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664 Highway 64
Alban,
Ontario
P0M 1A0
Ontario Tourism Region : Northeastern Ontario
Phone : (705) 857-2487
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 340. In Bigwood and Delamere Ts., Sudbury Dist., on Hwy 64, 4 km E of Hwy 69, 69 Ian SE of Sudbury.
- The first known settler was Edouard Daoust, who arrived in 1910.
- Alban was established as a farming community, but its proximity to Eighteen Mile Bay, part of the French R. system, has made it a popular fishing and tourist area whose summer population swells to over 3,000.
- A Roman Catholic parish was organized in the community in 1934 under Father Alban Filiatrault, after whom the village was named.
- A church, which replaced the first house of worship, was destroyed by ftre and with it were lost all records of the early residents. The post office was established in 1937.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/alban
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Visitors to this page: 3,049
Off the beaten track: |
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Rutter, 3km
Jamot, 4km
Bigwood, 8km
French River, Hwy 69, s. of Sudbury, 10km
Ouellette, 8km
Bon Air, 11km
Delamere, 10km
Wanikewin, 13km
Servos, 14km
Pickerel River, 14km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Mears Lake, 1km
Courchesne's Lake, 2km
Lower Sturgeon Lake, 3km
Lac Brochet, 4km
Upper Sturgeon Lake, 5km
Little Rae Lake, 6km
Lac Pomerleau, 5km
Big Rae Lake, 6km
Bouchard Lake, 5km
Elbow Lake, 7km
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