Charlton and Dack is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.

Charlton and Dack is a small community located in North Eastern Ontario along Highway 11 and along the shoreline of Long Lake.

The municipality, only a thirty-minute drive to either Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake, is covered from one end to the other with forested rolling hills and fertile farmland.

The Town of Charlton began as a settlement on the banks of the Englehart River within the Township of Dack.

The Town's development was influenced by the large expanses of timber in the area and saw mills were established as early as 1903.

The government had placed restrictions on the sale of each piece of property as a way to prevent speculators from buying up all of the land.

Secondly, Temiskaming was introduced to a mineral rush in 1903 when the first piece of silver was found lying on the ground in Cobalt.

In the early days, Dack Township was attractive for many reasons, not the least of which were its ingredients for a successful logging industry.

Many buildings were constructed in Charlton, including a general store, sawmills, churches and the post office.

The first sawmill was owned and operated by Louis Hawkesworth, who set up a mill 1 mile (2 km) up the river on the south side.

The second mill was opened by Stephen Ryan on the east side of the falls, he set up a dam using rocks and timber to create a water powered sawmill complete with trimmer and edger.

In 1907, Early Ryckman built a sawmill on Tamarac Creek, which was later moved to the current beach site on Long Lake.

There was a business interest in this mode of transportation; soon gasoline boats, steamboats, and canoes were used to travel the lakes and rivers.

During the Elk Lake- Gowganda Rush, the train brought supplies to the prospectors from Charlton.

He built the Canada Hotel, made claims to minerals in Cobalt and grew to be a very rich man.

The fertile land of the Clay Belt was quite impressive to the farmers from the Ottawa Valley who were used to large rocks in their soil.

The nearby rush in Elk Lake created much demand for crops from the Charlton farmers.

The Township of Dack continued to use the building following the sale and paid Charlton monthly rent.

A devastating turn of events came in the fall of 1922, when a fire destroyed the Town of Charlton and the Township of Dack almost completely.

As night fell upon the town the residents sought shelter at the powerhouse, the station house and a farm that had not been destroyed.

The 1922 fire completely devastated Charlton, their main industry had been destroyed, all the infrastructure had been burned to the ground, and nearly everyone had lost their home.

Support came from the Provincial Government, who agreed to take care of the unpaid taxes of burned out municipalities for the year.

The loss of the main industries meant that people began to move out of the area to seek work in other places.

The decreased population required much less amenities than in the pre-fire days, fewer stores were needed and only a few were rebuilt.

Charlton and Dack provides residents and visitors with an outdoor skating rink, which is free for public use and is available for rent for private use.

The park has three hiking trails, which vary in difficulty, a picnic area, and many places to bird watch.