A Ghost Town
We were still four hours from home but we wanted to stop at Depot Harbour before we pulled into our homes and got back to reality. There apparently is a ghost town located on the island.
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While driving to our destination we stopped just off the road to get a photo of the small harbours. I loved how calm it looked with its overcast skies.
After some driving around at Depot Harbour we finally found what we were looking for – an old ghost town.
Ghost Town
Some history on the site: Back in 1890 John Booth created the town of Depot Harbour to move his lumber to the area now known as Algonquin Park via a railway that was taken over by CNR in 1918. In 1993 the railway was damaged by a spring ice floe and was never repaired, bringing less and less ships to Depot Harbour. In 1945, the shops stopped arriving and by 1964 the town was abandoned. You can still see remnants of the old buildings (as shown in the photo above). Depot Harbour is the largest Ontario town to become a ghost town.
Permission to view the site must be obtained from the Wasauksing First Nations Band Office.