SPRAGGE

NAME: SPRAGGE
COUNTY: Na
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Snow in Winter, Warm Summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer 		COMMENTS: Foundations. - Near current Spragge
REMAINS: Under water.
Although the Spragge of today is a community of homes, some modest and others of the grand style, the Spragge of yesterday lies in a meadow along the north shoreline of Lake Huron. In its heyday, Spragge was a sawmill town located in what was one of Ontario’s industrial heartlands. The town had its beginning in 1883 when a large sawmill was erected at the mouth of the Serpent River. Today, foundations and stone walls mark the site of the ghost town, Spragge, along the shoreline where once stood two hotels, stores, homes, and workers cabins. Submitted by: Henry Chenoweth


Ruins of a mill at Spragge's Schooner Harbour
Courtesy Ryan Hill


Ruins of the mill facing towards the land owner's home
Courtesy Ryan Hill


Lush greenery surrounds the ruins at Spagge
Courtesy Ryan Hill


Looking down over the old Schooner Slips
Courtesy Ryan Hill


A Schooner began to burn with a cargo of lumber aboard - so it was decided that the vessel was to be sunken in order to save it's valuable cargo
Courtesy Ryan Hill


Looking over the wreck
Courtesy Ryan Hill


Looking towards the ruins at Spragge's Schooner Harbour
Courtesy Ryan Hill

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