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The old Napanee Post Office, built in 1888 at a cost of $37,404. A very handsome structure. It used sandstone from Sunbury on the Rideau Canal across from Joyceville. It was retired from post office duties in 1969. It is remarkably like the post office in Arnprior which is now used as a museum. Both were made of sandstone, and the differences are trivial. — The old Napanee Post…

United Church built in 1872 as a Wesleyan Methodist Church. The bricks were probably made at the Napanee Brick Works on the south side of the Napanee River, using local clay and slab wood from the logging industry to fire them. — United Church built …

Trinity United Church has a beautiful and distinctive style. Built in 1906. — Trinity United Churc…

St. Pauls Anglican Church, originally built in 1791 by the very first British settlers in the area. It burned in 1816 and was later replaced by this structure. — St. Pauls Anglican C…

McDowell Memorial Cemetary, began 1798 for the very first British settlers in the area. — McDowell Memorial Ce…

Stairs to nowhere? The concrete steps in the lower right of the picture were built there to make mounting a horse or buggy easier. There are very few of these around any more. They are often removed, when the new owners do not realize what they were for. — Stairs to nowhere? …

Post Office at Napanee — Post Office at Napan…

Yarker abandoned railroad bridge — Yarker abandoned rai…

The Cataraqui Trail uses the former Canadian Northern Railway ( CNoR) bridge built in 1912, recent for railways. The stone pier in the distance was built for the Bay of Quinte Railway (BQR) about 1884, which linked to the CNoR just 300 m. east of the bridges. The BoQ ran north from here to Bannockburn, 18 km. north of Madoc, the CNoR ran from Toronto to Ottawa through Smith Falls. — The Cataraqui Trail …

Hoar frost on the bushes along the falls in Yarker at -20 C. in mid January. The village of Yarker got its official name in 1859 and was named after George Yarker from near by Sydenham. — Hoar frost on the bu…

Hoar frost and ice below the dam in Yarker at -20 C along the Napanee River. — Hoar frost and ice b…

Spring flood on Simcoe Falls, 2014. — Spring flood on Simc…

Below Simcoe Falls spring run off, 2014. — Below Simcoe Falls s…

Below Simcoe Falls. Mid April at peak spring run off. This a clear day, it is spray, not fog above the water. The water is going so fast, that it is a metre or more higher on the right side than the left, as the water does a sharp turn. By late summer it dries out. — Below Simcoe Falls. …

Simcoe Falls in Yarker — Simcoe Falls in Yark…

Above Simcoe Falls in Yarker — Above Simcoe Falls i…

The Napanee River as it runs through Yarker, Ontario past an old barn board garage. — The Napanee River as…

Napanee River running through the village of Yarker, Ontario, Canada. The old CNR railway bridge seen in the background is now part of the Cataraqui Trail. — Napanee River runnin…

The original iron water turbine of an old mill. These appeared after 1870 replacing water wheels where the water flowed under the wheel, not over. They were far more efficient. — The original iron wa…

The dam in Colebrook in January. It powered Peter's sawmill in 1842 in the top right of the picture. This is the site of another mill in total ruins. Few remain, they all had bad mortar between the stone. Did one contractor build most of the mills with bad mortar in all of them? Many were wooden framed and burned down. — The dam in Colebrook…

A fine old stone house built for Charles Warner in 1842. He purchased the local saw mill from Peter Mills in 1842. Colebrook was called Peter's Mills until 1851. Fire wipped out most of the town on the west river bank in 1877. — A fine old stone hou…

Cataraqui Trail built on the Old Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) railway bed (1910) which was originally the Bay of Quinte (BQR) railway built in 1882 from Deseronto to Yarker, later to Sydenham, and Tweed. Looking west. — Cataraqui Trail buil…

Dam on the Napanee River in Colebrook. Watch out for lots of poison ivy along the shore. — Dam on the Napanee R…

