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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Board for 2017/2018.........................2 Welcome Neighbours! .....................2 Communications Report ...................3 Mad Club Check List ........................4 Land Use Planning Report................5 Property Report ...............................6 Library .......................................... 7-8 Activities ..................................... 9-10 Sailing ............................................ 10 Community Fireworks ................... 10 Marathon & Regatta ....................... 11 Regatta Party .................................. 12 Clearwater Farms ........................... 12 Cottage Tree Update ...................... 12 Athletics – Canoe Specs .................. 13 Winter Highlights ........................... 14

Presidents Message by Kelly Killoran The ice is out! Keeping the spirit of the bay close over the past few months of winter, we have had the privilege of looking at the spectacular photographs of sunsets and sunrises over ice, snow and open water posted by our members on the Go Home Facebook page. Now as boats are dropped into the water the pilgrimage begins.

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At our May AGM Karl Schiefer delivered the message that our home away from home is not only a magical place, but is unique in its physical, chemical and biological elements. I now understand why on certain mornings I look out and see water flowing north, then reversing and flowing south between our islands.

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Many of our families have been touched by this special place and we

George is Back! .............................. 14 Classifieds – Cottage For Rent ........ 15 Classifieds – Babysitter Wanted ...... 15

Classifieds – Boat for Sale ............... 16 Births ............................................. 16 Deaths ............................................ 17 A Special Go Home Family Story ... 18

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Sunset/sunrise photos provided by Will Crawford-Brown.

2017 Annual General Meeting The 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Madawaska Club of Go Report by Andrea Proctor Home Bay was held on Tuesday, May 2 at Fairlawn Avenue United nd

Church. Prior to the official opening of the meeting, we had an excellent presentation by Dr. Karl Schiefer on the Unique Ecosystems of Georgian Bay. The presentation is available online (Part 1 – bit.ly/2rac7xd Continued page 3

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President’s Report cont’d welcome our new members to share what we have. Since our August dock meeting we have said goodbye to long time Go Homers who will be truly missed. Faith Wishart, Joan Redfern, Elizabeth Hamilton, Donald King, Adam Zimmerman, Alex Bain, Barbara Harris, David Copp, Sheila MacFeeters and Joey Lee, for all ten the bay was a huge part of their lives.

as a Board has been to decrease our carbon footprint as well as moving completely into the digital world. Starting with the next GBA Update, a magazine that only site members received, now will be available digitally to site members as well as all community members. A link to the PDF will be circulated as well as a pilot that is more interactive. Hard copies will be available this summer through the library.

While we as a cottage association pay annual dues, no value can be placed on what we receive in return. From our quiet wetlands and open facing uninhabited islands, to our community hub the Main Dock and Caretaker site, we are a community that truly respects this unique environment and we have been protecting for over a 100 years.

4. We continue to support our neighbouring communities, keeping watch where their vision is similar to ours and how we can make sure that our government agencies look at the fine details of our community plan and also take a broader look at the waters of Go Home, Georgian Bay, and of the Great Lakes which hold the largest surface freshwater system on the earth, 84% of North America's surface water and about 21% of the worlds supply of fresh water.

This year your board of directors has been addressing some tough questions. 1. How to move forward on ensuring our conservation land is protected for all generations to come. The Mad Club has done an excellent job as guardians, and we need to make sure that as times change we are prepared.

As your board of directors we will be asking for input on many of these questions and taking small steps so that the end decision is one in which the community believes is the right step forward.

2. We have Club properties, the Caretaker’s site, that we need to make plans for, not for just tomorrow but looking ahead to the future.

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3. Over the past few years one of our mandates

Your Board For 2017-2018

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Kelly Killoran – President Mike Stephens – Treasurer Andrea Proctor – Secretary Patsy Cross – Land Use and Planning David Cape – Property Manager Adam Scott – Environment Amy Satterthwaite – Community Activities Doug McKenzie – Communications Lewis Reis – Athletics Jeff Lanctot – At Large

Welcome Neighbours! If you happen to see some new faces at the Main Dock this summer please say hello. We have new members in the Go Home community – Jennifer Mallard and Stuart Elgie and their kids, Chloe (19) and Thom (17). They are the new owners of site 81, formerly the Carswell cottage.

