Photograph of first train from Montreal to Vancouver, at Fort William, 1886.

Photograph of workers and recent blasting to lay CPR tracks along the North Shore near Jackfish. Probably 1884-1885.

Image of Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) river crossing in Jackfish, Ontario. Reads: "128-Bird's eye view of Jackfish Crossing".

Image of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) in Jackfish, Ontario. Reads: "West end of tunnel from interior, R. G. Reid's Jackfish contract. C. P. R.".

Photograph of Red Sucker Tunnel, a CPR tunnel on the North Shore of Lake Superior at Red Sucker Cove. Probably 1884-1885.

Photograph of Jackfish Bay, with buildings, a ship docked, and people gathered. Likely during CPR construction, 1884-1885.

An imagine of the rock blasting taking place in Jackfish, Ontario to facilitate building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.). Reads: "Morrison's Cut. Ogilvies Jackfish Contract. C.P.R.".

Image of artwork of a Roman Catholic mission in Fort William on the Kaministiqua River, during the mid-19th century.

Image of artwork of Fort William on the Kaministiquia, during the Fur Trade Era, early 19th century.

An oral history interview with Mrs. Michalena Stepanik in Kenora, Ontario. The interview was performed by Helen Lovekin and Karen Dubinsky as part of the Women's Decade Council Herstory project.

During the interview, Mrs. Stepanik recalls her…