atikokan­history.org
Atikokan, Steep Rock Iron Mines, Caland Ore, and Sapawe, Ontario : Mostly Photographs.

Revised June 28, 2025.

Welcome to Atikokan's History Website!

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Atikokan Records: Births, deaths, marriages, cemetery & census listings – a 1920's photo album – memoirs of Atikokan in 1938 – postcards – vintage news stories – businesses from pioneer days to 2015. Last revised June 28, 2025 Atikokan People: Photographs from the 1940's to the early 2000's, mostly labelled with dates. School class & student photos are in the Schools section. Last revised Dec. 25, 2022 Atikokan Buildings: Photographs, some with people, from about 1900 to the early 2000s. Lots of news clippings too. Last revised Dec. 4, 2022 Atikokan Schools: Students, events, sports, & classes with a direct link to each year. Also school­board history & teacher bios. Last revised April 9, 2025 Atikokan Sports: Baseball, football, & hockey, but school sports photos are in the Schools section. Last revised Nov. 27, 2022 The Mines: Steep Rock, Caland, The Steep Rock Echo. Photographs from the 1940's to the late 1970's. Last revised Aug. 11, 2024 Sapawe: Photographs from the 1920's to mid-1950's. Last revised June 14, 2020
Other Atikokan photos are on the Dobie genealogy website.
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