Image Archives | Opportunity on the Mile of Gold: How Diversity Shaped Kirkland Lake

Wilson’s Lumber Camp

Wilson’s Lumber Camp was active in the Kirkland Lake region around 1954, when these photos were taken. The logging industry was often the preferred work for many Scandinavian […]

Polish Society Float in Coronation Parade

The Polish Society float pictured on Government Road in downtown Kirkland Lake during the Coronation parade. It was an occasion when many different cultures, organizations and clubs in […]

Places of Worship in Kirkland Lake, 1937

A page from the Kirkland Lake 1937 phone directory, it lists the different houses of worship available to service the religious needs of community members from many cultural […]

Syrian Float in Coronation Parade, 1937

Like many nationalities that made up the Kirkland Lake community, a group of Syrian Canadians built a float to enter in the Coronation Day Parade.

Strand Theatre during WWII

The Strand was one of four theatres operating in Kirkland Lake during the Second World War. Movies and live theatre entertained those on the homefront, but the Strand […]

Kirkland District Hospital, 1950s

The Kirkland District Hospital grew from a small two-storey building in the town’s early days into a sprawling building with wings to accommodate services and specialists.

Charlie Chow

Black and white portrait photograph of Charlie Chow as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

“Kirkland Lake – Mile of Gold”

Cloth patch with mine buildings representing Kirkland Lake.

Greater Ontario (New Ontario)

A pamphlet with train schedule information for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway.

Dancing the Night Away

KLCVI was not only a place of learning, but of socializing. School dances, and weekly dances organized by groups in the community, allowed young people to meet informally […]

KLCVI – “Wisdom, Integrity, Skill”

“Wisdom, Integrity, Skill” The school motto for Kirkland Lake Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and embraced by its students. This photo is of KLCVI from the 1960s, when the […]

Government Road Storefronts

Most of downtown Kirkland Lake is found along Government Road. At the far right of the picture can be seen the Kaplan Brothers store – a thriving business […]