1 / 1 The Silver Islet deposit, discovered in 1868. was mined to a depth of 365 m below Lake Superior (Facebook/Thunder Bay Memories/Jonathan Wilson) Advertisement Expand SILVER ISLET, Ont.

Once the richest silver mine in the entire world, Silver Islet Mine Shafts were established in 1868, plunging up to 365 metres below Lake Superior and producing more than $3 million in silver ...

For a time during the late 19th century, Silver Islet was known as the world's richest silver mine. Silver Islet's mine shaft was located beneath the cold waters of Lake Superior; a piece of ...

Silver Islet of Lake Superior. Share full article. July 30, 1871. ... A correspondent of the Portage Lake Mining Gazette, writing from the north shore of Lake Superior, ...

 A Thunder Bay resident "encountered ice like we've never seen it before," in Lake Superior while kayaking near the Sand Islands east of Silver Islet this week. Lake Superior was nearly ...

The wind off Lake Superior was raw and rising. Despite the heavy fog, I thought we could follow a compass bearing to Macoun Island, a spit of rock that lay, invisible, three kilometres away. I ...

The Silver Islet Small Craft Harbour is located approximately 90 kilometres southeast of Thunder Bay. Subscribe. Subscribe. Generic selectors. Exact matches only Search in title ...

THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO, June 18 2021 /CNW/ - Local harbours are an essential part of communities across Canada. On our coasts and inland waters more than 5,000 volunteers dedicate their time and ...

Silver Islet is located in Southern Ontario at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula, which juts out into Lake Superior. The area was first established as a mining community in the late 1800s -- there ...

Coles said this year’s prizes are bigger than ever, with the grand prize being a day trip on a boat on Lake Superior to visit the Silver Islet mine shaft and also the Porphyry Island Lighthouse ...