Drive to Meridian Bay 2011My visiting cousin wanted to see the quartz quarry.
The turn off is just past the Bear Narrows bridge.
Beaver House RoadKeep right.
Road to Meridian Bay 2011Keep right at this junction. Left is a logging road.
Quartz Quarry 2011Abandoned.
Quartz Quarry 2011Another view.
Road to Meridian BayIt's a long and winding road.
Meridian BayIn September of 1986 we drove to Meridian Bay on the south shore of Eagle Lake.
DestinationQuartz quarry on the hill ahead.
Quartz QuarryRumour is that the developers hadn't filed their claim, so they couldn't fence off the quarry.
They will succeed with the claim years later.
Loading quartz
Quartz Planter
Rusting conveyors in the quartz quarry
Ed Czyrko 1967Granite quarry west of Vermilion Bay. Now Nelson Granite. 1958 Buick in background.
Granite Quarry 1975West of Vermilion Bay, Ontario.
Nelson Granite QuarryNot in use at this time. June 1, 1985
About 5 miles west of Vermilion Bay, Ontario.
Granite Quarry West of Vermilion Bay. May 10, 1981.