Renfrew's Ghost Towns Newfoundout and Balaclava

[1NX9]

Makes me wonder how many people are buried there. Sorta sad.

[Railrodder]

Thanks for sharing his! I explored Newfoundout in the 1990's. It's so cool to know that at one time this was an actual village with people all about! I had already done my research before I went. You kind of wondered what life was like there before everyone left.

[TheExeter]

That's the old General Store @ 2:30. I am very happy the government did not widen the hwy and have to take down the store and the neighboring buildings.

I spoke with the man who lived across from the store and owns most of the town(if I remember correctly).

Nice pics and music.

[Railrodder]

Great photos! I explored Newfoundout in the 1990's. I too did my research. Very interesting!

[donottawaguitar]

cool

[pksc2006]

Well done!! My family had a cattage here 1975-1982 on the lake with all the stumps!! I remember riding around the area with my mini bike, I did sneak into the old mill there and had a look see...wow what a memory!!

Cheers

[forever57]

really nice

it has to be an icredible place

I lilke the old stuff too

well done Craig

Gio

[57CraigScott]

Thank you. Always appreciate your comments.

[flyhead2]

Looked like a splendid trip, with the clear air and amazing colours of autumn as a backdrop. Makes me anticipate the coming of spring and the chance to once again enjoy the beauty and serenity of nature. Who were the original settlers of these hamlets? Were they trappers/farmers? I enjoyed the almost madrigal style of the music; it was familiar and weird all at once!

[57CraigScott]

Victims of the governments infamous Public Land Act of 1853, 13 families wound their way up the mountainside and for 30 years attempted to eke a living out of the mostly barren, rocky soil. The children had to walk each day down the mountain trail to the nearest school. Never able to attract more settlement or institutions the town died, and was completely abandoned by 1948. Perhaps the familiarity of the music was from the keltic elements I wanted to infuse in the melody.