106 First NW.
Geraldton, Ontario
P0T 1M0

Ontario Tourism Region : Northwest Ontario

Phone : (807) 854-0180
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Geraldton

Description From Owner:

• Pop. 2,555. In Ashmore T., Thunder Bay Dist. on the CNR and Hwy 584, 6 km N of Hwy 11,270 km NE of Thunder Bay.
• The town name is an abridged compound of Fitzgerald and Errington, two men who fInanced mines when gold was discovered near Kenogamisis L. in 1931.
• The post office opened as Geraldton in 1933. Before the post office opened the settlement was known as Oklend, sometimes misspelled as Oklene, and Little Longlac.
• During peak production 12 mines were in operation, and when the last mine closed in 1971, more than $156 million in gold had been produced.
• The MacLeod Mine headframe is just south of Gerald ton at the junction of Hwys. 11 & 584.
• This mine produced more than two million ounces of gold between 1936 and 1970 before the ore vein petered out.
• The 'Glory Hole' is .6 km. E of the junction on the S side of Hwy 11. It is a large deep crater created by MacLeod gold miners.
• From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884

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