Tilden Lake is a community in Ontario, Canada, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) from North Bay along Highway 11.

The mill was owned by the Ellesmere Brothers and employed over 500 strong lumberjacks and millers.

A fire destroyed the mill and it shut down for good in the early 1950s for economic reasons.

However, a few families stayed behind and made the commute to nearby North Bay and Temagami.

Men would go out and "run" the logs down the river, a dangerous undertaking.