Kirkfield, Ontario

Kirkfield is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes. It is home to Lock 36 of the Trent-Severn Waterway which connects Canal Lake and Mitchell Lake. Travellers and commuters pass through Kirkfield regularily while travelling on Highway 48 east towards Highway 12.

The village of Kirkfield is located north-east of Lindsay at the junction of Highway 48 and Highway 503. [ [http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=2415598_Ontario_Provincial_Parks_Kirkfield_ON Ontario Provincial Parks, Kirkfield, ON on Profile Canada Business Directory of Companies ] ]

Facts and Figures

* Kirkfield is home to the famed Sir William Mackenzie Inn, built in 1888 and rumoured to be haunted. [ [http://hauntedontario.netfirms.com/kirkfield.html Haunted Ontario - True Ghost Encounters ] ]
* Kirkfield's Lock 36 is also a 15 metre high hydraulic liftlock constructed between 1896 and 1907. Additional construction of an updated electrical and hydraulic system was completed between 1965 and 1966. [ [http://www.galenfrysinger.com/kirkfield_liftlock_ontario.htm Kirkfield Liftlock, Ontario, Canada - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin ] ] It is the second highest lift lock in the world.
* Kirkfield was the childhood home of Pat Burns who went on to start the Calgary Stampede and build one of largest meat packing and ranching empires in the world

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