Who are Marty and Larry?

Another fine day. Sunny and warm, but still windy.

Tara has finally figured out what GB cottaging is all about.

We replaced the long extinguished light at the top of the flagpole this morning. Lost mariners will be pleased.

Went to see the rainbow camp for the first time this season. Things have changed.....

The new portage is only about 20 meters long and comes out on a marshy inlet which I assume, leads to Bass Lake (which leads to the French River). We hope to take the inflatable canoe through the portage tomorrow. Stay tuned.

And now, for the BIG news.
We had some visitors today. None other than Marty and Larry, the sons of the previous owner.
We gave them a tour of the place and they seemed pleased that we hadn't change things a lot.
They had some great stories to tell up about their times here, both summer and winter.
I'll try to remember a few.
The place was a summer retreat for boys and girls from a group home in Gravenhurst.
They would bring them up 10 at a time, the boys, then the girls, to learn about fishing, water skiing, boating, etc.
The utility room and spare bedroom in this building were staff quarters. The addition, built by Larry and Marty, housed the guests.
The bunkie was originally a dry boathouse with rails to help the boat inside. The shed on the next island was also a boathouse but it was moved to its present position to  be used as a storage shed.
I always thought the Bistro furniture was no stranger to spilled beer. I was right. Marty tells us these tables and chairs came from the Gilmore Hotel in Gravenhurst. How cool is that?
Larry's son Dave, learned to water ski here on the choppy waters. He says he still has difficulty skiing on water without a chop.
This just scratches the surface of the stories we heard this afternoon. If we are ever fortunate enough to have these folks drop in again, I promised them free beer.
Marty has also offered to scan some old pictures and email them to me. Marty, if you happen to read this, I'm going to hold you to it. Thanks again!

And here they are, left to right;
Marty, Dave (Larry's son), Jake (Marty and Larry's nephew), Larry.

Wings tonight, yay...