January 24th & 25th. John Rigby and Gord Webb built a work bench for the Boat House. Total hours 12.
January 28th, 2002. Mike Sterling, Gord Webb and John Rigby continue to work on the Boat House. We cleaned the refrigerators and cleaned up the Town's Christmas decorations. Gord and John worked on the bench some more. Total hours 9.
January 29th 2002 to April 13th 2002. We did a lot of work in the Boat House to make it easier to work. Gord Webb and John Rigby were very active. Gord and Mike Sterling worked on the Songfest that was held on March 16th at the Town Hall and this was a success. On Thursday April 11the Gord Webb, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling went to the Island for the first time. The house was in wonderful condition, but the new dock has suffered a lot of damage do to the storms. Bob has a new design to get us into operation this year. Total hours 220.
April 15th, 2002. Mike Sterling, Bob Trelford and Gord Webb worked on repairing the floating docks that were damaged in a storm last fall. Total hours 12.
April 16th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Gord Web, Ron Seaman, Mike Sterling and Derrick Seaman lauch the Peerless in the Saugeen at Chesley Street. We forgot the plugs and the Peerless almost sinks in the middle of the river up near the "doughnut" across from Higgins Landing. Bob beaches the Peerless and Mike jumps in the river and puts the plugs in the stern below the water line. All it well.... and we tie up at the dock.... total hours 16.
April 17th, 2002. Mike Sterling gives a talk in Sauble Beach for 116 seniors while Gord and Bob work on the dock. Total hours 16.
April 18th to April 27th. Lots of work on the docks by Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Tom Marcotte. On April 27th a 10 person crew to the Island for lots of work. Joe Scholzes, Gord, Bob, Tom Marcotte, Mike Sterling, Christine Champion and Keven Champion and Joan Rigby. Cleanup and work on the docks. Total hours 80.
April 29 to May 1st, 2002. We worked very hard fixing up a dock system on shore and also did a lot of cleanup out at the Island for the opening this year. The dock damage over the winter to the new groyne was extensive so heavy manual labour was involved and lots of hours. Over the past few days, we've had Heather Diggen, Joan Rigby, Vicki Tomori, Bryan, the young man, Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Tom Marcotte working very hard... Total hours 200.
May 2nd, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling, Tom Marcotte, Joan Rigby, Heather Diggen and Vicki Tomori work on the Island. Full board meeting at night. Total hours 20.
May 3rd, 2002 Mike Sterling, John Rigby and John Eagleson give a presentation to a large group of municipal employees and mayors at the CAW Centre in Pt. Elgin. Total hours 6.
May 8th, 2002 Big work party took out 4 more finger docks. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Bob Trelford, Bob Chatterton, George Gruetzner, Vicki Tomori, Jane Kramer, Bryan, Joan Rigby and Joe Scholzes. Gord got the generator vented and the ladies cleaned up. The docks were put on the groyne for a walkway. Total hours 44.
May 9th, 2002. Joan Rigby, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling trained a group of 13 volunteers in the Boat House. Total Time 45 hours.
May 10th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Gord Webb worked on the radio communication to/from the old Water Rescue Building. Everything is working well now. Total hours 15.
May 11th, 2002. Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling took the first tour to Chantry Island... a family of six. Total hours 5
May 13th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Bill Price and Mike Sterling worked on the docks at the harbour putting on hardware. Total hours 12
May 14th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling worked on the Peerless. Gord put in a CD player to play our music CDs. Later, Bob Chatterton, Mike Sterling, Joe Scholzes, Gord Webb and Doug Welsh put two big docks in the river for towing out to the Island. Gord and Mike took the keys to the Lighthouse to the Canadian Wildlife Service staying at the Colonial Hotel. They are doing bird research at the Island and want to use the house as a base station. They need to listen to the eggs via stethescope in a quiet environment. Total hours 20.
May 15th, 2002. We put the two 8 x 30 foot docks together in the river with heavy hardware and pins. The assembled dock is 16 x 30 feet. We then hauled it out to the Island. On board were Donna Savoy, Hannalora Fulford, Gord Webb, Tom Marcotte, Joe Scholzes, Bryan, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling. We moved the assembled dock into shore in preparation for installing it on the south side of the groyne.
