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It’s Wayback Wednesday brought to you by Cavalcade Color Lab! Boating season has finally arrived. Do you know what lake these boats are lining and why they are there? Can you guess the year? (Photo courtesy of Muskoka Heritage Place.)
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Two guesses for this image were Centre Street bridge and West Street South, looking up the hill. This is, in fact, an early view of Huntsville from the south side of the Town Hall clock tower. Thanks for your suggestions, readers!
Definitely the boat races at Dwight. Not sure the year. I guess this was back before the insurance companies and fear of liability reached their current levels as one sure as heck would never have races like these today!
I lied. I am now going with 1962.
Going with 1960 Dwight Beach. This was outboard hydroplane racing which took place in the summer months. Then in September the Braden Memorial races were help at the same location from 1960 to 1963, and I never missed a one. Art Asbury was always present with driving either Miss Rimouski or Miss Canadiana. Certainly miss those exciting times.
These are boat races held in Dwight, ON about 1959 or 1960. The picture is taken on the beach in front of Pine Grove Inn looking back toward the public dock in Dwight. The races were in part organized by Art Asbury the famous local Boat Racer racing for the Canadiana Team. As an aside, the property partly seen on the right was once owned by Art Asbury’s father and family, and the boat house was owned by Arts Uncle Vic and Aunt Ethel. I remember the excitement but was only 7 or so at the time.