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2017 AGM Report cont’d , Part 2 - bit.ly/2ptf5j6, Part 3 - bit.ly/2r1NRQE, Part 4 - bit.ly/2pt6VqW). Directors provided updates on their portfolios: •

Kelly Killoran opened with her President’s remarks (See page 1). • Mike Stephens presented the Treasurer’s Report (the 2016 financial reports are available on the Club website). • Adam Scott and Amy Satterthwaite put together a compelling presentation on some potential options for our open lands. The presentation will be turned into a video and posted on YouTube. Community members are encouraged to discuss any additional ideas with Adam; we will continue to investigate options, and consult with the community as we proceed. • Amy also gave an activities report and thanked all of the volunteers who help our community activities run so smoothly. (See page 8) • David Cape provided a property report (See page 6). • Patsy Cross provided a summary of all the planning-related work that she has been doing on behalf of the community, and thanked her fellow committee members. (See page 5). • Bob Duncanson was kind enough to provide an update on the GBA, and the work that they are doing throughout the Bay. The proposed slate of directors was approved. The Club’s directors for the next year remain the same as last year and are noted on page 2.

Painting by Greame Hughson.

Communications Report By Doug McKenzie

In the summer of 2017 your Web Committee will continue to keep the community informed via weekly MadMail email notices outlining community events going forward 2 weeks. Included will be any specific changes or updates to calendar events, community news and occasional relevant information articles. The private Go Home Bay Facebook page has grown to 525+ members and has become the bulletin board for the community. It is the perfect place to ask advice, share a car/boat ride, and offer household items needing a new home. All members of sites in good standing are welcome to join providing they join under

Loon. Photo by Anne Evans.

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Mad Club Check List website. Create your own personal safety plan for emergency health, fire and boating safety. ➢ Ensure contact information is up to date: Update the home phone number and email addresses of ALL family/site members by email to: [email protected]. ➢ Life jackets and Pleasure Craft Operator Card: The GBA recommends putting the card in your life jacket pocket and wearing the jacket whenever you are in a boat. Photocopies won’t do, you MUST carry the original. Failure to comply brings the risk of a $305 fine!

Events-at-a-Glance: ➢ Community Fireworks: Canada Day, July 1 off Dottie Graham’s island (site 115) – Donations needed! ➢ Marathon: July 29 & 30, Main Dock   ➢ Regatta: August 5, Regatta beach   ➢ Summer meeting: Aug. 12, 10 AM, Main Dock ➢ Summer Activities: See calendar at www.gohomebay.org.  

➢ Registered boats must have a copy of the ownership certificate on board. The original may be kept at home. ➢ Zero Tolerance: The OPP exercise a zero tolerance for alcohol infractions or failure to have life jackets/PFDs for everyone on board.

Volunteer Opportunities:  

➢ Rattlesnake Antivenom is available at the West Parry Sound General Hospital and at the Georgian Bay General Hospital in Midland. For more information visit: www.wpshc.com

➢ Regatta Party & Woodworking – Organizers needed. ➢ Library, Marathon, Regatta, Sunday Services, Craft Class and Woodworking: See contacts on pages 7 - 12.

➢ Report Bear Problems to the Bear Reporting Line at: 1-866-514 -2327; (TTY) (705) 945-7641. For more information, check out the Bear Wise site at: www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Bearwise.

Not to be missed:   ➢ Newsletter Deadlines: October 1, 2017 and April 1, 2018. Send articles, notices and photographs to [email protected].  

➢ Fire Bans: Remember to check the current fire rating regularly at www.gohomebay.org or call 1877-847-1577 (toll free).

Safety and Security: ➢ Moose Deer Point Health Centre/Nursing Station 1025C Mitawbik Rd. Call (705) 375- 9900 (Closed weekends/holidays).   ➢ GHB Emergency Information: Please check the GHB Emergency Information on the 4


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Land Use Planning Committee Report

Council in resolution of a by-law infraction, which we found unacceptable. Following this investigation and the resulting report, I am hopeful that Council will be more mindful of the limitations to their use of closed sessions and also their responsibility to be more open with issues of community concern following a closed session.

by Patsy Cross

As we look forward to a new season of warm weather and time spent at the cottage, I pass along – yet again – my hope that any new building, renovation or landscape project carefully considers our community values as captured in our Community Plan and the Township Official Plan and Comprehensive Zoning By-law. While OMB hearings have considered some appeals to the new Township documents, they do not affect our community values, which remain embedded in these documents.

Consider the Importance of 2018 Election Several issues in the Township outside of our community have raised concerns over the process (including respect for public input), interpretation and enforcement by Township Council and staff of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. I attended a Council meeting and we have a fractious Council resulting in very uncollegial interactions. Our next opportunity to elect the mayor and councillors will be important.

Township building and planning staff are responsible for permitting and enforcing their planning documents and our community members are responsible for assisting the Township in protecting our community plan and by-laws. Follow the rules and process, consider the impact of your decisions on your neighbours and honour the primacy of our cherished cultural heritage landscape. The Township Planning staff is back to full strength this year, which may make their process a bit more responsive. As always, your Land Use Planning Committee (Stoney McCart, Michael and Diane Leuty, Bob Duncanson, Michael Williams & Patsy Cross) are available to help.