Donna and Hannalora looked over the herb garden and told us everything is growing well. Returning to the Peerless for embarkation, a fire at the deck switch caused some concern. Gord used the fire extinguishers to put out the electrical fire, we got everybody off, and hooked up the Tilbury to tow the Peerless back to the harbour. Repairs are needed. Total hours 30.
May 16th, 2002. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling and Bob Trelford worked on repairs to the Peerless. Gord replaced the burned switch and repaired the wiring. Bob and Mike installed a small wheel on the bottom of the ladder to the Peerless. Total hours 12.
May 17th, 2002. We again worked on repairs and took a tour to the Island. Vicki Tomori and Joan Rigby cleaned the Water Rescue Building. Total hours 20.
May 18th, 2002. Another tour of 6 people to the Island. Four of them were from Toronto which continues the saga of having most of your paying visitors from out of town. Bob Trelford, Joan Rigby, Mike Sterling, Sandy Lee Lindsay... Total hours 8.
May 20th, 2002. 8 people to the Island. Bob Trelford, Joan Rigby. Total hours 8.
May 21st, 2002. Mike Sterling & John Rigby gave a talk at the Presbyterian Church in Paisley. Total hours 6.
May 27th, 2002. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling and Bob Trelford worked in the Boat House on Marine Heritage flags and then went to Port Elgin to gas up at their pumps at 77 cents per litre. The roundtrip took 70 minutes from the Saugeen River Mouth. Total hours 12.
May 28th, 2002. Mike Sterling & John Rigby talked at the Paisley Missionary Church. Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Vicki Tomori and Joan Rigby worked at the Island. Total hours 18.
May 29th, 2002. Mike Sterling, Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Vicki Tomori worked on planning at the boat house. Joe Scholzes built a new ramp at Bob's farm. Joe, Joan Rigby, Jim McLay, Gord, Bob T. and Mike S. worked on the Peerless for it's yearly inspection. by Brian Kennedy of the Coast Guard. Total hours 25
May 30th. Joan Rigby, John Rigby, Gord Webb & Mike Sterling tried to take a group from the New Brunswick to the Island, but it was too foggy. Bob Trelford, Mike and Gord worked on signs in the morning. John went to a Lighthouse lecture by the people from down east in the evening. Mike gave a talk to the area fire chiefs in Port Elgin from 6 to 10 pm. Total hours 20.
May 31st, 2002. We took the man from New Brunswick (Rick Welsford Atlantic Lighthouse Council) to the Island along with Mike Mayatt from Saugeen Shores. Vicki and Joan did some more cleaning. Gord Webb was captain and Mike S. was their too. Total hours 9.
June 1st, 2002. Party of 6 to the Island for a tour at 1 pm. Donna Savoy was the tour guide. Gord Webb captain, Mike Sterling and Joe Scholzes crew. Total hours 8.
June 2nd, 2002...Day off!!
June 3rd. Big day!!!. We took the Saugeen Queen (barge owned by the boat club) to Chantry Island to move heavy weights for our big 30 x 16 dock to anchor it. 3 2000 lbs weights were moved into place easily and the big dock was put in place. We need one more weight, but could not move any of the conical weights because they had silted in as they were designed to do. Carl Crymble and Mike Sterling worked in wet suits. Joe Scholzes, Bob Trelford and Bryan worked on the Peerless and on shore. Hannalore Fulford and Donna Savoy worked on the herb garden. Bob Trelford held a Lighthouse building class in the Boat house in the evening. Total hours 30.
June 4th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Mike Sterling went to the Island to build a little temp. ramp to the new floating dock. In the afternoon we took 4 people from Lindsay ON. on a tour with Joe Scholzes, Gord, Mike and Vicki Tomori as crew. Total hours 16.
June 5th, 2002. John McKay ran a class for Peerless Captains at 1 pm. Attending were Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Dan Nolan, Bob Chapman, Ian Evans, Bob Chatterton and Captain Mills. At 3 pm we ran a tour for a woman reporter from the Globe and Mail. Total hours 30.
June 6th, 2002. Carl Crymble, Brandon Crymble, Mike Sterling and Gord Webb took two 500 lb weights to the Island with the Saugeen Queen. We put them under the SW corner of the dock and then secured the entire dock to the groyne with chains and metal stakes and keyholes. In the afternoon Gord, Mike Sterling and Joe Scholtes ran a tour for 6 to the Island at 1 PM. Total hours 24.
