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      Embâcle de billots, Field, ON, le 1er juillet 1957 / Logjam, Field, ON, July 1st, 1957

      After being in receivership from 1930, the Abitibi Power & Paper Company re-started up its mill in 1946. Construction for the new particle board mill started in September of 1955 and was completed early spring 1956. Notice how low the Sturgeon River level of water was at the bottom of …

      This photo was taken above the Abitibi dams. Once the logs were released they floated down the Sturgeon River where they were boomed up in Lake Nipissing. Tugs towed the logs to the J.B.Smith mill in Calendar.

      This ox-bow became known as Lac Boisvenue because it was located near the Boisvenue farm and operations.

      The Field Lumber mill provided employment for over 80 years for the village of Field and area. Many people are surprised to hear that during its glory days, the Field Lumber steam-powered mill processed and sold top grade white pine to Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. From …

      When Field Lumber was sold by successful businessman Alfred Lebarge in 1956, it signaled the end of management of Field Lumber by Francophones since its inception in 1907.