Moulins de Nipissing Ouest / Mills of West Nipissing

    Zotique Mageau, fondateur de la scierie Field Lumber. / Zotique Mageau was the founder of Field Lumber.

    La Scierie Vézina etait située sur la rue Desjardins, environ 300 m en amont du pont actuel. / The first Vezina mill was built about 300 metres from today's bridge crossing the Sturgeon River.

    This undated photo donated by a Field family.

    Magasin Lamarre devenu le magasin Field Lumber en 1914. Le magasin Field Lumber était géré par Ubald Lamarre. / The Lamarre Grocery Store became the Field Lumber Store in 1914. The Field Lumber store

    Magasin Lamarre devenu le magasin Field Lumber en 1914. Le magasin Field Lumber était géré par Ubald Lamarre. / The Lamarre Grocery Store became the Field Lumber Store in 1914. The Field Lumber store

    Scierie Mageau Lumber, construite à l'hiver 1923 et détruite par le feu le 11 mai 1929. Il était en opération encore le 31 août 1929. / The Mageau Lumber Company mill was built in the winter of 1923

    Reconstruction de la scierie Mageau Lumber après l’incendie de 11 mai 1929. / Reconstruction of Mageau Lumber mill after the May 11th, 1929 fire.

    Reconstruction de la scierie Mageau Lumber Company après l’incendie de 11 mai 1929, Field, ON. / Reconstruction of Mageau Lumber Company after the May 11th, 1929 fire, Field, ON.

    Zotique Mageau (centre top photo) was the Mageau Lumber president; directors included: Ubald Lamarre (left), Hector Tremblay (right), Domina Thibert (bottom). / Zotique Mageau (haut) était le préside

    This photo was taken above the Abitibi dams. Once the logs were released they floated down the Sturgeon River where they were boomed up in Lake Nipissing. Tugs towed the logs to the J.B.Smith mill in

    From late April into May 1979, the Sturgeon River rampage affected many communities including: Caldwell, Crystal Falls, Field, Sturgeon Falls, Springer Township and the Nipissing First Nation territo

    Photo d'un groupe de femme en avant du garage de Fred Séguin. On peut voire le magasin de Mageau Lumber dans l'arrière plan. / Photograph of a group of women walking past the gas pump at Fred Séguin'

    Marcel Vézina et Isidore “Pit” Léger, policier dans le magasin de la compagnie Mageau Lumber. / Police officer Isidore "Pit" Léger and Marcel Vézina inside the Mageau Lumber Company store.

    Magasin Field Lumber tel qu’agrandi en 1943. / The Field Lumber Company Store with Addition from 1943.

    Scierie Mageau Lumber tel que reconstruite en 1929, redevenu Field Lumber en 1934 et vendu en 1941./ This photograph depicts Mageau Lumber in 1929. In 1934 it returned to its original name, Field Lum

    Ottawa lumber baron J.R. Booth built this dam on Pike River which connects directly to the Sturgeon River. It was at this intersection that the Mageau and Field Lumber companies located their operati

    Silver Lake had both a dam to control its water and wooden slides to send logs over very difficult routes full of rocks. Lumberjacks came to know when the water was at its highest before sending thei

    This particular cut in Fell Township in Crystal Falls was also called Mageau and Field Lumber. Fell had very large trees that could be five feet at the butt, towering 120 feet high.

    This ox-bow became known as Lac Boisvenue because it was located near the Boisvenue farm and operations.

    The Field Lumber mill provided employment for over 80 years for the village of Field and area. Many people are surprised to hear that during its glory days, the Field Lumber steam-powered mill proces