I attended several of the OMB sessions related to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law around the proposed trailer park development at Macey Bay. It was a truly complex issue, which devolved at one point into a discussion of what “existing” means – professional planners disagreed with each other. The decision came down and concern over how this development proceeds will be closely followed. Our community was ably represented by Bob Duncanson through the GBA.

At the moment our committee has 2 by-law infraction issues carried over from last year – one with a letter requiring compliance, a second needing further investigation. The work at a third site requiring compliance was completed in the fall. Community members with questions about permits or by-law issues can question Township staff directly, but please keep our committee informed.

Grateful For Township Notification I am grateful for the vigilance of other members of the Township in notifying us about troubling issues. I respond on behalf of the Board where appropriate, maintaining our respectful tone. Concern over a decision by the Township prompted me to write to

The Provincial Ombudsman issued his report over the winter, which appears on the Township and the Ombudsman websites. It marks the end of the process the Board initiated in response to actions of Township

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Property Report

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By David Cape

Madawaska Club Employee residence- upstairs Local Contractor Seasonal Trades Residence

Disposition Proceeds of sale could fund: • Club capital expenses • Club activity programs

Ongoing Projects 2017-18 • New signage at Main dock • New railings Installed at Main dock • Clean out and reorganize Post Office used for crafts carpentry etc. • Stair access to new WC • Stain Sailing Building • Regatta Beach shoreline brush cut back for enhanced beach access and trail use • Touch up paint on Main Dock buildings as required

Communication’s Report cont’d their own name, so there is full transparency. Connecting to the Internet Of our 150 sites it is estimated that about 35 are connected via Xplornet Satellite. While not perfect, it has been the only viable service for many in areas of poor cellular coverage. Over the winter Xplornet has launched two new satellites and is retrofitting all existing customers with new dishes, new modems and re-aiming to the new satellites. They are promising city speeds of up to 25mps and data packages of 100g, 150g and 200g. The service can be suspended like your cottage phone over the winter or you can adjust the package based on usage/numbers at the cottage. It comes with a 30-day guarantee. The only way to get this done (without an upgrade charge) is to contact Fonda MacFadzen who is our dedicated customer support person for UPDATES (existing customers). Email her at [email protected] or leave her a message at 1-866-841-6003 ext 4441518 and tell her you want to be on the upgrade list for the new satellite and mention the ‘Go Home Bay List.’ If you are wanting A NEW service call Cheryl Hachey 1 (866) 841-6003 ext 4441043 or email [email protected]. Using these contacts are people who understand an installer is required with access to a boat, which is usually a stumbling block. If you are interested in satellite TV this can be added at a discount in a bundle.

New Projects 2017-18  Caretaker House, Store & Shop Vacancy Spring 2017 Reposition or Disposition? • Decision should be long term in nature • Take the time to understand the “real costs” of both options • Recommendation – take a direction with Club vision “This situation represents a one time economical opportunity to expand the Club to meet the growing present and future needs of our membership” Next Steps: • Land Survey – spring 2017 • Property Appraisal – spring 2017 • Market Rental Assessment – spring 2017 • Caretaker House – repair the most immediate issues • Paint and drywall repair throughout.(2017) • Replace basement door and door header rot (2017) Possible Repositions for Caretaker House Retain for Future Club Uses • New seasonal Club socials • Future guest speaker evenings • Musical Workshops / Open mic evenings • Future movie nights • Regatta prize presentations and band residence

We welcome any suggestions and remember, the password for our website www.gohomebay.org is madclub.

Possible Repositions for Work Shop/Boathouse • Yoga Class / Palates Class / Art Studio • Future Woodworking • Membership small projects area 6


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Library by Brye Bonner

A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert and Anita Lobel

The Library opens Monday, July 3 and closes Thursday, August 31. We still have a lot of books checked out from last season and would appreciate their return before opening day! Please check your bookshelves for the strays!

8-11 years Ghosts by Raina Telegemeier (Graphic Novel)

Library will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm AND for 20 min following yoga sessions as demanded, for a quick drop off and check-out graciously hosted by yoga-minded and bodied volunteers.

Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

Volunteers are the backbone of our library. If you are interested in checking books in, re-shelving or checking books out please contact me with your dates. It’s a nice way to spend a breezy summer afternoon and visit with your neighbours.

Teens/Adult The High Mountains of Portugal: A Novel by Yann Martel (Explores themes of faith, loss and home.)

You can contact me at [email protected]. March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (Graphic Novel. A CBC book for young readers.)

New books for 2017: 2-5 years Baby Otter Learns to Swim

99 Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky (Hockey)

Little by Little by Amber Stewart and Layn Marlow

Adult Canada by Mike Meyers

The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung Na

5-8 years Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beaty (A girl yearns to follow her dreams of scientific experiments.)

