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    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 constr

    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 Richard Bellerose shown holding a white fish in his right hand. Richard is wearing protective clothing, including pants, jacket and gloves and a fedora.

    This is a black and white photo of Lloyd Bellerose lifting nets near Bruce Mines, circa 1940. Mr. Bellerose is wearing overalls, a plaid shirt, and a brimmed hat. There appears to be a gravel yard in

    This is a black and white photo showing the Thessalon Government dock in 1930 with various ships docked or in the near vicinity of the dock. There are four or five different types of vessels seen in

    This is a black and white photo of a boat docked at the Thessalon Fish Dock in 1920. The entire boat is covered in ice, including the mooring lines that keep it near the dock. Two wood frame building

    This black and white photo shows a large group of people in an outdoor setting at what could be a town picnic. The women are dressed in long skirts, long white dresses, shirt-waists and large ornate

    This is a black and white photo of the "Grey". The boat appears to be off the shore of Thessalon and smoke stacks from one of the factories can be seen in the background. This boat could have been on

The Sault Star, 1953     SS Modjeska was acquired by Owen Sound Transportation Co. in 1926. Formerly used as a day steamer for short trips on Lake Ontario, staterooms and cabins were installed by OSTC and renamed Manitoulin.

    Notes indicate that the original dock was constructed of wood that was then replaced in later years by cement. At the time there were few roads so people often took the ships to travel to Sault Ste.

    This is a black and white photo of the N. Dyment, a twin screw tug boat owned by the (Bishop Lumber Co.) of Nesterville. The photo shows five men on board one of whom appears to be the captain. A lar

    A steamship, also called the Norgoma was built at Collingwood shipyards in 1950.

    Notes indicate that Samuel and David Cole (father and son) of Thessalon Ontario purchased logs and sold them to an American Company, shipping the logs from Thessalon.

    This is a black and white photo of two ships moored at the Thessalon Government dock. The photo appears to have been taken in early spring as the ice is receding from the shoreline. The name of one s

    This is a black and white photo of the passenger ship Norgoma, circa 1940. It appears that the ship is just pulling into the government dock at Thessalon.

    "Gramma Allen, Aunt Maud, Aunt Annie in a boat, circa 1950." This photo is located in the Gardiner/Allen scrapbook 1700'2 - 1954. A comment received shares that Emma and Annie were sisters and Maud w

    This is a sepia photograph showing two large passenger steam ships, docked at the Thessalon Government dock in 1906. The photo shows passengers walking along the dock, to and from the ships moored th

    The Thessalon Lighthouse served to keep sailors safe for over 60 years. It was built in 1898 as a Lighthouse and dwelling and was built at a cost of $1,219.36. Previously a private light had been mai

    This is a black and white panorama style photo of the town of Thessalon taken from a high vantage point on the west side of town. The photograph shows a large part of the town including 5 ships on La

    This is a black and white photographic postcard, showing a part of the shore at Tulloch's Camp on Chiblow Lake. The photo includes several canoes and row boats on the shore line. There are also cabin