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The founding of Sturgeon Falls

The development of Sturgeon Falls began in 1881 with the arrival of Canadian Pacific Railway construction crews. Lumbering and the establishment of pulp and paper industries accelerated the village's growth and attracted many French-Canadian settlers to the area.

  • Visit the plaque – At a rest stop with a lookout over the falls at the Champlain Bridge Lookout, First Street (Highway 17), Sturgeon Falls.

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Exh Franco Founding Of Sturgeon Falls
Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Marie-Laflèche Collection (P186), Ph77-1. Mess hall at the Maxime Laflèche lumber camp, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, 1905.

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  • Exh Franco Founding Of Sturgeon Falls
    Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Marie-Laflèche Collection (P186), Ph77-1Mess hall at the Maxime Laflèche lumber camp, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, 1905
  • Exh Franco Founding Of Sturgeon Falls 2
    Credit: Centre for Research on French-Canadian Culture, University of Ottawa, Marie-Laflèche Collection (P186), Ph77-3The “cookery” at the Maxime Laflèche lumber camp, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, 1905