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Algoma District
Algoma District
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Blind River, Town of
Blind River, Town of
Built along a voyageur route, the settlement was named after the river which was named because the mouth was different to see from the canoe routes.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Bruce Mines, Town of
Bruce Mines, Town of
Bruce Mines was the second copper mining community in North America. Mining started as early as 1846 continued almost 100 years later in 1844. Some shafts are still open for the public to see.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Dubreuilville, Township of
Dubreuilville, Township of
Dubreuilville was founded as a company town for the Dubreuil Brothers lumber company. In 1958 the brothers invented a device that allowed a single operator to bring a full-length log into the mill, revolutionizing the industry in North America.
Donated by the municipality
Elliot Lake, City of
Elliot Lake, City of
Elliot Lake takes it's name from the waterbody of the same name. The most common story told about the lake's name origin is that a logging camp cook named Elliot was lost. The next morning he was found by the crew, who from that point on called the site "the lake where we found Elliot".
Donated by the municipality
Other Elliot Lake Pins
Other Elliot Lake Pins
Donated by Joe Tiernay
Donated by Susan Gardner
Hornepayne, Township of
Hornepayne, Township of
Although home to First Nations people for centuries, Hornepayne’s distance from river travel left it sparsely populated until 1920 when a rail line came through. It grew into one of Ontario's early railway towns and was home to mostly railway workers and services to support them.
Donated by the municipality
Huron Shores, Municipality of
Huron Shores, Municipality of
Huron Shores: The bridge on the pin is called Iron Bridge. Prior to the early 1900s, the bridge was called Tally Ho, after the cries lumberjacks would make when they reached the local trading post.
Donated by the municipality
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Township of
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Township of
The Echo Bay community in Macdonald Meredith and Aberdeen Additional Township is home to the Loon Dollar monument which was built as recognition that the designer of Canada’s iconic “loonie” coin was from Echo Bay.
Donated by the municipality
Plummer Additional, Township of
Plummer Additional, Township of
In 1896, the Orange Lodge built a meeting hall in the community of Rydal Bank which served as a meeting and event space for the community. However, by 1959, local membership in the Orange Lodge had declined so much that the organization disbanded and the Toronto headquarters ordered that the hall be burned down. This extreme course of action resulted in community outcry and a movement to protect their community gathering place. This eventually led to the Township of Plummer Additional purchasing the building and maintaining it as a community hall that is still used today for events and as the home of the Rydal Bank Historical Society.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Prince, Township of
Prince, Township of
The Prince Township Wind Farm is one of Canada’s largest and produces enough energy to power 20,000 homes. By contrast, the township’s population was only 1,010 at the 2016 census.
Donated by the municipality
Other Prince Pins
Other Prince Pins
Donated by Joe Tiernay
Sault Ste. Marie, City of
Sault Ste. Marie, City of
Sault Ste. Marie translates as St. Mary's Rapids and is one of the oldest French settlements in North America.
Referring to the area by the name of the river pre-dates French arrival. The Ojibwa called the area Baawitigong meaning place of the rapids.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Sault Ste. Marie
(75th Anniversary)
Sault Ste. Marie
(75th Anniversary)
A pin commemorating the 75th anniversary of Sault Ste Marie's incorporation as a City. The community had originally incorporated as a Town in 1887.
Donated by Brandan Chowan
Spanish, Township of
Spanish, Township of
The Township of Spanish was formerly the Township of Shedden until 2004 when it took the name of its largest community. There are competing explanations for the reason why a town founded in New France is named Spanish.
Donated by the municipality
The North Shore, Township of
The North Shore, Township of
The North Shore area has a history dating back long before the European arrival. In 1632 when mapping the area that would become part of New France, Samuel de Champlain noted the area as a site where indigenous people met annually to gather and dry berries. The Serpent River First Nation who still live in the area today dates the formation of the Three Fires Confederacy to as far back as 900 AD.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Thessalon, Town of
Thessalon, Town of
Thessalon was founded by a lumber town with a merchant named Nathaniel Dyment building a steam-powered sawmill at the mouth of the Thessalon River. Local tales claim that Dyment’s first logging transaction was to purchase a single white pine tree for a dollar that he earned by chopping two chords of wood himself.
Donated by Spencer Sandor
Wawa, Municipality of
Wawa, Municipality of
Wawa takes its name from an indigenous word for "goose".
This was the first pin officially collected for PinQuest.
Donated by the municipality
Municipalities Without Pins
Municipalities Without Pins
Hilton Beach Township
Hilton Beach Township
Hilton Township
Hilton Township
Jocelyn Township
Jocelyn Township
Laird
Township
Laird
Township
Tarbutt Township
Tarbutt Township
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Still Needed
Still Needed: Johnson Township, Township of White River
Other Pins
Other Pins
Loon Dollar Monument Park
Loon Dollar Monument Park
A lapel pin for Loon Dollar Monument Park in Echo Bay, Township of MacDonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional.
Donated by the municipality
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