June 7th, 2002. Bob Trelford and Bill Moulton worked in the park in the morning. Mike and Gord Webb did some planning and then we did a tour for 7 at 1 PM with Joe S. added as crew. Total hour 16.
June 8th, 2002. Gord Webb, Carol, Ali, Jim Mclay and Mike Sterling went to the Island with Jeff Robinson of the Wildlife Service. Jeff gave us some signs for the Bird Sanctuary. Lots of work done on the Gardens. In the afternoon Joan Rigby, Joe Scholtes, Mike Sterling, Bryan and Bob Trelford took two tour groups to the Island in the afternoon (12 people). Total hours 27
June 9th, 2002. We took a tour to the Island at 1 PM. Gord Webb, Christine Champion and Mike Sterling. Total hours 9.
June 10th, 2002. Gord Webb, Marty Peters and Mike Sterling ran a bunch of errands in Owen Sound... e.g. testing fire extinguishers, buying a replacement plate for the fuel access on the deck. We also loaded bricks at John Rigby's house and took them to the Island for the restoration of the old Privey. We had a meeting of crew and volunteers at the Boat House for schedules. At 1 PM we took a tour to the Island along with volunteers. Gord and Carol Webb, Christine Champion, Sandy Lee Lindsay, Ali McKinnon, Marty Peters, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling. We then went to Port Elgin to refuel. Total hours 40.
June 11 thru June 13th. We have been running regular tours with Gord Webb Carl Crymble, Joe Scholzes, Bob Chapman, Christine Champion, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling doing the tours. Ali and Carol have been working on gardens. John Rigby, Mike Sterling, Jim McLay and Steve Wilson all were involved with presentations. John, Mike, Sandy Lee Lindsay and Steve gave one at the Women's University Club and Jim, Mike and John gave another at the G. C. Houston school for 3rd graders. Ian Evens and Gord have been working on Peerless techniques, dock tie-ups, rear view mirrors etc.
On the 13th we took 8 local fireman to Chantry Island to practice emergency techniques. Bob Trelford, Gord, Ian and Mike took them out.
Bob Trelford, Tom Marcotte and Bill Moulton have been working in Pioneer Park preparing it for the Fish Fry and for our Festival in August. Total hours 200. Wow!
June 14th, 2002. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Ali and Carol went to the Island. Gord and Mike moved the rail at the top of the light for safety purposes and put a rope line from the dock to the groyne. Ali and Carol planted flowers and veg. Total hours 12.
June 15th, 2002. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Jane Kramer and Brian Calvo and Joe Scholzes take two tours of 10 to the Island. John Rigby, Mike Sterling and Ken Rothenburg unload some carpet for path cover at the Boat House. Total hours 25.
June 16th, 2002. Rain and high winds. No tours. Bob worked on some model lighthouse stuff in the Boat House and Mike worked on some emails. Total hours 4
June 17th, 2002. Gord Captain, Donna Savoy Tour Guide, Mike Sterling Crew and guide and Joe Scholzes crew and guide. Two tours 10 per tour from the Paisley area. We also met with Bob Chapman, John Rigby, John McArthuer and Vicki Tomori discussing the Chantry Tour Base Building. Bob Trelford ran a class of 5 building lighthouses out of wood. Total hours 35.
June 18th-June 20th. Tours going well. Almost full on each tour. On the 20th Mike Sterling, John Rigby gave the 53 talk to a senior group in Port Elgin. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Andrew Champion worked on enlarging the privy. H. Fulford was the tour guide in the afternoon along with Joe S. Total hours 45.
June 21st, 2002. Andrew Champion, Bob Trelford and Christine Champion went on work detail to the Island at 8:30 AM. Bob worked completing the privey, Mike and Andrew on the dock, the old privy and other details. Christine planted flowers. In the afternoon Gord Webb, Mike, Andrew and Joe took two full tours to the Island. Total hours 30.
