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Furnace Falls | Ontario

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Furnace Falls

It is a very beautiful spot to check out if you are in the area, just off the main road.

You can kayak or canoe on the river. The rapids are gentle, and you can float down them on an inflatable like an inner tube. Below the rapids is a swim. The rocks are smooth, and the water isn’t that fast, so young children could swim here under supervision.

The lost village of Furnace Falls owes its history to two Chicago investors: Parry & Mills. They were one of many investors who tried to cash in on the Snowdon Iron Rush. They leased a section of the Myles property and decided to smelt the ore on site.

A description of the village in 1884 mentions a sawmill & shingle mill on the banks of the Irondale River, the smelter (not quite finished), 5 large dwelling houses, a storehouse, work-shops and numerous smaller structures.

The name of the village, Furnace Falls, was clearly melded from the (blast) furnace beside the falls.

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Dahl Forest

Seven hiking trails (total of 5km), forests, wetlands, and open areas bisected by the Burnt River.

In 2009, Peter Dahl announced the family’s intention to donate the Dahl Forest (approximately 500 acres) to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust. Peter explained that the decision to donate the land to the larger community was based on the family’s reluctance to sell the land they loved. “We spent over fifty years of tree planting, conservation and preserving that property … how could we sell it at any price? It’s inconceivable to me and my sister and certainly to my mother. The property is part of my soul, and it’s part of my mother’s and my sister’s souls.”

 

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