Archive record · Brewery
Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company Limited
Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- 1961
- Archive ID
- TB-W7YJNDPS
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Status: CLOSED 1961. Address: 1201 Cameron Street, Fort William, ON. Scholarly Lake Superior regional history dates opening to 1906, acquisition by Doran interests in 1913, and closure in 1961 when production transferred to Port Arthur. Federal 1959 brewing list confirms 1201 Cameron St. [Canada Pass 123]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Acquired by Doran / Mackey / Fee northern brewing interests1913 – 1960
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Scholarly regional history dates acquisition to 1913; exact legal shareholding remains UNKNOWN. Source: https://nmu.edu/upperpeninsulastudies/sites/upperpeninsulastudies/files/2021-11/Upper_Country_Vol_2_2014_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 1201 Cameron Street, Fort William, ONFort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario
HISTORICAL PRODUCTION BREWERY
Operated by Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company Limited
Site detail
Federal 1959 brewing list confirms address; scholarly Lake Superior history says plant closed in 1961 and Port Arthur took over all production.
Events
- Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company opened in Fort William.1906
BREWERY_OPENED
Founders captured in People.
- Doran group acquired Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company.1913
Exact closing date and legal vehicle UNKNOWN.
- Fort William Kakabeka plant closed and Port Arthur plant took over all production for the overlapping Lakehead market.1961
Closure
Exact 1961 closure date remains UNKNOWN.
The People
Behind the beer
Scholarly Lake Superior regional history identifies Kelly among six local founders.
Scholarly Lake Superior regional history identifies Lillie among six local founders.
Scholarly Lake Superior regional history identifies Doyle among six local founders.
Scholarly Lake Superior regional history identifies MacKenzie among six local founders.
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