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Ontario Cochrane House The third house of our expedition was an interesting little place. At first we were a little disappointed as the downstairs didn’t really yield much to look at. A basic, gutted area with nothing to write home about. The upstairs, however, got our attention with some considerably more interesting finds to poke […]

Canada Unknown Blockhouse There is conflicting information as to the purpose of this building.  Some information seems to indicate that this site was a World War II-era radar site.  Perhaps a transmitter site, associated with the large antenna atop the nearby mountain-top. Other information suggests that this building was part of the communications system assembled

Skip to main content Main navigation Locations by Region 352 entries found: Canada Ontario Adams Mine Abandoned Adelaide House Abandoned Agnew Lake Mine Abandoned Ahmic Harbour House Abandoned Appin House Abandoned Appleby House Private Property Arnstein House Abandoned Balaclava Semi-active Baseline Stone House Abandoned Beauparlant Road House Abandoned Bentpath House Abandoned Bigwood Service Centre Demolished

Is Anybody Home? Every now and then you find a place that you would like to explore, but you’re not 100% convinced that no one lives there. Perhaps you’re concerned that someone owns and tends the property even if they’re not actively staying there. If this hasn’t happened to you yet, it will. So right

Skip to main content Main navigation Recommended Equipment If you’re going to start exploring abandoned buildings, there are some useful things you should bring along with you. We’ll take a look at some of them here. A backpack. This is almost essential as it will carry almost all of the other equipment I outline here.

Skip to main content Main navigation Recommended Equipment If you’re going to start exploring abandoned buildings, there are some useful things you should bring along with you. We’ll take a look at some of them here. A backpack. This is almost essential as it will carry almost all of the other equipment I outline here.

Finding Abandonments – Part 1 – Look Around How often have you really looked at the buildings you pass on your way to work or school? How much do you pay attention to the places you pass while heading out to the grocery store? For most people, the answer is, not too often. Now is

Finding Abandonments – Part 2 – Google Earth Google Earth is an explorer’s best friend. It serves both as a means to scout out places to explore, and as a database of places you have found, things of interest, or places you want to check out in the future. In areas where the resolution of

Finding Abandonments – Part 3 – Research For some, research can be an exciting exercise in detective work, digging for clues, facts, and historical tidbits that most people have never heard of. For others, research is a sure-fire cure for insomnia. In the context of this article, we’re going to discuss research as a means

Finding Abandonments – Part 4 – Places to Start Ok, so we’ve discussed a number of different angles for finding abandonments. You’ll recall that I mentioned driving around, and I mentioned several times using Google Earth as a research tool. So where are you going to have the best chance of bumping into something? How