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Small pleasure craft almost fill the locks at Magnetawan in the Almaguin Highlands, a largely untouched recreation area north-east of Huntsville and less than 200 miles from Toronto
Small pleasure craft almost fill the locks at Magnetawan in the Almaguin Highlands, a largely untouched recreation area north-east of Huntsville and less than 200 miles from Toronto

Small pleasure craft almost fill the locks at Magnetawan in the Almaguin Highlands, a largely untouched recreation area north-east of Huntsville and less than 200 miles from Toronto

Date5/20/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: This is a district where the boat comes into its own as roads are scarce but streams common. You'll find the fishing excellent.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-045
      Ontario holiday: Boys' and girls' camps, Boys from a camp near Burks Falls make a portage at Magnetawan on their canoe trip in the Almaguin Highlands
      Ontario holiday: Boys' and girls' camps, Boys from a camp near Burks Falls make a portage at Magnetawan on their canoe trip in the Almaguin Highlands
      Darrell, Dick
      5/24/1967
      Ontario Holiday: Almaguin, Hesitating diver gets an assist from a friend as two boys have fun in the Magnetawan River at Burks Falls
      Ontario Holiday: Almaguin, Hesitating diver gets an assist from a friend as two boys have fun in the Magnetawan River at Burks Falls
      Griffin, Doug
      6/23/1967
      Panel controlling all locks in Rexdale's new $15 million jail is tested by Supt. W. L. Barber yesterday. Known officially as the Metropolitan Toronto West Detention Centre it will help ease chronic overcrowding at Toronto (Don) Jail - but my almost doubling its capacity. Officials are facing the challenge of housing 340 inmates in a building designed for 200. The cells will contain two prisoners instead of one.
      Panel controlling all locks in Rexdale's new $15 million jail is tested by Supt. W. L. Barber yesterday. Known officially as the Metropolitan Toronto West Detention Centre it will help ease chronic overcrowding at Toronto (Don) Jail - but my almost doubling its capacity. Officials are facing the challenge of housing 340 inmates in a building designed for 200. The cells will contain two prisoners instead of one.
      Slaughter, Mike
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      Loek, Dick
      2/26/1973
      On the Rideau (left) pleasure boats come out of Chaffey's Locks on the old canal which links the historics cities of Kingston and Ottawa
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      Darrell, Dick
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      Small town flavor: The secluded two- and three-acre lots are about 1 1/2 miles away from the urban area of the town of Uxbridge
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      Brennan, Pat
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      Beaty, Keith
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      Unknown
      1888?
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Bezant, Graham
      8/24/1973
      Ron work, the second for John DeGraaf's Humber Highlands rink, watches his shot in Canada Life bonspiel game against the Ken McIntury's Boulevard rink. Humber Highlands won 6-4
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      Slaughter, Mike
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      Norris, Dave
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