Thessalon Photo Gems

    The home was built in 1897 by Norman McEwan, a brother of William and Andrew McEwan. The first tenants were Mr. W. A. McEwan and family who took in boarders and later rented apartments. The building

    This is a coloured photo of the Moorehouse Hotel in Thessalon. The building is three-stories high and made of brick and stone construction. There appears to be a larger covered main entrance on the l

    The notes on the photo state: "Allie Leclair's Air Sleigh used in the 1930's." This sleigh was invented by Allie Leclair in the early 1930s using a sleigh, propellers and a Model A car engine. He rep

    This is a black and white photo showing the construction of the Huron Street bridge in Thessalon. Six men stand on a wooden structure with what appears to be a drilling rig. In the foreground a man h

    Nathaniel Dyment first arrived in Thessalon in 1871 from Barrie, Ontario. He purchased 300 acres on the east side of the Thessalon River toward the far end of what is now Main Street in 1872. The Mil

    Front Car: Driving - James A. Town, Back seat - Den Egan Middle Car: Dr. A.G. Willis (later a member of Parliament), Joe Dobie, James Dobie. Standing holding flag R.C. Dobie, Car on Right: Driving-J.

    Notes indicate that Biddi belonged to Mike McGuire and was shot by an unknown person at the fish dock.

    An early town census indicates that a by-law was passed allowing the free roaming of cows between set hours only, requiring them to be penned or tethered after dusk.

    This is a black and white photo taken of a group of seven men loading logs at a lumber camp in the Thessalon area. Six of the men are standing on top of the load of logs. The logs are bring loaded on

    This is a black and white photo of the Burtis Mill office building being moved from one location to another by pulling it across the ice. The office appears to have broken through the ice and is part

    This is a black and white photo of the "red brige" that crosses the river at Government Road. The photo shows several homes on the west side of the river that are on very large cleared lots that appe

    A white crest shaped banner hangs from the ceiling. The pipe organ seen in the photo was originally purchased from the Karn Organ Company in 1902 and installed in an Essex Methodist Church. In 1907 t