June 22nd, 2002. Mike Sterling and Gord Webb worked on planning in the morning. We also got the Chantry Island Tour Signs and installed them on the former water rescue building. We went to the Island with Liz Foldi and her husband John at 11 am. She is a geologist doing a correlation study between Gunn Point, Holmes Point and Chantry Island relative to John Brown's Quarry. Liz brought beautiful samples to the Island and make a wonderful correlation with the stone at the Island. Her tentative conclusion was that stone for the Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters was mined at both places which is something new!
We also gave a special tour to 9 people at 2 PM. Guides were Sandy Lee Lindsay, Jane Kramer, Joe S. Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion and Bob Trelford as captain. Gord Webb spent the afternoon fixing up a speaker system in the park. Total hours 32
June 23rd, 2002. Very hot day. Two tours to the Island. Carl Crymble captain, Joan Rigby and Andrew Champion crew. Mike Sterling, Christine Champion and Sandy Lee Lindsay worked on the Island from 1 to 5. Mike did the Lighthouse tour and Joan the house. Danny Nichols trained to be a captain. Total hours 28
June 24th, 2002. Sandy Lindsay, Christine & Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling were turned back by bad weather at the Island early on today. Andrew & Mike ran errands and Bob Trelford and Andrew worked on the Kiosk for Donors. Mike Andrew, Hannalora Fulford and Dave Mills ran two tours to the Island. Bob ran a Lighthouse building course for 5 at night. Total hours 50.
June 25th, 2002. Joan Rigby, John Rigby, Vicki Tomori and Mike Sterling review the Lighthouses at Cabot Head and Lion's Head. Special attention was given to the gift shop. Later Mike Sterling and Sandy Lee Lindsay visited Linda Bester's Art Studio to review her paintings for the August 1st show. Two tours were taken to the Island in the afternoon by John McKay and his crew. Bob Trelford and Andrew Champion worked on the donor Kiosk in Pioneer Park. Total hours 40.
June 26th, 2002. Bob and Andrew continue the work on the Kiosk. Mike Sterling ran around getting the Fish Fry details set. Vicki Tomori and Mike met with the Chamber. Dave Mills, Christine Champion, Andrew Champion and Bob Chapman took two tours to the Island. Very stormy on the way back with heavy rain. Good day! Total hours 32.
June 27th, 2002. Bob Trelford and Andrew Champion worked on the donor Kiosk. Mike Sterling ran around with last minute details on the Fish Fry. Vicki Tomori did some phoning and last minute items for it too. The afternoon tours were canceled because of intense fog. Bob made some signs and Andrew cut auto notices for the Fish Fry. Donna Savoy was scheduled for crew. In the evening Andrew and Mike helped to put up the big tent. The two other tents are missing in action. Total hours 24.
June 28th, 2002. Prepared for the Fish Fry by moving 60 picnic tables into Pioneer Park. Mike Sterling & Andrew Champion with Dennis Tomori and Ken Rothenburg. John McKay, Andrew and Joe Scholzes took two tours to the Island. Bob Trelford and John Rigby did volunteer work. Margaret did the tour guiding today. Total hours 40.
June 29th, 2002. Huge Fish Fry success. Over 40 volunteers worked for 6 hours to make the whole thing a success. Jim Mclay, Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion, Jane Kramer, Vicki Tomori..... etc work to achieve success. Over 730 fish dinners served. 200 hot dogs and hamburgers. Two tours run also. Total hours 230.
June 30th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion, Jim McLay and Vicki Tomori along with Ian Evans and Tim Trelford help clean up Pioneer Park. Mike Sterling, Joan Rigby, Sandy Lee Lindsay, Bob Trelford and Andrew Champion run two tours at 1 and 3 PM. Total hours 22
July 1st thru July 4th. Tours go on at full capacity. We are doing a lot of garden work at the Island and fixing up little things. Each tour brings new people from out of the area. Volunteers are John McKay, Ian Evans, Joan Rigby, Bob Trelford, Thornton Doublass, Mike Sterling, Sandy Lee Lindsay, Donna Savoy, Joe Scholzes, Honalora Fulford, Christine Champion and of course Mike Sterling... with summer student Andrew Champion. We also hosted Destinations and Discoveries Linda Thompson and a group of Bruce County officials. Total hours 200.
