3 EDITOR'S WELCOME & LETTERS
4 REACHING THE GRANDDADDY SUMMIT
Meet McKellar area cottager Laura Mallory, the youngest Canadian woman to successfully climb Mount Everest, and a member of the first family of four to summit on the same expedition.
8 FATHER GOOSE
View Georgian Bay as seen by Bill Lishman while adventuring aboard his lightweight amphibious ultra-light. Lishman is best known for his work escorting Canada geese to southern wintering grounds, as retold in the movie “Fly Away Home”.
11 AT HOME: THE WHISTLESTOP
How can one small building assume so many identities and so much character? Take a seat inside the Whistlestop, at Parry Sound’s Church Street railway crossing for a metamorphic tour led by Carli Whitwell.
16 BLACK HELMETS: CARRYING ON A FIRE DEPARTMENT TRADITION
Meet four Parry Sound firefighters training for the rigorous Scott Fire-fit firefighting skills competitions, and carrying on a tradition of competitive excellence established by the department in the early 1900s.
20 CAMPFIRE CAMARADERIE
The camaraderie around the campfire entices many groups of friends and family to get together on an annual basis. Meet some who have been enjoying this tradition for several decades.
24 THE WRECK OF THE C.C. MARIN
The harrowing story of this little tug and her crew’s desperate struggle against the violent and cruel waters of Georgian Bay has become a part of lake lore in the century since it unfolded.
26 SCENIC ROOTS: HIKING THE RUGGEN FITNESS TRAIL
Visit the North Shore Rugged Hiking Trail skirting the shoreline of Georgian Bay. Located at the end of Parry Sound’s Rotary and Algonquin Regiment Fitness Trail, beginning at the Salt Docks, it offers a chance to experience 2.5 kilometres of natural Georgian Bay scenery, and a variety of shoreline flora and fauna.
28 FAMILY FAVOURITES GO GLUTEN-FREE
Learn how to prepare tasty French Toast and bread dumplings for friends or family who are gluten-intolerant.
30 PUPS ON PARADE
When it comes to being named Best in Show it’s not all about good looks – behaviour does matter. Check out some past entries in the show hosted by the Nipissing Kennel Club at the Trout Creek Community Centre, and meet some Parry Sound District hopefuls for this year’s event.
32 OUT AND ABOUT
Check out local events and happenings this fall.
Fall 2009
FALL 2009
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