Canada in the World Wars by Tim Cook, Jeff Noakes, Nic Clarke

King Baby by Kate Beaton (Fun book for kids and adults.)

Death in Holy Orders by P.D. James

The Last Dance by Carmen Agra Deedy

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Nancy Horan (New York Times Bestseller.)

The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner. (Sponsored by the Society for the Study of Native Arts and Scientists. Dedicated “To all the Girls when they have grown”.)

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (New York Times Bestseller)

A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Non-Fiction and one of CBC’s Best Books of 2016 - Canadian Nonfiction. (Iraqi refugees settling in Syria search to find a woman taken by the secret police.)

Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel by Amor Towles.

Personal: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child

The Girls by Emma Cline, one of CBC’s Best Books of 2016, International Fiction and The Sunday Times Bestseller.

The Republic of Dirt: A Return to Woefield Farm by Susan Juby, winner of the 2016 Leacock Medal for Humour

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (Humorous play.)

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (2017 Academy Award Best Movie nominee)

The Stone Necklace: A Novel by Carla Demron

The Underground Railroad: A Novel by Colson Whithead, Pulitzer Prize Winner, National Book Award Winner, One of CBC’s best books of 2016 International Nonfiction.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (National Book Award Finalist and Man Booker Prize Finalist) Loving Frank: A Novel by 8


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Activities by Amy Satterthwaite Craft class

Woodworking

Go Home’s community Craft Classes are open to kids aged 2 to 10 on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 11:30 am at the Main Dock. The first class is planned for July 5. We’re still looking for volunteers to run a class and gratefully accept donations of the supplies needed to lead the craft. A volunteer sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board next to the Library the first week in June. Please email us with your craft idea and the date you would like to lead. If by any chance you can't stick with your date, please arrange for someone else to take it, change the list posted at the library and let us know. To get organized, we ask that you put the required materials together in a box, with a sample piece already made up. We will keep the boxes in the storage room (the old post office), dated for the dedicated Wednesday. Materials for 15 kids will be plenty (fewer supplies are needed for the classes at the beginning and end of the summer). To volunteer or for special craft requirements, please contact Stephanie and Bronwyn Redfern at [email protected] or [email protected].

In the past, our Woodworking program for kids has run on Mondays from 10:00 – 11:30 am at the Main Dock. Last year, we had a handful of volunteers to run some of the sessions, and very limited participation. We ended up cancelling the remainder of the sessions for the year due to poor turnout. We don’t currently have a woodworking program set up for this summer. If you are interested in taking the lead in coordinating a woodworking program, or have an idea for a different program, please contact Amy Satterthwaite at [email protected]. Keep an eye on upcoming MadMails for more information. Tuesday Picnics Sunny days and warm water pulls us all outdoors every summer. Join other families in the community each Tuesday at 12 Noon on the north end of Long Island, across from Sunset Island, for a picnic. Meet new Go Home families, enjoy a relaxing swim, check the ponds for frogs or take a walk across the island to Stonehenge. Bring your own picnic, bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, and hiking shoes (optional). Please be respectful of our natural environment, clean up before you leave and take home what you bring with you. Church Summer services will continue our legacy of time together in spiritual appreciation. Service details are still being planned. Watch the Go Home website and MadMail for dates and locations. Please contact Derek Wishart at [email protected] if you would like to host or lead a service. Yoga Angela Granziera will be leading yoga classes at the Main Dock again this summer! Dock space is limited and fills quickly, so come early. Classes are at 10:30AM Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and run for an hour. Keep an eye on the Go Home website calendar for the start date.

Check out our walking sticks Dad! Scarlett and Sam Scott show off their craft class artistry. Photo provided by Amy Satterthwaite.

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Activities cont’d Sailing Sailing at Go Home Bay is a wonderful way for kids to have fun, foster community friendships, learn a lifelong sport and Canadian Yachting Association levels. The program runs for five weeks beginning July 10 and ending August 11 and kids can start any week and stay for all 5! Can Sail Levels 14 will be offered during all five weeks, and during the first three weeks coaching will be available for those interested in the racing program (level 4 or higher). We encourage sailors (and their parents) to register early so that we can ensure appropriate staffing and plan accordingly. New this year, if you register your sailor before May 31, you get $25 off! Registration is easy; simply visit gohomebay.org click on "Community Activities", and from that drop down click on "Sailing". The page includes information about the sailing program and the levels offered. When you have determined which course you want, click on the link "MadClub Store" and register.

