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You’re not likely to see a snow machine like this on local trails these days. Can you tell us anything about it? Bonus points if you can name the location. (Photo courtesy of Muskoka Heritage Place.)
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This is, indeed, Huntsville High School. Here’s what some of you had to say about it:
Kris Rowan (via Facebook): It’s Huntsville High School. I hated the place but I got through to Gr.12
Linda Grace Tobias (via Facebook): HHS! I loved this school; lots of great friends, teachers & Memories! After over 50 years our friendships are still alive & well. ? This school was & is our common denominator.
Janet Boston (via Facebook): Good memories and great teachers, a new school would be nice.
Dave Johns: The building of Technical Wing at H.H.S. It was completed for the 1963-64 school term. Lucky to be one of the first graduating Tech class in 1966. Mr. Mason was our Auto class teacher and he was a good one. Mr. Kline, the wood working teacher, headed up this whole project.
Martha Watson: I remember writing grade 13 “Departmental” exams in June, 1963 to the sounds of construction outside.
Brian Tapley: My comment is exactly the same as Dave Johns. We had Mr. Bird for electrical shop, Kline for wood shop, Mason for Auto. I can’t remember the machine shop person but I think it was Mr. Clare for drafting and Mr. Cullen was the welding and occupations shop I think. This was an amazing facility that has been under utilized lately. Instead of dropping grade 13 we should have added grade 14 so that students could have gone further in their education without having the expense of having to go to another city to college. There could be an amazing amount of co-op learning happen at the high school level but they lack the time to make it work. Too bad.
What year would this “snow machine” picture have been taken ?
Curiosity killed the Cat-hy !
That’s great! Interesting invention of a winter “Air-Boat”, the car body itself is a cool (warm?) idea. As to the surveying of stands of lumber, my Grandparents had ‘slabs’ from the lumber mills brought in to heat the central boiler, supplying heat to the cabins on site. Perhaps the lumber people used Limberlost as their winter Camp for the area?
I looked over my collection of Limberlost photos and as near as I can tell the Lodge was rebuild twice (re. fires) and always used the original stone foundation (and then expanding on it).
I’d insert photos of the three main Lodges but don’t seem to be able to in this format.
This photo was taken on Lake Solitaire in front of Limberlost Lodge. This particular Lodge burned down and was replaced with a stone building which had only family and staff accommodations included.
I remember seeing the “Snow Machiner” in photos there..
Looks like a Fudges snow sedan. In the winter the logging companies would go out on the lakes and check the stands of trees. Muskoka Wood rented one from Middleton’s Transport. Neat looking vehicle.