Photos and Short Stories

Through photos and personal narratives, we aim to capture everything from community events and local traditions to the quiet, everyday experiences that make our corner of Northwestern Ontario special. It’s a place to celebrate our shared heritage, connect with neighbors, and ensure the spirit of Dyment and Borups Corners continues to thrive for generations to come.

The Dyment Museum We're thankful to the Dyment Museum for supporting our interdisciplinary arts and curation activities this summer and fall.

The Dyment Museum

Art Borups Corners Nov 24, 2025

We wanted to give the Dyment Museum a huge shout-out for their support of our interdisciplinary arts...

The Triumph of the Typist The Underwood Standard No. 5 isn’t just a typewriter—it’s a piece of history that shaped modern offices. Its sturdy design and “visible writing” innovation made it a timeless icon of productivity and style.

The Underwood Standard No. 5 isn’t just a typewriter—it’s a piece of history that shaped modern offices. Its sturdy design and “visible writing” innovation made it a timeless icon of productivity and style.

The Triumph of the Typist

Art Borups Corners Nov 21, 2025

The Underwood Standard No. 5 typewriter revolutionized offices and workplaces.

The Old Violins Did you know that Dyment once had a violin Maker? His name was Herman Jensen, and he was active in the 1920s. We saw some of the violins he made at the Dyment Museum.

Did you know that Dyment once had a violin Maker? His name was Herman Jensen, and he was active in the 1920s. We saw some of the violins he made at the Dyment Museum.

The Old Violins

Art Borups Corners Nov 21, 2025

Hand-crafted violins from the 1920s–30s reveal Herman Jensen’s remarkable craftsmanship and Dyment’s rich musical heritage.

The Journey of a P1800 Once a star of highways and TV screens, this Volvo P1800 now rests quietly, slowly embraced by nature. Photo: Jamie Bell

The Journey of a P1800

Art Borups Corners Nov 17, 2025

A Volvo P1800, its original red faded to purple-maroon, quietly settling among pine trees in Melgund Township.

Aurora Awakening Ribbons of green and purple aurora stretched across a star-filled night sky.

Aurora Awakening

Art Borups Corners Nov 16, 2025

Northern lights dance across Northwestern Ontario skies this week, creating vivid, breathtaking displays of color and wonder.

An Old Shack An abandoned shack rests among snow-dusted trees, its roof caved in and walls weathered gray. Light filters through broken boards, casting shadows across the forest floor.

An abandoned shack rests among snow-dusted trees, its roof caved in and walls weathered gray. Light filters through broken boards, casting shadows across the forest floor.

An Old Shack

Art Borups Corners Nov 15, 2025

An old, collapsing shack in Borups Corners forest, where weathered boards stand as time slowly reclaims it.

On Almost Frozen Pond A thin layer of ice forms across a quiet pond caught between autumn and winter. Its shifting surface reflects the slow, patient rhythm of the northern landscape.

A thin layer of ice forms across a quiet pond caught between autumn and winter. Its shifting surface reflects the slow, patient rhythm of the northern landscape.

On Almost Frozen Pond

Art Borups Corners Nov 14, 2025

A half-frozen pond in Northwestern Ontario captures the quiet tension of changing seasons and the memory of...

The Forest Takes Back An old, rusted truck rests deep in the woods of Borups Corners as the forest grows through its frame. Time, weather, and young trees have turned it into part of the landscape it once traveled.

An old, rusted truck rests deep in the woods of Borups Corners as the forest grows through its frame. Time, weather, and young trees have turned it into part of the landscape it once traveled.

The Forest Takes Back

Art Borups Corners Nov 13, 2025

An abandoned truck in Northwestern Ontario shows how the forest quietly transforms forgotten machines into part of...

The Boat Beneath the Broken Roof An abandoned boat rests beneath the remains of a fallen garage in Borups Corners. Once a vessel of open water, it now holds the stillness of forgotten years.

An abandoned boat rests beneath the remains of a fallen garage in Borups Corners. Once a vessel of open water, it now holds the stillness of forgotten years.

The Boat Beneath the Broken Roof

Art Borups Corners Nov 13, 2025

Hidden under a collapsed garage, the old boat reveals how time transforms ordinary objects into quiet, enduring...

Automating Community Administration Look familiar? Yes, it's the lower level of the Dyment Recreation Hall. This is a concept for a new creative recreation space designed using AI tools.