Up To The Cottage: Memories Of Muskoka,Used

Journey back with Grant D. Fairley to a time to the Muskoka of small family cottages through the stories of what it was like to spend your vacations at a family cottage on Mary Lake near Huntsville and other places in the Muskokas in Ontario Canada.This is a second edition with additional pictures and updates following the first edition.If you remember those days of summers by the lake or paddling down a river, this book will enchant your memory to recall your stories of years gone by.Whether you grew up visiting cottages, cabins, camps, campgrounds or the family farm, you will experience echoes of your life.The book is written with short and light chapters to enable the reader to enjoy a chapter now and then. It is a highly readable book that can be read aloud to family and friends.Did we mention that it is perfect for a rainy day at the cottage or any day that you wished you were back there?Beginning with the family renting a cottage in the 30's through the purchase of land and then building the cottage in the 50s, the Cowans, Meusers and Fairleys all became part of the story of the lake just as the cottage became a rich part of their life story too. These firsthand accounts reflect both a bygone era and the new world of cottaging in some of the most beautiful places on Earth.For those who remember those rustic days you will warm to the happy memories of cottage life in the 50s & 60s & 70s. The stories continue through the development years of 80s & 90s. The tales continue up until 2004. Pull yourself up by a fire at the cottage to read this book. If you are not at the cottage, this book will take you there through these enchanting memories and stories of the people and places of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.Chapter Titles:*Into The Mist*The Cottage*Go North Young Man Somehow*A Greater Purpose*The Road More Traveled*What's That Smell?*Warm Thoughts*Cottage Worthy*Sounds of Silence*On The Surface*All Creatures Great & Small*Cottage Types*Clammed Up*Mission Impossible*Bugged*The Waltons*The Guest Book*Thats Entertainment*For The Birds*Well Well Well*Measuring Up*Slip Sliding Away*Somethings Fishy*Don't Let The Rain Come Down!*Look Up Way Up!*Many Wanderings*Please Pass The Salt*Ahoy There*I Know A Secret*Not For The Faint of Heart*Ready Set Fire!*One Dark Night*Shaboo*The Man In The Green Can*Take A Letter*Courage*Far and Wide and Weird*The Road Less Traveled*Jacksons Falls*Half A Mile To Halvastraw*Clean As A Whistle*A Fine Port*Nothing To Fear*Creative Licence*In To Town*Rainy Day People*Beyond The Sunsets*The Other Way*Put The Worm On Tighter Uncle John*Moose Wars*An Old Seabreeze*What Do You Mean By 'There'?*Saluting The Generals*The Muskoka Blues*A New Age Was Upon Us*Watching Scotty Grow*Blessings Received*The Turkey and the Church*Fond Farewell*Sandy Feet*James Alexander Cowan*Cousins By The Dozens*To Whom Much Is GivenThis book is priced to own and priced to share.