Catching some wind. Photo by Raynor Boutet

Celebrate Canada’s 150th, July 1 with Fireworks DONATIONS NEEDED Canada’s 150th will be celebrated on Saturday, July 1 at/off Dottie Graham and Caspar Sinnige’s island (site 115). Boats are welcome to land at the Graham’s (or finagle an invite from nearby docks) or raft-up off shore to watch the fun. This is a community event and only works if the community contributes. Financial donations are needed to buy the fireworks. To honor this year’s special celebration we are aiming to raise $1,500. E-transfers are easiest to Dottie Graham at [email protected] or you can bring cash to Dottie (any amount) before or night of. It’s a great way to kick off the summer season - please come out and enjoy the fun! Oh Canada!

If you have any additional questions about registration that can't be answered on the website, you may direct questions to one of our senior coaches, Audrey Firstbrook at [email protected]. If you have other questions regarding the program contact Alan Redfern at [email protected].

A Polite Reminder This is your annual reminder about the enjoyment of our Club lands. If you picnic on our property it is everyone’s responsibility to clean up after themselves. Please remind your family members to take out whatever they take in. It looks bad and it harms the natural habitat and the general beauty we all enjoy.

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Marathon – July 29 & 30 The 2017 Marathon boat races are tentatively scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 29 (9:00 am at the Main Dock), and the Marathon swim is scheduled for Sunday July 30 (9:30 am at the rock off the Sharps' cottage). The Under 10 swimming race will start at 9:30 at Rose Island, the island in between the MacDonald and Foulds cottages. Please make sure you have enough spotters. Keep an eye out for further announcements, including schedules to be posted at the Main Dock in early July as well as on the website. We encourage athletes of all ages to come out and participate! Please return all cleaned and engraved 2016 trophies to the Go Home Library by July 20. Engraving is covered by the club at Dominion Regalia 4 Overlea Blvd, Toronto, Ontario or Simcoe Trophies, 26 Lennox Drive, Barrie Ontario.

Paddling challenges. Photo by Samantha Yandt.

Regatta – August 7

We would like to thank Emily Fells and Ghislain Henry for their excellent stewardship running the Marathon over the past few years. Welcome to Rachel Land who has agreed to keep this fun family event going.

The 2017 Regatta races will take place on Saturday, August 5 at 9:00 am at the Regatta Beach for the boating, and 2:00 pm at the Main Dock for swimming and diving. The schedule will be posted at the Main Dock in July and on the website. Come out and see your friends, compete in some races, have a good laugh, or just cheer on your favourite competitor. Prize giving will take place at the Regatta Party at 6:00 pm sharp! Please make sure to drop off your cleaned and engraved trophies from last year’s triumphs to the Library by Marathon weekend! (As noted in the Marathon note above, engraving is covered by the Club at Dominion Regalia or Simcoe Trophies.)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: If you would like to be the starter, a finish line judge, course marshal or marathon spotter, please contact Rachel Land at [email protected].

The Board would like to thank Doug & Sandy Wilson for their tireless efforts in organizing and running Regatta for the last three years. Mary Anne Ballantyne is taking on the challenge for the 2017 edition and would appreciate help from volunteers. Please contact Mary Anne at [email protected] if you are available to help!

War Canoe. Photo by Kary Firstbrook

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Regatta Party CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS We are currently looking for a volunteer(s) to take charge of the Regatta Party on Saturday, August 5. Duties include helping the band, lighting the BBQs, and cooking corn. If you would like to volunteer to help or would like further details, please email [email protected].

Conservation, education, and local organic food Ali Ballantyne, Michael Wilson and Tilly Cook are part of a project called Clearwater Farms, which is intent on demonstrating how healthy food can be grown in ways that restore the surrounding land, water, and community fabric. This summer the farm team is excited to offer a weekly food basket program in Go Home and workshops on unique foods like foraged herbs and teas from the shore, wild mushrooms, and edible insects!

Cottage Tree Update By Dottie Graham

We are currently updating the Cottage Tree for a print publication in 2018. Please send any new family member names or new cottage owner names to Dottie Graham at [email protected].

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Share sizes are priced from $25-$40 weekly Starting in June members receive a weekly basket of organically grown, local produce, featuring a variety of vegetables, herbs, and fruits Option to add forested heritage pork, free-range eggs, and other speciality items from our farms and local partners Baskets are delivered to the Hive in Honey Harbour or to a local marina for pick-up on Friday afternoons or Saturday morning. Dockside delivery is also an option in Go Home! The workshop dates and details will be posted on the Mad Club Facebook page and on the community calendar

To learn more about the project and to sign up for a basket visit www.clearwaterfarms.ca or contact Michael Wilson at (647) 210-7677.

