An Abandoned Mining Town in Ontario, Canada
This old mining town on Silver Islet in Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, was once said to have been abandoned around 1911. The town attracted miners in 1845, after a massive amount of silver was discovered. But mining the silver was difficult because of the turbulent waters of Lake Superior like ice surges, tidal waves, and storms that frequented the area.
But eventually, the miners retrieved about $3 million in silver by constructing a breakwater made of concrete and rock. But in 1883, a lack of money to keep the town running led to all mining operations ceasing and a couple of years later, the locals just left.