Top 3 Abandoned Places In Blind River

There are so many abandoned places in Blind River! This is a list of the top three abandoned places in Blind River. Browse through all abandoned places in Blind River

1. Blind River Saw mill

French voyageurs discovered a river in the Algoma District in which the mouth was not visible from along the canoe route. This river was named Blind River.

Not long after the voyageurs arrived in the area so did the fur traders, loggers and miners. The settlement that developed at the mouth of the river adopted the name Blind River.

A sawmill was built beside the mouth of the river where today(a)s Old Mill Motel is located. In 1906 a second sawmill was constructed on the west arm of the Blind River.

The Carpenter Hixon Company constructed a state-of-the-art sawmill in 1929. The sawmill produced 89 million board feet of lumber during the first year of operation.

The lumber mill closed in 1969 due to economic conditions.

2. Abandoned Spragge Cemetery

In Spragge Ont there lies an old cemetery Im told its abandoned. We came across an old grave and found a bone. We called and they came and re buried it in the grave. The persons tombstone had the tree growing into it as if it was holding tightly, securely so as never to let this stone fall down. Rumour is its an Indian graveyard. You have to cross threw a wet area and old wooden bridged spot then over the railway and threw the bush.

3. Take the High Road

An abandoned house along a deserted stretch of road in Blind River.