The equipment at this site on Hecla Island in the Hecla-Grindstone Provincial Park was brought here in 1913 by the Sigurgeirsson family. The steam engine was used to drive a wood saw, edger, and planer to produce lumber for shipment to Selkirk and Winnipeg. Later, the facility was used to make wooden boxes for shipping fish packed in ice.
Site of the Hecla Saw Mill (October 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site of the Hecla Saw Mill (October 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N51.13476, W96.66469
denoted by symbol on the map above
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 April 2024
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