July 5th. Ken Rothenburg, Thornton Douglas and Andrew Champion start the archeological dig in the Old Privy. They excavate a little over 25 cm and find artifacts. Most are interesting hand made nails and some very small tools. One bottle is labeled Parmint and it manufactured by International Laboratories. An examination of the Internet shows that bottles of Parmint by the same company have been discovered on WWI battlefields in Europe. The bottle on Chantry is quite small and it appears that it could be medicinal. The small tool found almost looks like it could be used for dental use, but that is just an indication of its size more than its utility. All the rock and debris were filtered by a screen. Excellent compost has been discovered. The datum line was marked in green on the inside wall. Here is Andrew's report:
Friday, July 5
Start Time: 9:00
Present: Andrew Champion
Thornton Douglas
Mike Sterling
Ken Rothenberg
Began dig in privy at a starting point of 27" below main floor frame.
Mostly nails, an interesting "pharmaceutical" bottle, and a possible dental tool.
Current Depth: 10-11" from datum
Finish Time: 12:00
Total hours 20 for the day..
July 6th, 2002. Took the Art School painting class to the Island. Eric Luce was the instructor. Ian Evans captain and Mike Sterling crew. Mike had to take 5 people back to the "Dunes" area who tried to swim to the Island. One was a family of 4 with two young children aged about 12 or 13! The other was a young man who was exhausted in trying the swim. Mike took them back in the Tilbury. Total hours 12
July 7th, 2002. Another busy day will full tours at 1 and 3 PM. Lots of chasing of people off the Island due to the restrictions. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Margaret were the crew. Total hours 18.
July 8th, 2002. Andrew Champion, Hannalora Fulford, Gord Webb, Bob Chapman, Joe Scholzes & Mike Sterling worked today. Andrew did some more archeology and Mike and Gord put up stair banisters in the house.
Andrew's Archeology Report for Today
Monday, July 8
Start Time: 10:00
Present: Andrew Champion
Mostly nails, screws, spikes, and bones from birds.
Overflow hole now revealed with the top at the datum,
and the bottom one foot down.
It is located directly below the SW facing window,
with dimensions 1' by 1'.
Mike Sterling confirmed that the "pharmaceutical"
bottle found on Friday once contained parmint a product of
International Laboratories. Although the use of parmint
is unknown, it has also been found on a WWI battlefield.
Current Depth: 13" from datum
Finish Time: 11:00
July 9th, 2002. Ron Beaupre, Andrew Champion, Thornton Douglas, Janine Kraemer and Mike Sterling journey to the Island. Ron, Andrew and Thorton work on the excavating of the privy as started on July 5th. Mike works on removing some of the broken bricks from the wall and replacing and cutting new ones from the rubble left around the privy. Jeanine stained the stair rails in the house and then helped photograph the articles found in the past few days. We found another Parmint bottle. What the heck is Parmint? Does anyone know. The Internet references are skimpy.
In the afternoon we ran two tours for 9 and 10. Again lots of people from the USA and all from out of the area... good news for our merchants, hotel and B&B people, I think. This hits one of our original goals head on.... that is, an environmental site with small groups that do well in the community. The Captain was Carl Crymble, crew Vicki Tomori and Dan Nolan. Mike and Andrew continued to work on the Island. Total hours 38.
July 10th 2002. Thornton Douglas, Andrew Champion, Mike Sterling, Sarah and Amy (two 15 year old girls who came on the tour the day before and wanted to volunteer today) and Roy Allen went to the Island. Mike, Andrew, Thornton worked on the dig out of the privy as described above while Roy and Mike worked on the brick work of the building. The girls helped too and did some weeding along with soil recovery from the pit screening. Highlights of the day was another bottle, this time chocolate coloured. Also the opening at the back of the privy was fully exposed and it is about 13x14" and very neatly done. There is a flat stone outside on the south wall below the opening. Lot's of debris is there and a good source of soil. We can work there for a long time. Thornton found a little ornate metal door that probably covered the opening and allowed the Keeper to gain access to the compost from the privy.
In the afternoon we were fully booked again. Tour guide people Joan Rigby and crew Bob Chatterton with Andrew, Mike Sterling, Christine Champion and Heather Diggin along learning how to do the tour. Mike worked again on the privey and Heather, Andrew and Christine did more gardening. Beautiful day.
