Howe Island Photos

THIS PAGE CONTAINS PHOTOS! IS THEREFORE SLOW TO LOAD!!

Here are some pictures!
I hope to give a depiction of Island life with these.

If you would like to submit a photo email me.

The Old Ferry to Howe Island
"Betty Stevens (neMarshall) personally knows that
the man operating the ferry boat was Les Bishop.
Les owned all of the point on the mainland
( across from the east end of Howe Island)
and owned the boat privately."
Info submitted by Wilf Garrah

Howe Island Ferry in the winter (recent)

Thanks to Gerry Ross for this photo!

Howe Island Ferry (recent)

Thanks to Gerry Ross for this photo!

Ignatius Driscoll and the first Howe Island snow plow.

Thanks to Gerry Ross for this photo!

Haying

Threshing
First Thresher on the island?

People on Wagon
Foleys?
St. Philomenas church in background.
Photo from John Foley

Haying, group photo of farmers
Photo from John Foley
From Wilf Garrah: In the left corner of the photo is a pic of the thrashing machine used to separate the oat heads from the stocks of straw. The tractor was stream driven. The long belt running from the tractor powered the thrasher machine. Reason for the long belt being crossed was that both sides of the belt would wear down at the same time, otherwise, if not done his way, one side of the belt would be thinner then the other and would constantly slip off the wheels causing the machine to shut down.

tractor

Old Tractor
Photo from John Foley

The Islands: Island Photos: Howe Island