The Cheeky Beaver Boutique

The Museum giftshop also features a variety of items relating to the history of the area. We have postcards, books, and Native heritage maps.

The following books are just a few now available in our giftshop:

North for Gold: the Red Lake Gold Rush of 1926
by Ruth Russell. ($20.00).
This book yields a wealth of fascinating details about the people who came in search of gold, and the economic contribution the Red Lake mines have made to the Canadian economy. It also illustrates the links between Red Lake and the other major Canadian gold rushes, such as the Klondike and the Porcupine. North for Gold is easy to read, entertaining, and very informative. It is the only book still in print about the Red Lake Gold Rush of 1926. 210 pages, 14 photographs. Hardcover. (1987).

Placer Dome's Campbell Mine: Canada's Richest Gold Mine
by D.F. Parrott. ($20.00).
On a bitterly cold January afternoon on 1944, George Campbell and his cousin Colin Campbell, staked three mining claims on the south shore of Balmer Lake, near what is now the townsite of Balmertown. Five years later the Campbell Red Lake Mines went into production, and for many years, was known as Canada's richest gold mine. This book documents both the personal life and mining activities of George Campbell, from his childhood in Massey, Ontario, to his marriage to Gene, and their flamboyant lifestyle following the discovery. 128 pages, 89 photographs. Hardcover. (1995).

New books in our Giftshop:
The Morrisseau Papers, an Inside Story ($20.00)
Many Tender Ties-Women in Fur-Trade Society ($22.95)
The Blanket: An Illustrated history of the Hudson's Bay Point Blanket ($20.00)

To order books on the history of Red Lake... Click Here.