Kirk's Ferry, Chelsea, c.1912

The Paddy Fleming ferry on the Cantley side of the river. In Kirk's day, most ferry services were on the west side of the river. By the early 1900s, however, Fleming was ferrying west bank residents to the blacksmith shop and grist mill in Cantley. Ferry traffic was heaviest at train times. Among those seen in this photo are (probably) assistant ferryman Jack O'Connell, the man in the white shirt holding the oar, and Minnie McAllister, who is shading her eyes with her hand.
--Gatineau Valley Historical Society