Please review item 26 in the table of contents for another letter from Agnes A. J. Cserhati. Her words reflect what many feel.
Total hours today 32.
July 12th. Andrew Champion worked with Bob in Chantry Base and in the park in the morning. John MacKay, Ann Holman, Andrew and Bob Trelford were captain, crew, tour guides in the afternoon. Mike Sterling went to Tilbury to get another boat for George Plante. On the tour a blind man and his seeing eye dog came and enjoyed the tour. Total hours 30
July 13th, 2002. Andrew and Mike Sterling worked on the old privy. We had another volunteer help us and he found an old coin in the back of the privy where the "honey hole" is. Vicki Tomori, Ian Evans and Joe Scholzes were tour guides, crew and captain. Ian and Mike Sterling made a gas run to Port Elgin. The depth sounder lost a pin and is dangling. It was probably due to the constant force of the water. Total hours 24.
July 14th, 2002. Andrew and Mike took John Viber a photographic diver out to the "Gap" to dive on the Erie Stewart. Mike worked on the Privy while Andrew towed the diver. We ran two tours full in the afternoon. Total hours 30.
July 15th, 2002. George and Marg Greutzner came out and George worked breaking out bricks that were broken in the Privy. Andrew and Mike did some mortaring. Marg did some digging in back for artifacts. (found a button). Ali McKinnon and Nancy Rose did garden work. Bill Rose and Bob Trelford put in a rail to the basement. In the afternoon we ran two full tours with Carl Crymble, Dan Nolan, Andrew Champion, Jane Kramer and Mike Sterling. Total hours 36.
July 16th, 2002. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion, Nancy and Bill Rose, Kim from the museum and her friend and Bill Price worked at the Island. Andrew and Bill worked on the Privy as did Mike. Bill worked on furniture inside the house (oiling). Gord Webb replaced the blower and did other chores on the Peerless. At 1 pm Bob Chapman came on as captain with Barb LePage as crew, Ernestine Perkin as trainee, Joe Scholzes as crew, Mike Sterling and Andrew Champion.... We blew a fuse at 1 pm and missed that tour. Gord fixed the problem and John Rigby helped by getting Gord and the new fuse. At the Island Joe and Andrew moved the husky dock behind the new docks and we did a tour for 11. Total hours 33.
July 17th, 2002 More work on the Privy by Mike and Andrew. The days seem to run together with all the tours. Gord and Bob have been doing some work on the Peerless... mostly details for inspection. All is well.... Huge crowd for the debut of "We Were Here" at the Museum. Bonnie Landry was surprised by the outpouring of interest. She expected 40 and got 200. With some notice she could attract 300. Great job Bonnie. Total hours 30.
July 18th, 2002. Andrew had the morning off. Mike Sterling and John Holman worked on the Privy. Gord Webb, Bob Trelford continued to do work on the Peerless. Gord was captain in the afternoon with Joe Sholzes, Donna Savoy, Andrew and Mike Sterling along for the tours. Andrew and Mike worked on the Privy. It's very slow work and each brick needs to be looked at and lots replaced. It's going well. We have been working on it two weeks now. Total hours 35.
July 19th, 2002. Big volunteer day at the Island. Vicki Tomori and her youngest sister, the Martin family with John, the father, and 4 children came along with The Rose family Bill and Nancy, John Rigby, Ken and Dan Rothenberg, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling..... Mike, John Rigby and Andrew worked on the Privy while the Martin girls helped Vicki and her sister with the cleaning of the Lighthouse and the Keeper's house. Bill Rose oiled the furniture. Nancy did the gardens and the Martin boys and their father worked on a compost box for the garden. In the afternoon we did tour tours again with Andrew, Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Ernestine Perkins and Mike Sterling. There were many people from the USA on the tours as usual. Total hours 60.
July 20th, 2002. Bob Trelford and Giles Roy worked on the ladder at the dock to make it easier to board. Tours in the afternoon...we met a couple from Florida who tour Lighthouses world-wide. They are very nice people. They came upon Chantry via our web site. Ian Evans captain, Ann Holman tour guide, Joe Sholzes crew and guide.... Mike Sterling and Andrew Champion continued to work on the Privy. We have it about 80% done up the the roof line. It is very slow going due to the brittle red brick used on the inside that needs to be chipped out or filled in with mortar. The yellow brick on the outside is not too bad. It can be pointed or the bricks replaced as needed. Once all the bricks are replaced, we will need to put on the roof rafters. Total hours 30.
