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First Harvey Parish Fair

Harvey Lake offers a beautiful beach open for public use. Gatherings, fairs, and other recreational activities have made good use of the area for well

Skating at Upper Mills

As the area became more settled, people started enjoying the lakes for year-round recreational purposes. Photo: Taken around 1940, two young women are skating on the

Oromocto Lake

Oromocto Lake is part of the Oromocto watershed flowing into the Oromocto River which then empties into the Wolastoq/ Saint John River. The name Oromocto

Lake George

From the very early days, people have valued the beauty and serenity of lakes like Lake George, called Seven Mile Lake on early maps from

Cottages and Canteens

Fishing, boating and swimming became popular summer pastimes. Cottages sprang up around the lakes. Businesses like rental cabins and canteens were established to service the

Magaguadavic Lake

Magaguadavic is thought to be an indigenous name meaning “river of eels”. In 1797, surveyors named it Loon Lake but also identified it as Magagawdawagum,

Magaguadavic River

Magaguadavic River flows out of Magaguadavic Lake and runs to the Passamaquody Bay forming the Magaguadavic Watershed. It and its branches were used to power

Harvey Lakes

Harvey Lake was originally named Bear Lake and Second Harvey Lake, Cranberry Lake, by surveyors in 1797. Their names evolved to Cranberry Lake and Little

Amos Little & Son Sawmills

Photo of Amos Little & Son Sawmills, York Mills, N.B. This photo was taken sometime between 1920 and 1931. Credit: Canada. Dept. of Interior /

Cottages and Canteens

Fishing, boating and swimming became popular summer pastimes. Cottages sprang up around the lakes. Businesses like rental cabins and canteens were established to service the

Former Roadside Inn of Long’s Creek

The colonial settlements of Long’s Creek and Prince William were established by Loyalists after the American Revolutionary War in the late 1780s. They were located

Guy Amos & Lorne Angus Little

Circa 1890 photo of Guy Amos Little (1882-1956) and Lorne Angus Little (1886-1974), sons of Amos Little and Elizabeth Leslie Coburn. Lorne married Mina Little

Murray’s Sawmill

From the collection of Ruth ( Piercy) Craig. Murray’s Sawmill is located north of Lewis Swan’s house on same side of road. Ruth Craig said

Rosborough or Holland Lake

In 1920, Harry Robison fishing at a lake known as Rosborough Lake located at the foot of Bald Mountain at the end of a dirt

Drama by the Water

Train tracks run beside Cherry Hill on the edge of Harvey Lake. In 1894, a dramatic and tragic event happened along that stretch resulting in

Grist Mill

Undated photo of the Grist Mill in York Mills built by George Lister. From The Daily Gleaner, 14 July 1937: “About the year 1857, George

Mary Ann Coburn

Mary Ann Coburn (1859-1908), daughter of Thomas Cockburn/Coburn and Nancy Johnston, wife of Alexander Little (son of Matthew Little and Isabella Hay) and mother of

Coburn’s Store

John Piercy was the founder of a store which did business in groceries, dry goods and general supplies. When John and his family moved to

Brockway Union Church Yard

Dedicated in 1890, the church was so called because the community was represented by several denominations such as Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, and Plymouth Brethren,

Lake George/ Donnelly Settlement

Scottish immigrants, Alexander Lawson and John McGeorge came to settle Lake George, along the current Route 635, in around 1817 followed by a number of

Harvey Fire Stations

The Harvey Fire Watch was established in 1944 out of the wartime Air Raid Organization. Over the next few decades it evolved into today’s Harvey

Newmarket/Smithfield

Heading south from Longs Creek along Route 3, Newmarket was settled about 1839 by immigrants from Northern Ireland. Smithfield is located close by. Photo: This

Harvey Fire Station in the 1940s

The Harvey Fire Watch was established in 1944 out of the wartime Air Raid Organization. Over the next few decades it evolved into today’s Harvey