North-Western Ontario covers a large area of land although it is more sparsely populated compared with Southern Ontario. The North-West usually refers to areas at the west and of Lake Superior and beyond.
The history of lumbering and trapping through to the discovery of uranium is traced in the displays at the Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining Museum and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Items on display include mining equipment and geology equipment, a mineral collection, and portraits and information on important people in the mining sector.