Abandoned Places of Muskoka Lakes

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Muskoka Lakes, ON

elkiman • 3 years ago

Upper Rosseau Falls

Muskoka Lakes, ON

ForgottenPlaces • 4 years ago

Darling (ghost town)

Muskoka Lakes, ON

clay70 • 7 years ago

Burgess Memorial Church

Muskoka Lakes, ON

Old Photo • 8 years ago

Norm Elder Cottage

Muskoka Lakes, ON

badamson9 • 10 years ago

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trespasseverywhere • 2 years ago

Before and After - 1970s v. 2010s

Norm Elder Cottage

trespasseverywhere • 2 years ago

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Darling (ghost town)

train_spotter • 3 years ago

December 2021 Visit

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elkiman • 3 years ago

Upper Rosseau Falls

ForgottenPlaces • 4 years ago

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Looking for large explorers in the Ottawa area

Emmi • 1 week ago

looking for an old mill or large building to explore w friends I'm new to urban exploring and wanna get into it. I've done a couple explorers already, but mostly houses.

Looking for people in Brampton to explore with

mannuuu • 3 weeks ago

Anyone from Brampton down to explore abandoned places?

I would like to delete my account.

Unknown user • 3 months ago

I'm not really interested in exploring abandoned places and rural areas and I just figured out that when you go on my profile it shows my town. I would like to delete my account.

"uploaded album content" error

nightmapzz • 4 months ago

Hi guys, I've been trying to upload this one album for a couple weeks now, but most of the photos i try uploading just show up as "uploaded album content", and when i try to publish it, the image names some up rather than the actual images themselves. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Is it an error on the websites end or mine? Thanks

abandoned plaza with mcdonalds near honeydale

SXZ • 4 months ago

i was on one of my daily walks when i came across a seemingly abandoned plaza i went to check it out and one of the drive through windows has been broken im going to check it later so ill keep you guys updated (its in the plaza right past the weed store)

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Aidenc999 • 1 week ago

Hey OAP community I feel like I have met the minimum requirements for a promotion for level 2. I haven't been on here for super long but I have a real passion for exploring. I have always found it interesting since I was a little kid but I didn't start exploring until maybe a year or two ago. I also only started taking photos/videos and documenting places recently. I always try my best to take quality photos and videos. And I take my time and if I can't find a POE I always try to comeback and find one so people can see the interior of them. I also try my best to follow all the rules. And I like to put effort in my write-ups by providing as much detailed information as I can. Sometimes it's hard to find stuff about them online. So I talk to the neighbours if there is any. Or owners, anyone I can. I also try to document all of the hazards for the locations so people don't get hurt. I always respect the locations as I hate vandalism. And because I love the buildings/houses and the history they hold and the beautiful architecture that often gets forgotten. I also try to find many of my own locations, as I find that more enjoyable than going to other people’s spots. Thank you for your consideration! as exploring means a lot to me and I try to do it whenever I got free time. I hope the community feels my contributions are significant enough for this promotion. If you have any constructive criticism or feedback, feel free to let me know what I can do better as well! Thank you for your time! Best regards, Urbex Niagara

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miss • 1 month ago

Hello 👋 i am asking to be a level 2 i am pretty sure i meet the requirements have been active for way more than 3 months, i have have posted 3 locations have 19 albums and for most of them have at least 1 entier picture if possible. im not sure if you would say i post the best photos but i do what i can and i would like to explore more spots so if you think im worthy plz up vote me

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Kaichan691 • 2 months ago

I’ve been part of this community for about four years now, and in that time I’ve really made the most of what level 1 has to offer. I’ve explored and documented close to 50 locations, even though I’ve only shared a handful on the site so far. If I had posted more consistently, my account would reflect the full extent of my experience, but even so, I feel I’ve proven my dedication to urbex and to this community. I believe I’ve outgrown level 1 and am ready for level 2, which will give me the opportunity to keep pushing my explorations further and continue contributing in a more meaningful way. Thank you

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Forest_Wanderer • 2 months ago

Applying for Level 3, as I believe I at least meet the minimum requirements for promotion: - 22 locations - 70 albums While some of those are exteriors, it wasn't for lack of trying; I've climbed onto rooftops, set off alarms, and even got injured while looking for a POE. It hasn't been totally fruitless: I've added several Level 4's since my last election, including another high-profile location. Bad luck aside, I've followed all the rules consistently: I do my best to study the history of a location (even going through Google Street View images when other documentation is unavailable) and document the hazards, as well as provide assistance to others on the discord without giving away locations. I know my output isn't as prolific as the others on the site, but I hope to compensate for my lack of quantity with quality. Even if I can't find a POE in the moment, I can at least document the location and its hazards for those who come after.

