KAWARTHA LAKES-“This is the lumber that was piled up from the Little Bob Bridge on Highway 36 all the way to the mill, which was where the Forbert Pool is now.” The east end of the island was laid out into a network of streets with names that reflected their use: Pine Street, Elm Street, Slab Street, Lime Street, and Rock Street. Much of Mossom Boyd & Company’s lumber was exported to the United States and marketed by Christie Johnson and John Macdonald (Mossom’s son-in-law). After they died in 1891 and 1892, the company was reorganized, and they stopped buying as many timber limits—which were becoming scare and prohibitively expensive.”
This story is part of our partnership with Maryboro Lodge, The Fenelon Falls Museum and was written by Glenn Walker.
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