Great Salt Lake Ghosts of Lake Timiskaming. Please try again.We will never spam you and will never share your e-mail.Looking for something new? One of the deepest lakes in This tour can be one or two days, depending on how much you want to take in. Haileybury was a bedroom community for the rich mine owners in Cobalt, and they left a row of stately old homes facing the lakeshore.If you're not too hot in your leathers or are just feeling adventurous, a 2-km hike off the highway will bring you to Devil's Rock, rising 300 feet above the lake, offering an uninterrupted 180-degree view. Just south of Highway 11B meets up with the shore of Lake Temiskaming after going through the town of Cobalt into Haileybury.
The tour follows the shores of Lake Temiskaming (Algonquin for "deep water"). In Quebec, there is the As you pass back into Ontario you'll follow the Ottawa river to Success! I had come to the Temiskaming Lake area via by canoe during the summer of 2000 CE.
By Jean Pall. Get $200 in free ad credits and a OrilliaMatters Community HUB Profile Now check your email to confirm your subscription.There was an error submitting your subscription. The tour takes Highway 11 from Along Highway 11 riders are treated to views of lakes, marshes, and old growth forests. Now check your email to confirm your subscription.There was an error submitting your subscription. Download our free Lake Temiskaming fishing maps and see what you can catch. This area is well-known by riders as a choice route and local culture takes front and centre here. He was so passionate about sharing the history.”Part of that history included the ghostly hauntings of the historic Right Of Way Mine, which Hind toured.A second trip provided an introduction to the former Fraser House Hotel and more tales of hauntings.“They were just cool buildings to be in, forget about the ghosts,” said Hind of his experience travelling through the “weird” landscape of Cobalt, with its abandoned head frames, gaping mine shafts and rusting equipment.For Hind, the ghost stories provided a way to illuminate the history of the region.“Frankly, if I wrote a book about the history of Cobalt, few people would read it,” he said; but throw in the ghostly encounters of real people and real residents, and there’s a different kind of connection.The historic Right of Way Mine, the old Fraser House Hotel, the Bunker Military Museum, the Colonial Mine – tales of ghostly presences are interwoven with the stories of the hard lives of miners, and tales of local mythology, from Sasquatch to Tommy-knockers to Old Tess, the Lake Temiskaming monster.It’s a fun read, perfect for a summer night, and just like the silver lodes that attracted miners to the Cobalt area, the book is a rich source of historical photographs, and ideas for a visit to the former mining centre.Cobalt is actually a National Historic Site, but receives little support from any level of government. Hind, who lives in Bradford, is donating a portion of the sales of The book is available through Amazon – or from local retailers, up in the Cobalt area, for those who want to make the fascinating journey.Exploring the fascinating landscape and history of Cobalt, Ontario; It's a fun read, perfect for a summer nightFrom the cover of local author Andrew Hind's latest book, Silver and Ghosts. Get Costco Member Pricing PLUS $500 Costco Shop Card ️ In the town of Haileybury is a perfect little motel and campground called the At the northernmost point of your tour is the former town of New Liskeard (now part of If you've spent the night in Haileybury or New Liskeard, consider a quick half-hour detour up to On your way south, you’ll take highway 101 through Quebec. Lake Temiskaming Ontario Canada ... Bear Lake Monster, Isabella Crocodilian The creature can supposedly crawl onto the shore. Missing Tiny Township man may have headed north The historic Right of Way Mine, the old Fraser House Hotel, the Bunker Military Museum, the Colonial Mine – tales of ghostly presences are interwoven with the stories of the hard lives of miners, and tales of local mythology, from Sasquatch to Tommy-knockers to Old Tess, the Lake Temiskaming monster.