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Memorial Park, Huntsville, Ontario. Swimming and camping facilities at the mouth of the Muskoka River and Fairy Lake at the base of Lookout Mountain.
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- Description:
- Memorial Park, Huntsville, Ontario. Swimming and camping facilities at the mouth of the Muskoka River and Fairy Lake at the base of Lookout Mountain.
- Notes:
- Charles E. Paget spearheaded a fund raising effort in the spring of 1922 to purchase the property for a new park which opened July 2, 1923, as a memorial to the men who had died in the Great War. In 1923 the council formed a parks commission to look after the park under the chairmanship of Charles E. Paget. In 1924 the parks commission purchased the point at the north of the river with a view to establishing a safe bathing beach and a scenic driveway along the river. In 1925 a road was constructed, a new kitchen was built and campsites were established for motorists. In 1926 a lookout was opened on the mountain. By July 1929 six furnished cabins had been added to the park and the navigation company had erected a new dock.
- Subject(s):
- Local identifier:
- 498
- Collection:
- private collection
- Geographic Coverage:
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Latitude: 45.33341
Longitude: -79.21632
- Copyright Statement:
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact:
Huntsville Public Library
Email:
WWW address:
Agency street/mail address: 7 Minerva St. E.,
Huntsville, Ont., P1H1W4
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