Ogidaki Mountain - December 17th, 2011
For years, there's been a rare, well-preserved historic Fire Towerman
Camp at the base of Ogidaki Mountain. Likely one of the last of
its kind, in its natural state, in Northern Ontario and quite possibly
all of Ontario.
In recent years, (after the FireTower days of service), the building was
maintained by volunteers and used by hikers who would make stop-over's
during the climbing and descending of Ogidaki Mountain. In the
Spring of 2010, a logging company moved into the area and created a road
for timber access. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for vandals
to arrive and destroy the building. The windows were shot
out (2010) , both doors were kicked off their frames, 1 door-frame
damaged (2011) rammed by a 4 x 4 truck, and the interior sadly ransacked
(2011).
In 2011, the logging company vacated the area and in doing so, dug out
the road in 3 locations to restrict car / truck access, therefore
potentially reducing future opportunity for vandalism. However,
there is still ATV and snowmobile access. 
The Vandalism
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Back door of the Historic Towerman Cabin |
The inside Damage |
More interior damage |
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Roof Damage
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Main Bedroom
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Living room looking into kitchen
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Volunteers Repairing the Vandalism |
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Dan Cleaning Up
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Jack re-installing the Back Door
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Sean installing plastic on the Window Frames
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Jack re-mounting the living room door
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Jack enjoying a cup of Coffee
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 Living Room after the Repairs
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 A thermometer we installed and a note prepared to bring awareness of the importance of this building |
 The Back Door after the repairs. The vandals rammed their truck against the building, so it was difficult to get the door-frame back in place. |
 This new sign we mounted on the building. The trip in via deep snow damaged the corner of the sign |
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