steam ship used for packages and passenger transportation. It also had a limited capacity to be used as a car tra

    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 an

    This is a hard-cover book dated 1948, believed to have been at the Peshu Lake Tower. Page 2-103 contains information about people entering the Mississaugi Forest area with a record of name, home addr

    The cover shows a portion of Woodward Avenue and an insert photo of a log building with a "Blind River Welcomes You" sign overhead. This building was the first tourism info booth which was located or

    This jacket was worn by Frederick J. Allhusen (1878-1933). Mr. Allhusen arrived in Iron Bridge from England in 1900. He served in WW 1, in both France and England and was discharged at 41 in 1919. He

    Mrs. Allhusen was known in the Iron Bridge for her skills as a midwife. (1877-1930)

    One of many devices to help ease descent on snow covered hills. Called a Barienger brake after its inventor, also called a crazy wheel due to its complexity. It consisted of an endless half mile loop

    See a short letter written by Joseph's grandson Michael Joseph Briere, in fond remembrance of his grandfather. My grandfather was a very determined man. If he said he would do something, he always di

    This hand made recreation of a horse drawn wagon and driver was created by Joseph Briere and shows great details such as the whiffletree, the collars, harnessing, the brake on the wagon.

    A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a stage coach, a log cabin and another wagon complete with double horse hitch.

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

    Water Tanks: During logging days, roads were iced to enable the horses to pull loads of logs with greater efficiency. Icing of roads usually occured at night when it was the coldest so freezing would

    This is a hand made wooden recreation of an early horse stable that would have been typical of the livestock barns in the logging camps.

    This is a hand crafted reproduction of what was a horse drawn V Plough that was used to clear the roads.