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Squared timber rafts on the Ottawa River
1900
Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

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This picture shows the type of timber raft which would have been constructed on Chalk Bay by the Perlie Lumber Company. The Chalk River from which the village takes it's name , probably owes its name to the Perlie Lumbering Company which was established around 1876 on the banks of the lake where Chalk Bay meets Sturgeon Lake. The water flows from Corry Lake into the Chalk River, into Sturgeon Lake and eventually into the Ottawa River providing a natural water route for transportation of material into and out of this region.