Top 3 Abandoned Places In Chapleau

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

1. Pineal Lake (ghost town)

Pineal Lake was a little town about 50kms outside of Chapleau. From Chapleau you drive south on the 129. you will come to a stop sign, Highway 129 continues to the left. shortly (about 10 seconds) after you make the turn you will see a sign for Sheppard and Morse Road. turn right there. that road will fork and you will take the road on the left. Follow this road until it ends. when you get to the the 46 or 48 km mark on this road, there will be a lake with what looks like a drive way. if you look across the lake in to the distance at the top of the highest peak from the "driveway" you can see an abandoned fire tower.

Pineal Lake was a tiny community consisting of a Lumber mill, School, Grocery Store, and a few homes. Most of the town has been demolished. Only the Lumber mill and a few of the homes/cottages are still standing, but slowly being torn down. I(a)m not 100% sure, but I was told by some of the Chapleau residents that the area was bought by the native reserve.

• In the middle of the 1900(a)s other ghost towns listed on this site also had a Department of Lands and Forests(a) fire tower lookout located on a nearby hill. These include: Pakesley, Key Junction, Key Harbour, Bummer(a)s Roost, Dufferin Bridge, Pickerel Landing, Lost Channel, Byng Inlet, Moon River, Cheddar, Germania, Ormsby, Uphill, Biscostasing, Renabie Mine, Milnet, Metagama, Armstrong, Metagama, Cheminis, Wavell and Pineal Lake . For more info. on Ontario(a)s Fire Tower Lookouts go to this link: Ontario(a)s Fire Tower Lookouts.

2. Renabie Mine

This is Renabie Mine in 2008

To the west of the mine, you can see an abandoned fire tower. There is no marked trail to get to it. It looks like it would be able to access by canoe or maybe a 2-3 hour walk up a large hill.

• In the middle of the 1900(a)s Renabie Mine also had a Department of Lands and Forests fire tower lookout on the nearby hill. Other ghost towns listed on here that had fire towers include: Pakesley, Key Junction, Key Harbour, Dufferin Bridge, Bummer(a)s Roost, Pickerel Landing, Lost Channel, Byng Inlet, Moon River, Cheddar, Germania, Ormsby, Uphill, Biscostasing, Renabie Mine, Milnet, Armstrong, Metagama, Cheminis, Wavell and Pineal Lake . For more info. on Ontario(a)s Fire Tower Lookouts go to this link: Ontario(a)s Fire Tower Lookouts.

3. Island Lake Trapline Cabin

This trapline cabin is located off of an un-named pond in the Island Lake (Chapleau) region of Ontario. There is a long and narrow trail that leads directly through the cabin from the weather research field, which can be accessed from the main road (un-named but visible from google maps). Located at (47.6932207, -83.6073337).

The cabin is about 8-9 feet tall, with low ceilings and low windows. The door is left ajar most of the time, and there’s a metal chair that sits outside. The front of the cabin has a steel plate on it that details the cabin is currently unregistered. Inside the cabin, there is a table, some logs, an old door (replaced with the current door due to damage), a candle, a rusted plate, rusted can, an old key, and a red shot-gun shell.

On the windowsill, is an old leather boot, that seems to serve as a house for spiders and other small bugs. Around it is a lot of green sheet moss.

Many of the residents of the cottages on Nagasin + Island lake are familiar with the cabin, but other than that it’s known to very few.

As previously mentioned, the trapline cabin has been abandoned by its owner for a long time. The Ontario government has claimed it, but is currently waiting for more info about who owns/owned it, what it was used for, etc.