Today, Franz is little more than a forgotten ghost town, with many memories of the past either in complete disrepair or torn down.

When the Cline mine opened, Goudreau sprang to life with some 200 residents coming to the area to work.

Not all of the residents worked in the mine; some of them were prospectors in search of the gold, silver, copper and iron pyrite.

During the First World War, the mine was leased to the Nichols Chemicals company for the production of sulphuric acid.

The town continued to grow, with the building of a two-storey railway station, workers homes and a movie theatre.

Located along Highway 519, Goudreau is now a virtual ghost town, still used for logging operations and summer homes.

Island Lake (46.6711° N 84.2687°W) is a rural settlement in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Island Lake was once home to Canadian Military installments—some buildings still remain in the area, however much have been either torn down or completely renovated.

Island lake was also once the location of a train station—part of the Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway's Main Line.

Lochalsh (48°21′00″N 84°16′00″W / 48.35000°N 84.26667°W / 48.35000; -84.26667) is a ghost town and rail siding located at the very south end of Wabatongushi Lake, along the Canadian Pacific Railway between Missanabie and Franz.

Immediately north of the community, the Montreal River Hill is one of the more famous segments of Ontario Highway 17, simultaneously recognized for both its scenic vistas of the surrounding wilderness and its potential to create a bottleneck in the Trans-Canada Highway system because winter storms can render it impassable.

The community is accessible by forest roads extending from Highway 583, by train, or by boat; the community is popular with fishers and hunters due to the abundance of forestry and streams or lakes in the area and is the location of a remote Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry office.

Operations ceased due to a financial panic in the United States and a fatal mining accident.

[5][6][7] Ophir and area are still home to abandoned mine shafts and buildings; however, much are on private property and have not been maintained in decade.

Ophir was the birthplace of the late Dr. James McPhee, a veteran of World War II who was shot down from the sky in Germany, he was imprisoned in a German war camp near Auschwitz, and later escaped—he would ultimately help found the Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, where he was chief of staff.