Hi there!! Thanks for opening the lumber industry treasure chest. Inside this chest you will find cool stuff about mills of the area, lumber camps and the Playfair-White Era. Explore these pages and the other ones pertaining to Midland, Ontario, Canada, and find clues to help me off this island, which is in the middle of the 30, 000 Islands.

This is a photo of the Chew Bros. Mill in Midland, it was one of the biggest in the area. Many, many inhabitants of the town worked in this mill. The mills of Midland kic k started its town's economy and started one of its most flourishing eras. Click on this photo to find out more about the mills of the late 1800's.
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This picture shows what a regular day as a lumberjack was like; cutting trees, stacking them and carrying them off by horse and sleigh. Many of the lumber jacks came from Midland and depended on this seasonal work to survive. Click on this photo to find out more about the lumber camps of the turn of the century.

This is a portrait of James Playfair (1860-1937). He was the biggest benefactor to the town of Midland. With his partner D.L White, they owned many of the business' in Midland during the late 1800's and early 1900's and were regarded as key figures to the survival of the town. Click on this photograph for more information on the Playfair-White Era.
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Good quality copies of J.W. Bald's photo can be obtained from the Huronia Museum c/o Bill Smith 1-705-526-2844 or through the National Archives of Canada, just refer to the archive number at the bottom of each picture.