It is abandoned uninhabited now and has been for quite a while. Abandoned House Explored from the 1830's This is the oldest abandoned house I have ever explored. Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Junction Railway Location: The line is located in north central Ontario, extending between the communities of Barrie on Lake Simcoe and Gravenhurst on Lake Muskoka. Tuesday to Saturday. Touching up some old equipment and applying some real marketing savvy, it became a major Ontario tourism draw. Trains, Planes, Steamships and Automobiles. Train, Muskoka, Ontario. The service was built from scratch by experienced railroaders running the ACR in the late 1960s. In 1963, demolition began on the Ontario Hospital London, formerly the London Asylum for the Insane, and soon after construction began on a new mental health facility – the London Psychiatric Hospital (LPH).During the 1960s to late 1990s the hospital was still a regional resource and people came from all over Southwestern Ontario to receive care. 20 Sep 2019. The docks looked dirty with debris, the iconic Muskoka chairs were not lined up and it looked completely abandoned. The Ghost Town of Swords, Ontario (Muskoka) This is the general store and former post office in the ghost town of Swords, Ontario located in the district of Muskoka. The site on the shore of Lake Muskoka was reportedly chosen because of the clear fresh air. Although Cleveland’s House is still operating 150 years later, it’s no longer independently-owned, family run resort. Train and schedule. In all, it includes 80 accessible locations throughout Ontario. W ITH: 1 Comment. The Muskoka and Haliburton Districts were once the premier resort area in Ontario, dating back as far as the late 1860s, when resorts like Cleveland’s House on Lake Rosseau opened in 1869. Ontario Hydro paid to have a branch from Port Elgin to the site to move large equipment, H2S, propane, nitrogen and fuel oil to the site. Take this abandoned train rotting away in Ontario's Muskoka region. As international travel becomes more difficult, there is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard. Shortly after my visit I received the following notice. I took a peek at this house a few months before I filmed it but didn't have my equipment and light with me at the time. Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage features the most interesting or "ghostly" destinations from Ron Brown's earlier volumes, all with updated information and images, along with newly "discovered" ghost towns. A bit surreal to actually see this. Summer - Jul 1 to Sep 2: To ride the train, drop-in only (reservations not available). One of the best things about hunting for abandoned stuff is that you never know what you'll find. Treatment at the time required residents to spend 10-12 hours outdoors on the premises per day, despite weather conditions, which are scorching summers and bone-chillingly bitter winters in this part of Ontario. This house was built in 1835 in Ontario, Canada. Arrive 15 minutes before the following run times: 11am / 12 pm / 1 pm / 2 pm / 3 pm In 1894 a lumber company was established here and the town was called Maple Station with trains passing through up to 20 times per day. You may purchase your train tickets for the Portage Flyer Train at Rotary Village Station or at our main admissions desk. The Canyon Train is merely collateral damage in this game. History: The Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Junction Railway (TS&MJR) was a subsidiary company of the Northern Railway created in December 1869 for the purposes of constructing a line from Barrie … The decaying interior still hints at the elegance of a bygone era. ... in and around muskoka ontario, on the water, uncategorized.