Nature Notes

Bluevale Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

One of a number of mills which were built along the Maitland River. This one was built in Bluevale in 1909 and operated as a sawmill.

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Snider’s Cider Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

Built in North York in 1940. In 1960 it was dismantled and re-built at Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto.

Cider press

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German Woolen Mill Ruins: Ontario’s Old Mills

Near Glen Morris, this mill was built by Alva and Sydney German in 1867. The old building is said to be haunted. This may be due to that drowning death of a young girl while it was a mill and the murder of a guest when it was a lodge.

German Woolen Mill Ruins: Ontario’s Old Mills

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Fisher Grist Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

Located on the Saugeen River in the town of Paisley.
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Knechtel Feed Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

Found in Durham along the Saugeen River

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Domtar Paper Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

The mill was built in Espanola in 1905 by the Spanish River Pulp and Paper Mill. It was purchased by the E.B. Eddy Co. in 1969 and became part of Domtar Inc. in 1998
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McClure’s Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

Built as a gristmill in Chesley by William Elliot in 1881. It presently is being used for storage.

McClure’s Mill: Ontario’s Old Mills

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