July 22nd, 2008
This little Donzi was at the Gravenhurst Antique and Classic Boat Show.
There will be a great boat show in Port Carling in August, with gorgeous antique wooden boats.
The dates and details of the Port Carling boat show will be on this blog later this week.
June 27th, 2008
This antique boat picture is from the blog called cottageblog.ca
If you have not visited this site, take the opportunity to see the collection of interesting pictures from around Muskoka
Hopefully this picture will also inspire you to go to the Antique and Classic Boat Show in Gravenhurst on Saturday July 5th 2008
It is the most fantastic in water boat show.
June 27th, 2008
The Antique and Classic Boat Show is in Gravenhurst on Saturday July 5th 2008.
The theme this year is “Go Slow Boats”
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Muskoka’s boating heritage.
This is an excellent organization to support with your membership. www.acbs.ca It sponsors many interesting events.
June 3rd, 2008
This historic building is another of the places you can see during “Doors Open” in Muskoka on Saturday June 14th 2008. Admission is free.
The Boatworks is at 3 Lock Street in Port Carling.
The Port Carling Boatworks was established in 1925 by Billie Johnson Jr, Harold Cooper, C.J. McCulley, Doug and Cam Milner, R.A. Shields. and R.J. Hutchinson.
During the depression, the company sold the most stock production inboard motors in Canada. Their famous SeaBirD launches were built on site and at a branch plant at Honey Harbour.
Don’t miss the opportunity to see inside this historic building at Doors Open, June 14th 2008
May 27th, 2008
This is one of the spots on the Doors Open Tour in June In Muskoka.
If you have never seen the inside of this great old building, do not miss this opportunity. Everytime we have been there, the slips have been full of gorgeous gleaming mahogony boats in various states of engine repair.
The upper level is where the finishing is done, and it has not changed much in the lifetime of the building.
This is an important cultural and historical property for everyone in Muskoka, so don’t miss the chance to hear about its history and to see its charm and character.
Doors Open is a free program for families to learn about the heritageof Muskoka.
Hold Saturday June 14th open to participate in this activity. You can contact us for a brochure detailing all of the sites open for you to tour this year. thelma@royallepage.ca
May 13th, 2008
Seeing this boat reminded me of the time, when we cottaged on Pine Island, that John launched our whaler with me, the dog, and all the groceriesin it.
The dog started to whine, and I then noticed that there was water all over the floor of the boat, and it was coming up quickly.
John had forgotten to put the plugs in the boat when he launched us, which was the first time that spring.
Luckily we were in a whaler and therefore were not going to sink, just get very wet and cold feet.