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zztop • 3 months ago

I have been urban exploring for about a decade. I have posted 7 new locations and 13 albums, which exceeds the level 2 requirements

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Imperia • 1 week ago

If you got discord add me my user is on my profile, im in sauga but ive probably been to brampton more than sauga for bandos lol

ishootthings • 3 months ago

I'm not middle aged lmfao. You clearly don't know what laziness or uselessness is. This goes to the OP as well. You got jokes, but that is all.

zztop • 3 months ago

Middle aged man whining because I am employed and don’t prioritize positing on an online forum. Don’t project your laziness onto me. Talk about useless. 🥀

ishootthings • 3 months ago

So glad you took photos like we have all been waiting for someone could add it as a location. Talk about useless....

zztop • 3 months ago

I went there back in early May. It was pretty underwhelming inside, I wish that the other buildings were accessible. Saw the security guard chasing some kids away, lol.

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Anonymous • 19 hours ago

Thank You!

Anonymous • 21 hours ago

Congratulations

Anonymous • 2 months ago

Requirements are interior only now and my finger also slipped and upvoted. Can we please have a confirmation thing pop up cuz we got butter fingers. Thanks

Anonymous • 2 months ago

It's 20 lvl 2 locations or higher, so he actually qualifies by that metric

Anonymous • 2 months ago

Why am i so autistic that up is a downvote 😭

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TheSinisterGinger • 9 months ago

I've been doing some "research" on the area and I'm not 100% sure but it appears that they may have just fixed it up or they took it down and rebuilt it. It's currently on private land. It looks like a company called Canadian Timberframes did work on it.

TheSinisterGinger • 9 months ago

You sound like you might be talking about Canadian Keswick Confrence Centre. If that is the place you are talking about, sadly it is no longer, the owner of Mattamy Homes has taken up residence there. The resort ended up going bankrup (from my knowledge) and then it ended up staying vacent for a long time, then the ownder of Mattamy Homes built a new home on the grounds.

gc1517@gmail.com • 9 months ago

I wonder if someone here could help me out. Starting around 1971, my family started vacationing in the Muskoka area at a resort on a lake. The resort had an ornate 'mess hall' right on the lake. The mess hall had floor to ceiling windows facing the water, and the dining area was probably about 75 feet long, but less than 100 feet. There were cabins up the hill, further away from the water. Probably a 40 foot elevation from the mess hall. These cabins had about 4 rooms on each side of the hallway, which opened at each end. The only landmark I can think of to help me locate this resort is the look-out tower we would hike to. At 5 or 6 years old, I was part of a 'day school' group, led by young people, and we would trek up to the look-out tower, up a small mountain, which was about a 30 minute hike. The day school leaders would make us all a lunch, and we would eat it at the top of the tower. I remember the tower being on barren rock. The tower looked exactly like 'Ranger Gord's Fire Tower.' I've been looking at Muskoka look-out towers on Google, and 'Ranger Gord's' tower is the only one that looks like what I remember. I have been trying to figure out how to find this resort for several years now. Because of these family vacations, this has a lot of nostalgia for me. These were precious memories for me. In the '70s, our family was part of Oakwood Bible Chapel in Windsor, Ontario, and this vacation was something many families in the church did every year. I probably vacationed there with my family about five times. I just wish I could see it again. It wouldn't surprise me if the mess hall was demolished, but I hope not. I'd like to see pictures again. Also, regarding the lake, there were many small islands close to the resort. While boating away from the resort, it would be easy to get lost, not being able to tell the difference between an island and the mainland. When I was 6, my dad and I set off from the resort, because I could see people on the other side of the lake, and I wanted to go there. So my dad taught me how to sail on the way there. When we got to the other shore, we beached, and found out it was a youth camp. We walked around and talked to people, and my dad bought me a chocolate bar at the tuck shop. Then we launched the boat back into the lake, and my dad laid down in the bottom of the 9' sailboat, and said, "Wake me up when we get home." I sailed us back to the resort on my own, and told my dad he had to dock the boat. Tacking across the lake was fun. The distance to the other side was probably between 2,000' and 2,500' If anyone can help me locate this resort, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

train_spotter • 3 years ago

Ok , I hiked this one , Starting from Bala There's nothing really left of the station but the foundation. However there is a garbage dump at the back with all kinds of old bottles. You can definitely see where the Siding(Train term for maintenance track) was. The location on the map is functionally correct , it was just before Mile marker 110 ( Current marker system , not the historic one mentioned in the article )

pvfd117 • 3 years ago

It is still visible on Google Earth in an image dated 6/22/21. Coordinates are 45° 7'46.54"N, 79°35'44.99"W

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Rellit.Noskaj • 3 years ago

You are awesome for making it out here!

seeker • 3 years ago

That’s pretty cool!

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mannuuu • 3 weeks ago

How did you guys fit through that gap, I wasn’t able to and had to leave

ishootthings • 1 month ago

"Under Consruction". It was when you went now looking at it. There are the wooden shims in the wall where the grout or whatever is missing in this photo, and now a bunch of it is redone. The ruins are "fenced off" with signs and more will be redone. The whole area is being revitalized and many things redone or revamped along with/in tandem with Parliaments "Centre Block". Scenic AF.

trespasseverywhere • 3 months ago

10/10 effectiveness, I will never trespass again

YoteK • 3 months ago

Effective sign

YoteK • 3 months ago

Exactly, there's this sense of it being "lost" in some way that has a different atmosphere from things that are more recently abandoned or in the middle of a city.

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