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    A black and white photograph of six First Nations people playing instruments at the Ceremony unveiling a plaque commemorating the engagement at Forty Mile Creek which occured on June 8, 1813.

    One of many devices to help ease descent on snow covered hills. Called a Barienger brake after its inventor, also called a crazy wheel due to its complexity. It consisted of an endless half mile loop

    See a short letter written by Joseph's grandson Michael Joseph Briere, in fond remembrance of his grandfather. My grandfather was a very determined man. If he said he would do something, he always di

    A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a stage coach, a log cabin and another wagon complete with double horse hitch.

    A black and white photo of wood sculptor Joseph Briere in his kitchen. With a replica of a "brag load".

    Water Tanks: During logging days, roads were iced to enable the horses to pull loads of logs with greater efficiency. Icing of roads usually occured at night when it was the coldest so freezing would

    This is a hand made wooden recreation of an early horse stable that would have been typical of the livestock barns in the logging camps.

    This is a hand crafted reproduction of what was a horse drawn V Plough that was used to clear the roads.

    Skidding is described as the act of pulling felled logs out of the bush either with oxen or later horses which proved to be a better choice for handling abilities. Some horses proved very adept at th

    "Camboose: from Canadian French, from French cambuse hut, store, from Dutch kambuis. The early days of logging saw a camboose which was used for both heating and cooking inside the log cabins or ""sh

    Saunas were popular in Finland long before Finland had a name. A sauna is a small room or hut heated to around 80 degrees Celsius. It is used for bathing as well as for mental and physical relaxation

    A jammer was a primitive horse powered crane used for lifting logs up onto a pile or onto a sleigh. Two tall poles were stood on end, with a pulley at the top, which hoisted logs up onto the pile. Tw

    The original motel was built in 1955 by Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Tulloch. It was later sold to the Whites who owned it until 1962. It was later sold to Mr. and Mrs. Beemer who changed the name to the Iron

    The site where the photo is taken was farmland originally owned by William Fowler. It was later operated as a butcher shop and a coffee shop that became the local "hang out" for the younger people in

    The teachers shown are Leonard Allen, Irene Carlson and Keith Brown. Irene Carlson taught grades 1 & 2. This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Iron Bridge Women's Institute.

    Two of the students at the front of the line are identified as Enid Harper and Joyce Baxter. This photo can be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Iron Bridge Women's Institute.

    Mr. and Mrs. Tulloch were married in Sault Ste. Marie on August 22, 1905. They opened a general store in 1928, then built a new store in 1935 and in 1937 opened a tourist business at Chiblow Lake. Th

    Back Row: (Left to Right) Mrs. Mary Bass, Mrs. Evelyn Grigg (Forrest) Mrs. Irene Moise (Spooner). Front Row (Left to Right) Mrs. Katie Draper (Fraser), Mrs. Jean Eaket (Stobie), Mrs. Margaret Inkster

    This is a large white china soup bowl with a dark blue pattern known as "The old Mill" by Johnson Bros, England. The dish has a scalloped edge and the pattern shows an old fashioned water wheel mill,

    This pattern was first available in 1952 and was discontinued in 1977.