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The Kiosk station looking east. Source: Past Forward Heritage Limited

• Kiosk's grand Catholic church served its French population well since the 1940s.Source: North Bay Nugget
• The Booth offices before the railway days. This building would later be used as a post office, a general store and again as the offices of Staniforth Lumber Co.Source: Donald Staniforth
• The mill under construction in 1936 at "Coristine" later renamed Kiosk.Source: Lois Nault
• The workmens' cottages were a drastic change from the uninsulated homes at Fossmill.Source: Mike Larochelle
• Downtown Kiosk during the 1950s, which included the office/post office, store and stationSource: Donald Staniforth
• The right photo shows the mill at its peak in the 1960s.Source: Gaetan Laferriere & Mike Larochelle
• The mill site by Lake Kioshkokwi©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• The mill foundations, the only visible remains of the mill that are still left.©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• Foundations are a rare find in Kiosk. These are from the Staniforth offices.©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• In a little twist of irony, the mill site has practically been obliterated by a pine plantation.©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• The tower base for the CNR communications tower.©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• The site of a former home©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• The foundations of a CNR section house.©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• The foundations of the new school©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau
• Kiosk's empty streets©Copyright: Yvan Charbonneau

All the historical photos were reproduced from the The Fossmill Story published by Past Forward Heritage Limited. A special thanks to Doug Mackey for permission to reproduce these photos.

Be sure to visit Past Forward's website and online store for more information on The Fossmill Story and their latest publication, The Kiosk Story, available in print and DVD.