July 21st, 2002. Storm cancels the first tour at 1 PM. Second tour runs at 3 pm with a delightful group of 10. Joan Rigby, Bob Trelford, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling. Total hours 14
July 22nd. Great group at the Island. John Holman, George and Marg G. Hannalora Fulford and her daughter and Donna Savoy, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling. We erected a scaffold for the Privey and did some more work on the bricks. The others worked in the garden. In the afternoon we made two trips with Ian Evans and Joe Scholzes and Jane Kramer. Mike and Andrew continued work on the brick after lunch. Total hours 38.
July 23rd, 2002. Big waves today so Andrew put up blinds in the Chantry Base building with Bob Trelford. Mike ran errands concerning the golf tourney. In the afternoon we took two delightful tour loads to the Island. John MacKay was captain, Barb LePage, Dan Nolan, Andrew and Mike Sterling..... Mike and Andrew cut down an old dead tree near the old Privey and cleared the area of debris so we could work on the west side easily. We now have scaffold on east and west side so the roof should go on easily without any foul-ups..... We are ready to go at it again. The waves were very high with big swells from the north. ... just about at the limit of our go/no go cutoff, but safe and the people had fun. Total hours 30.
July 24th, 2002. Andrew Champion, Mike Sterling and Kim and her friend from the Museum today. Mike and Andrew worked on teh brick Privey again. We made good progress. Kim worked on the catalog. In the afternoon two tours..... Joan Rigby, Bob Chapman, Bob Chatterton, Mike and Andrew again... Big volunteer meeting at night with many people there. Total hours 50.
July 25th 2002. Andrew Champion, John Holman, MIke Sterling, Kim Humphrey and James a little boy and his father went to the Island. Andrew, John and Mike did more brick laying on the Privey. James and his father built another compost box. We now have 3.... green, yellow and brown. James learned to "point" bricks too. Kim continued to catalog the contents of the house. Two tours were run... Gord Webb, Barb LaPage and Joe Scholzes along with Mike and Andrew. Mike and Andrew continued to work on the Privey. In the evening we had a Marine Heritage Society meeting with John McArthur, Jane Kramer, Bob Trelford, Jim McLay, Vicki Tomori , Mike and Gord Webb attended. Vicki also painted the floor of the Chantry Base building and has worked to get items for the store. I'll include hours to date that she has expended on the project. Total hours 250.
July 26th, 2002 Andrew Champion, Mike Sterling, Joan Rigby and 10 year old James Schuler and his dad clean up the Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters for the weekend. In the afternoon Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Ernestine Perkins, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling conduct two tours. Andrew and Simon work bricking the Privy. Total hours 30.
July 27th, 2002. Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling to out to finish the top coruse of the Privy. George and Marg. G. come out to check the results. We have two artists painting in the morning at our invitation.... Mary Lou Hiller and Marion R. Anderson. In the afternoon two tours with John MacKay and Joan Mackay, Joe Scholzes, Andrew and Mike. Total hours 42.
July 28th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion and John Trelford went to the Island to secure the 2x4s to the top of the Privy. Two tours were canceled due to high winds. Bob, Andrew and Mike helped Linda Bester with her paintings in the Art School Gallery. Total hours 16.
July 29th to August 4th, 2002. The tours pick up to 3 per day. We've had some terrific rain storms, but all in all tour people have been happy. George G. and Bob Chatterton have put on the roof frames for the Privy. The gift shop opens at the Saugeen River mouth in the old Water Rescue Building not call Chantry Base. Lots of volunteer effort this wee. Total hours 300.
August 5th. We only could get one tour in today due to heavy waves. Bob Chapman, Hannalora Fulford, Sandy Lee Lindsay and Mike Sterling were the Captain and crew. Hannalora, Sandy and Mike did a lot of work. Hannalora and Sandy doing the gardens and Mike on the Privy doing bricking. Total hours 22.
