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A rare undated photo showing the Key Valley Railway heading out of Lost Channel toward the siding at Pakesley. The old railway bed can be easily found just north of the channel. Source: The Parry Sound Public LibraryUsed with permission

• Partial walls and cellar holes, from this once prosperous mill town, overlook a peaceful bay.©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko
• Partial wall©Copyright: Estate of Nancy Bass
• The abandoned mill site©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko
• This one derelict building is the only standing structure left n the village.©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko
• This one derelict building is the only standing structure left n the village.©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko
• Grafitti-strewn walls inside the derelict building©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko
• Bits of old plumbing peep out over the tall grasses like little periscopes popping up from the ground.©Copyright: Jeri Danyleyko

Thank you to the following institutions.

• Parry Sound Public Library
• Christie Historical Society