Land Use cont’d Municipal Affairs in support of the Ontario Building Code rules with respect to septic systems. With the development of newer systems, clarification is needed to strengthen the interpretation of septic system setback requirements. Land use planning information nuggets remain available on the website. Their number will be fewer in 2017, but nuggets about other issues will be produced by other Board members. Hopefully this education and awareness campaign will be helpful in all facets of community life.

Copp cottage. Photo by Diana Wishart Cape

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SPRING 2017 The Board has weighed the mathematics and made a ruling classification for this year’s Regatta and Marathon as a test. I personally will look for and appreciate feedback. The intent of the Board is fairness to all competitors, while at the same time looking forward, as times change and the classification must flex with the times. The long hope would be to have a uniform class of canoe, as happened with the introduction of the “Loudon”.

Athletics Report by Lewis Reis CANOE SPECIFICATIONS FOR MARATHON AND REGATTA For the 2012 Regatta & Marathon a new set of rules governing allowable canoes was put forth by the Board and, after a review of the 2012 pilot, has been in place ever since. Last season there was some confusion as to which canoes are allowed due to a discrepancy in what was originally published in the Spring 2012 Newsletter, and the list of allowable canoes published on the gohomebay.org website. To clarify the issue I would like to republish Bill Lougheed’s original Spring 2012 announcement and justification of the new rules, as well as correct the discrepancy to the list published on the club’s website.

New Canoe Regulations for the 2012 Marathon and Regatta: 1. Maximum canoe length 17 ft 6 in. 2. Minimum ratio of width to length 15.5%, where width is measured at 4" waterline. All manufacturers publish their specs on their website, so members need to check their canoe dimensions with their manufacturer. 3. The Peterborough 16, including the modern Bluewater replica of this canoe, will be grandfathered and therefore allowed. The Peterborough 16 (model 44) or, more correctly, the "Canadien" was introduced in 1938 and has been competing at Go Home for 70 or so years and deserves to continue its tradition in our community.

If there are any questions please contact Lewis Reis at [email protected]. Bill Lougheed’s Spring 2012 Announcement Several years ago, with the introduction of George Rossiter’s “Loudon”, our members were blessed with a good rowboat that became the “class” of boats in Regatta and Marathon races. This has made rowing races fair, since all rowboats being used have a reasonably equal chance of winning.

For a list of the allowable canoe’s please refer to the chart on the Go Home website – bit.ly/2rxsrby.

This consistency or equality with/of canoes has been questioned by some members, as there is a larger disparity between “slow” and “fast” vessels in contrast to the more uniform “class” that the Rossiter boat has brought to rowing. The most important determinants of speed in a symmetrical canoe are width at waterline, length, and the ratio of width to length (aspect ratio). In short, narrow = fast, long = fast, a low aspect ratio which combines both = fast. So if one wants a fast canoe one buys a fairly long and very narrow design. For more heavily weighted canoes, i.e. when you’re paddling double, a longer canoe provides a further advantage. I have done a statistical analysis of the types of recreational and fast-recreational canoe designs and shared this with concerned individuals and the community at large. This analysis shows that there are certain designs of canoes that are clearly faster and ones that are clearly slower. These differences are real in a statistical sense.

Open doubles. Photo by Kary Firstbrook

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Winter Highlights Winter didn’t offer the cold temperatures that provide for a strong ice base and lots of open sledding in 2017, but a few ventured to their cottages for some winter fun and offered these photos, allowing the rest of us to dream. Feb 19 Feb 9

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Winter highlight photo’s by Deb Price, Dottie Graham, Derek Wishart, Dave Yandt and Will Crawford Brown from the Madawaska Club Facebook page.

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George is back! Our community boat builder extraordinaire is available for summer projects. After a long hiatus, George Rossiter is looking for something new to tackle. Whether it’s carpentry, boat repairs or painting, he can do it. Most of the community owns one of his beautiful fiberglass boats and some of us are lucky enough to own a wooden boat he has lovingly restored. His quality work is guaranteed, with reasonable rates and prompt service (sometimes). He has over 40 years of experience with all kinds of cottage jobs. If you’re looking for that special craftsmanship please contact George at (705) 444-9216 or (705) 756-0680 or email [email protected]. Photo of George Rossiter by Anne Bursey

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Cottage for Rent Purdon Cottage – site 97: Some dates are still available for rent at Purdon cottage. On Big Island across from the main dock, 5 Bedrooms, well equipped kitchen, bathroom with tub, large living room with fireplace, dining room, sunroom, gas and coal barbecue. Beautiful view up Go Home River, sand beach, outdoor fire pit. Comes with a canoe, rowboat and motorboat. Contact [email protected].

Mother’s Helper Wanted Babysitter/Mothers Helper Wanted. July 1 to August 7. Experienced with babies and small children. Allen Family, Jess Point Island, Big David Bay. Please text/call Eric at (416) 828-0519, or email [email protected].

