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Festubert Post Office on Skootamatta – Loon Lake

Festubert Post Office on Skootamatta – Loon Lake

by CHS_Ken | Jan 13, 2024 | Featured Posts, General Information

During the 1930s all that remained of the first Festubert seasonal post office on a tiny Ontario island in Loon Lake, now known as Skootamatta Lake, was the building’s granite fireplace and foundation. The post office has been located in Mike Schwaeger’s frame house

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Cloyne and District Historical Society

The Cloyne and District Historical Society is the proud recipient of funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the OHTO, and the Townships of North Frontenac, and Addington Highlands.
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Museum Hours of Operation
July and August
Daily 10am to 4pm

Location
HWY. 41, Cloyne Ontario
(across from Post Office)