A century-old schoolhouse, now a private residence but formerly home to the mischievous antics of youthful students; a once bustling railside whistle-stop now lost to the woods; locks that transformed the region, giving rise to a thriving town and opening a vast waterway to trade and tourism; a heroic schoolteacher whose quick thinking saved numerous lives during one of the worst fires in Canadian history; a summer hotel that put the region on the tourist map and set the template for all resorts that followed; secrets tools-of-the-trade logging trade; the tragic loss of two ships in storm-tossed waters….