Thursday 30 April 2015

RAINBOW TROUT, NIPIGON RIVER 1936

Rainbow Trout
25 inches long
weight 6.5 pounds
Caught in the Nipigon River July 3, 1936
by
John A. Burch
Kansas City, Mo.
ECE 41-10

FRAZER LAKE, Northern Pike and Pickerel

Don Gapen and oldest son, Dan,
 with a stringer caught at Frazer Lake in July 1952.

Lake Nipigon NORTHERN PIKE

Don Gapen, creator of the original "Muddler Fly",
 lands a Lake Nipigon Northern Pike.
Son Dan Gapen Sr. doing the netting.
1956

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Since this is the year we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the catching of the fourteen and a half pound speckled trout by Dr. Cook we will be posting fishy stuff a lot.
The World Record that this trout set has never been equalled or surpassed in one hundred years.
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July 17, 18, and 19th 2015, Nipigon will hold a brook trout festival which the Museum will participate in and continue on the 21st of July with museum celebrations on that special day.
July 21, 1915 - July 21, 2015.

Dr.  Cook's great niece will be there Friday night.
Dan Gapen  Sr.will be there that week end  and likely on that Tuesday.
Dennis Sinclair, wood carver, will be at the Museum, Tuesday for sure.
The actual rod and reel used by Dr. Cook will be on display.
Grandchildren of Andrew Lexie, chief guide will be at the Museum on Tuesday.
Other Relatives of other guides will also be invited.

The town website -www.nipigon.net will have updates .
Also that weekend The Red Rock First Nation will be having their Pow-Wow.

Nepigon and District Post Office Directory 1899


NEPIGON AND DISTRICT POST OFFICE DIRECTORY 1899

Excerpt from:

Post Office Directory of Fort William, Port Arthur, Rat Portage and Thunder Bay District

By Russel and Co.  Fort William Nov.  1899  198 pages

Copied from: Thunder Bay Historical Society Collection by L.M. Lein

Page 143:

NEPIGON AND DISTRICT

Bounded on the east by the western boundary of Rossport and extending west to a line starting from a point on the southern boundary of the District of Thunder Bay due south of a point half way between the C.P.R. Stations Wolf River and Pearl River, thence due north through the said point half way between the said stations to the northern boundary of the said District.

NEPIGON and DISTRICT

Anderson, Thomas
Hudson’s Bay  agent
Nepigon
Alexander, A.
Lighthouse keeper
Nepigon
Abrahamson, Robt.
fisherman
Nepigon
Angus, James
lumberman
Nepigon
Bouchard, Joseph
fisherman
Nepigon
Bouchard, Robert
laborer
Nepigon
Baildham, Richard
laborer
Nepigon
Brain, Harry
laborer
Nepigon
Broad, John
lumberman
Nepigon
Cowie, James
Accountant or post master
Nepigon
Cadieux, Joseph
lumberman
Nepigon
Crance, Peter
Section foreman
Mazokama
Close, Edward
lumberman
Nepigon
Caldwell, W.
Section foreman
Wolf River
De La Ronde, Chas
gentleman
Nepigon
De La Ronde, Henry
gentleman
Nepigon
De La Ronde, Alex.
gentleman
Nepigon
Demuth, W.
clerk
Nepigon
Page 144
 
 
Deschamp, Pierre
fisherman
Nepigon
Deschamp, Dennis
farmer
Nepigon
Deschamp, Michelle
farmer
Nepigon
Dixon, B.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Durrell, William
lumberman
Nepigon
Dinsmore, Ernest
lumberman
Nepigon
Diyitt, Frank
Bridgeman
Nepigon
Eccles, W. J.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Eccles, James
bridgeman
Nepigon
Fitzbock, John
lumberman
Nepigon
Guerard, George
fisherman
Nepigon
Guerard, James
fisherman
Rossport
Guerard, William
fisherman
Nepigon
Harvey, J.H.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Higgins, Dennis
watchman
Nepigon
Hamilton, Robert
lumberman
Nepigon
Hunt, John
lumberman
Nepigon
Kennedy, M.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Leitch, P.A.
Station agent
Nepigon
Lynch, John
Section foreman
Nepigon
Leveque, Joseph
lumberman
Nepigon
Livingstone, John
lumberman
Nepigon
Lee, Charles
lumberman
Nepigon
Lougilla, Gus
Langilla (L.M.Lein spelling)
laborer
Nepigon
Matheson, Alex
Hudson’s Bay factor
Likely Nepigon
Michaelson, John
fisherman
Nepigon
Michaelson, John jr.
fisherman
Nepigon
Michaelson, George
fisherman
Nepigon
Maville, David
Watchman C.P.R.
Nepigon
Merchison, Donald
Murchison (L.M.Lein spelling)
clerk
Nepigon
Morrow, M.P.
Station agent
Wolf River
Murchison, Duncan
lumberman
Nepigon
Mercier, Joseph
Hotel keeper
Nepigon
McKirdy, William
merchant
Nepigon
McCarthy, W.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Page 145
 
 
McKiddie, J.A.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Oleson, Alex
fisherman
Nepigon
Potvin, Frank
lumberman
Nepigon
Robinson, William
bridgeman
Nepigon
Strachan, John
bridgeman
Nepigon
Scott, John
clerk
Nepigon
Smith, A.B.
tankman
Nepigon
Smith, W.J.
clerk
Nepigon
Stuart, Samuel
lumberman
Nepigon
Thomson, James G.
carpenter
Nepigon
Thompson, J.
bridgeman
Nepigon
Temple, John
lumberman
Nepigon
Tupper, W.H.
operator
Nepigon

 

Woolward, Barney
farmer
Nepigon
Woolward, Fred
farmer
Nepigon
Watt, Joseph
laborer
Nepigon
Whalen,James
foreman
Nepigon
Whalen, John
lumberman
Nepigon