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Raising Mitchell’s Barn

Raising Mitchell’s Barn

Neighbours work together to raise Mitchell’s barn.
Floating sawlogs through the Fenelon Locks

Floating sawlogs through the Fenelon Locks

Sawlogs were common in navigable watercourses to the end of the nineteenth century, and made travel difficult for boats when they accumulated.
Piling Grounds to Subdivision

Piling Grounds to Subdivision

Row upon row of lumber at Mossom Boyd’s yard have become rows of houses at Bobcaygeon’s Port 32.
George Thompson’s Big Log Jam

George Thompson’s Big Log Jam

This 1886 sketch shows R. C. Smith’s Red Mill on the left, opposite the village grist mill.
W.G. Jackett & Sons reconstructing the Fenelon Lock

W.G. Jackett & Sons reconstructing the Fenelon Lock

The original wooden lock required constant repair, it was rebuilt of stone in 1913 and concrete in 1963.
Burgoyne’s Store, now Watson’s Village Shop

Burgoyne’s Store, now Watson’s Village Shop

Many features of the original store live on, including some cases and the textured ceiling.
Raising George Mitchell’s Barn, 1950.

Raising George Mitchell’s Barn, 1950.

Carpenter and mason Mark Fell led construction, leaving his mark on the foundation. George’s children Margo and Richard still live at the family homestead.
Horses and Tractors

Horses and Tractors

Henry Walker out to visit his faithful team, Flash & Joe. Though Henry had been blind for several years, they still recognized each other. In the background his […]
Office of R.C. Smith’s Red Mill

Office of R.C. Smith’s Red Mill

The office of R.C. Smith’s Red Mill became Heritage House and today hosts RWH Construction. J.W. Howry &amp Sons of Saginaw Michigan leased the Red Mill for a […]