Help Available General Help - Dawson O'Brien, 16 (site 76) is available for odds jobs, babysitting, brush clearing, loading/unloading, bailing boats, etc. Please text (647) 746-0415, call the schoolhouse in July and August at (705) 756-5242, or email at [email protected]. General Help - Patrick Wishart, 18 (site 126) is available for summer work – Staining, brush clearing, odd jobs, boat runs, kid sitting and kitchen help. Available most weeks of July and August. Certifications include Ontario Boater's License, Bronze Cross in swimming, Marine First Aid certificate, CPRC. Please call/text Patrick at (647) 907-8046 or call (705) 756-3243.

Massage Therapy Anyone looking for a wellness, deep tissue, or therapeutic massage on weekends during the spring, summer and fall, as well as Mondays during the summer, please contact Deb LusherYandt RMT at: [email protected] to set up an appointment.

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Boats for sale 14’ ACKROYD SAILBOAT FOR SALE. Built in the 1920’s by George Corneil in Toronto. Fully restored by George Rossiter in 1997. Four Manchester cotton sails of different sizes, all with reefing points. rudder, tiller, mast and boom all in excellent condition. This is one of the last fully restored, truly antique boats still in use at Go Home Bay. A rare and historic craft. Asking $17,500. Please call George Rossiter at (705) 444-9216 or (705) 756-0680 or [email protected].

16’ WOODEN LAPSTRAKE ROWBOAT FOR SALE. Original owners, fully restored some years ago, very well built with high quality materials and in good condition, well maintained. Two sets of oars. Asking $2,500. Please call George Rossiter at (705) 444-9216 or (705) 756-0680 or [email protected].

ROSSITER 14 FOR SALE. Excellent condition. Low hours. New cover. 40 hsp 4-stroke Yamaha engine. Asking $11,000. Please contact Dana Stewart at [email protected].

Welcome to the community Births:  Max Edward Henry was born April 18, 2017 to Katherine (Cape) and Dave Henry (site 152)

Rowan Grant Lougheed was born on April 17, 2017 to Dylan and Beth Lougheed (site 112)

Flora Inti Delgado-Duruflé was born February 9th, 2017 to Christopher Campbell-Duruflé and Carolina Delgado Chaves (site 15)

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It Is With Sadness That We Note The Passing Of The Following Members Of Our Community: Jocelyn (Joey) Lee (site 46) - In Toronto on May 4, 2017 at the age of 91.

Sheila MacFeeters (site 129) - In Orillia, after a courageous battle with cancer, on April 6, 2017 at the age of 61.

Jack Legault - In Midland on April 3, 2017 at the age of 75.

David Copp (site 145) - In Elora on February 22, 2017 at the age of 90.

Barbara Harris (site 111) - In Toronto on February 7, 2017 at the age of 92.

Alex Bain (site 161) - In Toronto on December 28, 2016 at the age of 68.

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A Special Go Home Family Story With the passing of Jocelyn (Joey) Lee, the Lee family is allowing us to share their private family story of how she and her sister became members of the Fraser family. Joey, her mother Mary Hodge and sister Peggy were passengers on the Athenia at the outbreak of World War II. The following are her remembrances of that fateful voyage.

The Athenia by Jocelyn M. Lee, April 2000 alarmed. We joined a crowd of people at the lifeboat station and we watched as the lifeboat was lowered, then we were helped to climb onto the rope ladder, and so into the boat. It was evident as we pulled away that the lifeboat was densely packed with people - whether more than should have been in it I don't know.

Mary Hodge, my sister Peggy and I were on board the Athenia, a Donaldson Line ship - the same ship on which we had crossed the Atlantic a month earlier - and landed in Glasgow. It was Mother's plan to travel in Britain and then in Europe with us as she wanted very much to give us the same experience she had had when she and her mother traveled abroad. Mother had planned this trip to begin in September 1938, but friends were alarmed at the thought of her travelling with us at that time as the threat of war with Nazi Germany seemed great. Consequently Mother postponed the trip for a year, but in the autumn of 1939 she was determined to carry out her plan, as the Nazis had not yet ignited a European war. However, by the last week in August, when we were travelling in Scotland with Mother's friend Elsie Watt, (Elsie had rented a small car and taken us to see the Scottish Highlands), it became apparent that this time the Nazi aggression in Europe had become too grave a threat for Neville Chamberlain (then Prime Minister of Britain) to ignore, and Britain declared war on Germany, September 3rd. 1939.

The Athenia. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

By this time it was dark. Many people, including Mother, took a turn at one of the huge oars. Eventually a ship loomed in the darkness and our boat pulled alongside. Unhappily, probably because the lifeboat was overloaded, as the sailors on board the rescue ship attempted to pull our boat up to the deck level, our lifeboat capsized, and all on board were dumped into the sea.

