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Extra Credit XL “The Kinghorn, Part VIII” (Wildgoose Lake, ON)

Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.

This episode, the seventh in sub-series on the former Kinghorn Subdivision, takes us to a chain of lakes just east of Wildgoose Lake. Here, the grade was built through two lakes, Ess and Porthos. Long, rock filled causeways highlight the journey, along with signage and the remains of the Milepost 28 water tank. *Apologies to the audio issues. My existing mics don’t seem to want to play nice with my new phone. Replacements are on the way and hopefully everything will be sorted out for the next episode.

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Posted by on January 25, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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Extra Credit XXVIII “Getting There, Part III”

Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.

Part of the experience of heading outdoors in getting there. This is part 3 of a multipart series on driving to our hiking destination. This episode was recorded in June 2024 and chronicles our journey to a multipurpose exploration we did near Wildgoose Lake in Greenstone. You can watch the other videos we did that day here: https://youtu.be/dOHPaf0uOJc

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Posted by on December 8, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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Extra Credit XXIII “The Kinghorn, Part III (Wildgoose Lake, Ontario)”

Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.

This episode , the third in sub-series on the former Kinghorn Subdivision, takes us to the Geraldton area where follow the grade to the site of Keemle Station. We begin at Wildgoose Beach Road (Milepost 130.4/29.6) travelling west 3 miles to the station at Milepost 133.2/32.4. Along the way we pass milepost markers, a long rock causeway and the remains of the siding at Keemle. This station was once home to a water tank and section house and on this visit I uncovered the concrete base of the tank and located what I believe was the site of the section house. In the links below you can see more of Keemle, including the results of my archaeology work, and the full-length version video.

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Posted by on June 24, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 130.4-134.1 IV (Keemle Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 29.6-33.3) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade and the siding at Keemle Station with flooding, ties and the remains of the section house and water tank.

Part 4 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 3, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 130.4-134.1 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 29.6-33.3) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade near Keemle Station with telegraph poles, cuttings and milepost markers.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 1, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 130.4-134.1 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 29.6-33.3) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the north shore of Wildgoose Lake with telegraph poles and milepost markers.

Part 2 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 30, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 130.4-134.1 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 29.6-33.3) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade west of Wildgoose Beach Road as it skirts the north shore of Wildgoose Lake with telegraph poles, milepost markers and a 400-foot long rock causeway.

Part 1 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 29, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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