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This image was taken at Opemican in Temiscaming, Quebec, which is part of the Témiscamingue region. It`s a lathe in an abandon workshop.
Opemican is one of Quebec ghost towns. Initially a natural resting stop for fur traders, natives and explorers, it became a stopping place built by Mr. Jodouin at what was know as Opemican Narrows (1883). He also opened a post office in 1885. Logging became a major force in the area and Alex Lumdsen also opened a depot near the site. By 1895 it was a regular steamer stop, ship building/and maintenance yard, stopping place, and timber shipping centre. The site also contained a store, bunkhouse, and a dozen homes. A large portion of the labour was transient and numbered anywhere from 50-400, while in spring (driving time) as many as a 1000 may have utilized the site. Its permanent population never exceeded 100. While most were gone by 1930’s some remained, and serviced the pulpwood industry (Canadian International Paper, In Temiscaming). The site was closed down in 1975.
For more information about this beautiful region, check out the tourism web site.
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