I believe it was a Sunday, and a very beautiful day it was, the sun was shining and the Atlantic was serene. My sister Peggy had a cold and remained below deck in our cabin. Mother and I spent the day on deck walking, or reading in our deck chairs. Later in the early evening, it was not yet dark, Mother and I went below for dinner and began to enjoy what appeared to be a good meal. Within a half hour or so there was a tremendous THUD following which the dining room slanted peculiarly and there was a tinkling of broken glass (the overhead lights had shattered when the torpedo struck). Over the loudspeaker (or whatever that is called on ships) we were told to go straight to the lifeboat stations. There had been a lifeboat drill that morning, which Mother and I had attended, (Peggy remained below because of her cold). As I remember, we stopped at our cabin to pick up Peggy, but the cabin was empty so we proceeded to our station, hoping Peggy was already there. She was not, and Mother I am sure was very

This is where I lost Mother. In the dark night she disappeared. She was wearing a lifejacket, of course, but she couldn't swim. I swam around calling to her, but no answer. 10 days later, after landing in Halifax, I tried to describe to my uncle Ambrose the events leading up to her disappearance. He believed that, as she had high blood pressure, she had had a heart attack or stroke, and therefore drowned. Later, probably only a short time later, I was pulled up into another lifeboat, and this one was soon (safely) pulled up the side of a Swedish yacht, "The Southern Cross", and from thence, sometime later still with other Continued page 16 18


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The Athenia cont’d lifeboat Peggy was in had transferred passengers to a ship en route to Glasgow. And so, Peggy arrived safely back in Scotland and was met by friends we had met on board the Athenia on our first crossing. They were extremely kind to Peggy and I’m sure helped her recover from the shock and the terror she had experienced. She eventually, after at least a month I think, flew home aboard the Yankee Clipper, one of the first (if not the first) of the transatlantic passenger planes. It took a long time - many hours longer than it now takes. And it must have been an extremely harrowing experience for Peggy.

passengers I was transferred to the "City of Flint", a freighter out of Flint, Michigan. This freighter had been headlong home to Michigan, when (I suppose) it heard the SOS call, and stood by to take on some of the survivors. Eventually, I remember sitting on the floor of a cabin on the City of Flint, with other survivors, all of us in oil soaked clothing and a state of shock. After a time the Third Officer appeared. His name was Howard Dodge, and he came from Flint, Michigan. He suggested that another girl and I - (her name was Betty and she came from Montreal) might like a change of clothing. Of course any of the survivors would - our clothes were oil and salt caked. He took us below deck to the machine shop where he and his mate (can't remember his name but he was equally kind and helpful) provided us with clean dry clothes (their own) and a small pail of water for washing. All of this was like pure gold to us in our shipwrecked state. And they had rigged up canvas beds on little legs, and they told us we could sleep there if we wished - rather than in the crowded cabin. It was a kindness I'll never forget. In the machine shop all kinds of parts of machinery were hanging from the ceiling and day and night they clanked as the ship rocked, but the noise was music to Betty and me as we slept soundly at night.

Mother's second cousin, Moffat Dunlap, and his wife Peggy arrived in Halifax the next day. (Peggy had brought clean clothes, for Mother, which I put on after a bath in the hotel). The next day we all boarded the train for Toronto - I think it took two or three days. In Toronto I went to stay with Great Aunt Jessie Dunlap until I moved to live with Don and Mary Fraser and their family of three (Donnie, Nancy and Ian) in Wychwood Park, Toronto. This happened because Mother had - perhaps years before - asked the Frasers in the event of her death, if Peggy and I were not yet adult - to take us into their family. (Don Fraser, and my father Ray Hodge, had gone all through University of Toronto medical school together and had graduated just as World War 1 began in Europe. Together they took ship for England, where they joined the Royal Army Medical Corps - there was as yet no Canadian Army Medical Corps. They returned safely to Canada at the end of the war, and remained close friends until Ray's death in November 1924). And so Peggy and I came to live with the Frasers. And we were loved and raised as if we were their own.

Food on board had to be rationed carefully of course, but shortage of water was more serious. I remember helping with washing the dishes. We couldn't change the water, and when the dishes were done" the water was thick with uneaten food. I believe we were 10 days on board, and luckily we had no storms at sea during those days, nor were we torpedoed (as we were aboard a US vessel). And so we landed safely in Halifax harbour. My Uncle Ambrose Moffat, my mother's brother was there to meet me. Unfortunately the list of survivors was not correct, and so Uncle Ambrose was expecting to meet his sister Mary, and I think it was a terrible shock for him to realize she had probably drowned. The

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