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PAGE 16 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 The roar of muskets, the smell of rabbit stew cooking over an open fire, buckskins and British Redcoats will all be part of the action when Doon Heritage Crossroads hosts the "Trail of The new resorts were located on the three major Muskoka lakes, on or near the steamâ€" boat wharves. The resorts were dependent on Marg Zavaros Chronicle Special Richard Tatley, author of several books all related to steamboating, is a Brampton native. Tatiey has spent many summers in Muskoka. Included in this 2 volume set â€" The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas â€" are stories and photographs of steamships, launches, yachts and passenger ships that plied the Muskoka and Huntsville lake systems. Volume one begins the story in the 1860‘s tracing the history of the rise of the steamship era, and continues until the early 1900‘s. Unable to tame the Canadian Shield for farming or feasible heavy industry the small lake and river chains were used to develop the tourist industry. They provided access to the inland areas; thus, steamship routes began in the 1860‘s and prospered rapidly to develop the Muskoka region into Ontario‘s vacation land. As cities grew, urban dwellers began to seek peace and renewal in its placid lakes and wild rugged landscape. All these areas were conveniently accessible to Toronto and the States bordering the Great Lakes. Conâ€" sequently anything north of Barrie became known as ‘"up north." Early entrepreneurs were quick to see that steamship travel would boost profits and provide summer entertainment while aiding their economy. Daytime excursions throughâ€" out the lakes soon became a popular pastime with families and twosome romantic outings. Militia reâ€"creations The World of Books the Black Walnut Black Powder Rendezvous‘*‘ Sunday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Willow Green. At 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. the Volunteer Battalion of Incorâ€" the ‘boats for supplies and guests as well. Photos of early resorts, Rosseau House and Clevelands House are here, some still in business. Other photos show famous steamâ€" boats ‘S.S. Muskoka, S.S Victoria and S.S. Oriole along with accounts of their fabulous careers as floating "party boats." Volume II continues this history at the turn of the century when the steamship travel was at its peak and until its decline and demise in the 1950‘s. By 1969, all the inland steamers that plied the northern lakes were gone, except one. A group of Gravenhurst citizens rallied to the defence of the S.S. Segwun. It became a floating Marine Museum for 11 years and then in 1974, an honorary mail ship. After that it was in drydock for further repairs and restoration to its present state. In July 1981 the S$.S. Segwun was once more launched as a passenger ship. All along her route, increduâ€" lous oldtimers dash to the docks to see her pass and every tour is booked to capacity. This decline began in the 1920‘s due to the Great Depression which took its toll on the tourist industry here. Countless steamships were grounded and lay in drydock rotting, many were dismembered for firewood. I was recently in the Muskoka region. The blast of the Segwun‘s whistle could be heard at twilight as it moved slowly and eerily across Lake Muskoka. A band played from her upper deck competing with the cry of the loon. A vista of another era. The Steamboat Era in the Muskokas. Vol. I and II. Richard Tatiey. 304 pages each. Boston Mills Press. porated Militia of Upper Canada 1813â€"1815 will add the flash of musket fire and redcoats to the festivities with their authentic dramatizations of battle formaâ€" tions and drills dating to the War of 1812. 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