Brewster's Mill
Brewster's Mill, Snowfall
These pilings are all that remain of a sawmill that was the anchor for what is now Grand Bend, Ontario. The mill was built around 1830 by Benjamin Brewster and a partner, at a time when the area was only accessible by water. Some local residents thought the dam contributed to flooding in the area, and the mill and dam were destroyed by fire. They were rebuilt but the dam was abandoned when the mill was converted to steam in 1878. This part of the original Ausable River was bypassed in 1892 when a new channel was dug out to the lake to the north, at the point in the river where it made a "grand bend", turning south through what is now Pinery Provincial Park.
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