Powassan
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Trout
Creek
Trout
Creek is a small hydro town of less than a 1000. It is officially part
of Powassan but has traditionally been its own
town.
Settlers came up in 1880s when railroad was being built. With the creation of a rail station and a few other amenities, settlers came in to build a hotel, log nearby Algonquin Provincial Park, and with the discovery of a waterfall, tap the rivers for a sawmill and for electricity. Unfortunately, everything was destroyed in 1892 by fire.
Today
Trout Creek still has logging and still has a sawmill. There is a little
library in town, as well as a few shops and stores. The Trout Creek
Hotel and TJ’s Restaurant and Motel have room and board both, while the Princess
Motel and Tracy’s Fresh Abundance Restaurant have room and board, respectively.
Trout Creek hosts a winter carnival every February.
Trout Creek is the home of former Boston marathon winner James Corkery.
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