Swimming in the Napanee River at Colebrook Dam — Swimming in the Napa…

Winter Creek

Remnants of old mill at Camden East. Many burned down, some had their mortar turn to sand. There was a carriage shop (manufacturer) on this side of the river where I am standing, and a woolen mill beside the dam on the far side and a flour mill to the right of it in 1878. — Remnants of old mill…

A house with a view over the Napanee River in January. — A house with a view …

Camden East was founded in 1818 for it's water power and was called Clarks Mills. Fires destroyed the first 3 wood frame mills here. Later a stone one burned. Poor quality mortar had also turned to sand and washed away long ago. It was called Camden East after 1866. It once had many small manufacturers. — Camden East was foun…

Cataraqui Trail intersection looking east. This section was built by the Napanee Tamworth and Quebec Railway (NT&QR) in 1884, leased to the Bay of Quinte Railway, (BQR) in 1891, (east to Yarker only) then it was sold to the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) in 1910, they went bankrupt, CNR took over in 1923 and gave it up in 1984.. This is part of the 34,262 km. of trails in Ontario under the OFSC. — Cataraqui Trail inte…

Cataraqui Trail looking west near Camden East. This was originally the Napanee Tamworth and Quebec Railway (NT&QR) built in 1884, leased to the Bay of Quinte Railway (BQR), ran to Harrowsmith to link to the K&P railway and on to Sydenham in 1893 to access the mica mines. It was taken over by the former Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) in 1910 and run to Ottawa in 1912 - 1914 then CNR in 1923. The tracks were removed in the early 1990's. . — Cataraqui Trail look…

Farmer's bridge across the Napanee River. This is called a pony truss bridge because it is held up only by the railings. — Farmer's bridge acro…

Raipds below Simcoe Falls in Yarker. A moderate spring run off. — Raipds below Simcoe …

Former 2 room school (white stucco) and Orange Hall, ( wood). Predating 1878. Other Orange Halls in Sulphide, and Flinton are in similar condition. Many are now demolished. — Former 2 room school…

Much of the land here has thin heavy clay soils, and often bare limestone on which only a few weed and red cedars can grow. — Much of the land her…

Historic Wilton Cheese Factory, still making great chedar cheese since 1876. — Historic Wilton Chee…

'Wilton Cheese Factory' / fromagerie / Kaeserei — 'Wilton Cheese Facto…

Presbyterian Church built in 1872 being used as a private home. They built many similar churches then which ended up as United Churches of Canada. No steeple, one tall window on each side of the front door, four tall windows on each side and modest is size.. — Presbyterian Church…

Wilton Tac shop, formerly the Simmons flour mill. Exact age not known, perhaps 1840. They had a canal leading from behind a small dam on the opposite side of the road, water went under this end of the building, through the water turbine, and out the back, through the dense trees and into the creek. A small saw mill was located on the west side of the creek, on the other side of the road in 1878. There is nothing left of it. — Wilton Tac shop, for…

On the way to Niagara Falls — On the way to Niagar…

'Wilton Tack' (2)

'Wilton Tack' (panorama) — 'Wilton Tack' (panor…

'Wilton Tack' (sells horse feeds etc.) — 'Wilton Tack' (sells…

Wilton: Nice old house — Wilton: Nice old hou…

Wilton creek (panorama) — Wilton creek (panora…

Village of Wilton

Odessa: Mill Creek wetlands — Odessa: Mill Creek w…

Wilton Cheese Factory

The Strathcona Paper plant is a bustling place and has a long history of using recycled paper to make box board for cereals and soap boxes. It's origins were in Newburgh in 1873 by John and James Rooklidge. This was know as Napanee Mills in 1878. — The Strathcona Paper…

Dam at Strathcona Paper Mill on the Napanee River. It is used for water power on the left. — Dam at Strathcona Pa…

Dam at the Strathcona Paper Mill on the Napanee River. — Dam at the Strathcon…