August 6th, 2002. Very windy day so we could not give tours. Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling built a Specific Gravity Testing Machine. Gord Webb got the park wired for the Chantry Island Lighthouse Festival. The boat was inspected for the VHF radios with Bob Trelford, John MacKay and Gord Webb serving as our representatives. Total hours 32.
August 7th, 2002 We spent all afternoon getting the old dock back from the rocks between PE and
Southampton while Gord Webb, Andrew Champion and Joan Rigby ran 3 tours. It was wedged tightly by the storm last week. John Holman, Joe, Bob and I went on the Tilbury to get it, but Bob's shoulder was so bad that he could only wait on pins and needles out on the Tilbury bobbing on the windswept water. Try as we might we could not move it. Along came Anne Holman and she got in the water up to her waist too, but to no
avail Along came Carol, Anne's sister and up to her waist she went.... then along came Dave Mills from his house on the bay and up to his waist he went... then along came Marge, his wife, and up to her waist she came, but again and again to no avail.
We all went in search of levers (Archimedes again) and huge trees and solid steel flag poles and much huffing and puffing finally edged inch by inch the big dock off the rocks. (Note no
reference to metric measurements here at all!)
Once floating we had to get her back to the Island with the rising wind and huge rocks that were in our way. After an hour of towing we finally made it, but broke our tow line once on the way.
Once on the Island we locked the dock to the others cheek to cheek and did a few rows of Privy bricks for good measure. If we would have stayed another hour on the rocks, the whole of Southampton would have been there huffing and puffing and jabbering away in cooperation.
Total hours 50
August 8th, 2002. We ran 3 tours with Ernestine Perkins, John Holman, Andrew Champion, Bob Trelford, Bob Chatterton and Mike Sterling as guides and workers. We took out the big 8x30 dock that was on the "doughnut" across the river. Did a little work on the Privy.... very busy day indeed. Also worked on the Web. Total hours 40.
August 9th, 2002. Three more tours today. Total hours 40.
August 10th, 2002. Another 3 tour day. Nothing eventful. Total hours 40.
August 11th, 2002. Again 3 tour day. Joan Rigby, Andrew Champion, Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Christine Champion. A little more work done on the Privy. Total hours 48.
August 12th, 2002. Big Day!!! Volunteers in the morning.... Hannalora Fulford and Donna Savoy, Monika (from Toronto), George and Marg G. cane to look at the progress on the Privy. He has pre-fabricated lots of things on shore for the roof and inside. Gord Webb came and fixed the pump. Joe Sholzes, Jane Kramer, Bob Chapman ran the tours while Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling worked on the Privy bricking again. A nice woman Mary and her 11 year old son James came. They are from Toronto. She washed the inside of the lighthouse windows and James helped us with the Privy. Lots of work on the festival is going on with many volunteers. The gift shop at the Chantry Base is open too and doing well. John MacKay ran a VHF class in the evening. Total hours today 60.
August 13th, 2002. Andrew Champion, John Holman, Mike Sterling work on the Privy bricking again. It's coming along well. John Rigby and Mike try to buy prizes for the Golf Tourney. Tour guide today was Barb LePage. Pat Marcotte worked the little store at the harbour while John MacKay and Bob Chapman captained the Peerless and crewed, respectfully. Mike Sterling, Joan Rigby and John Rigby met with Ms MacIntyre who is writing an article for Heritage Canada Magazine. She will come on a tour tomorrow too.
Total hours 60.
August 14th, 2002. We left for the Island at 8:30 with my granddaughter Emily, niece Anne, sister-in-law Martha and grand niece Amy. It was very rough going out in the Tilbury. Andrew Champion did some work on bricking the Privy while Anne and Martha swept the house. The girls worked on making a pouch for the specific gravity machine that Andrew and I had made. Later during the first tour, the young girls demonstrated this to the visitors.
Mike Sterling and John Rigby did more shopping later for the golf tourney. Katherine McIntyre a journalist from Toronto came to again review the Island story. She spent a couple of hours with us reviewing pictures and the documentary "We Were Here". The tours were canceled in the afternoon. Total hours 33.
August 15-19, 2002. We've had a flurry of activity with the golf tourney and Chantry Island Lighthouse Festival. Many hours have been expended by lots of volunteers while the tours continue. It's hard to estimate, but I would guess 400 hours during this peak time.
Golf Tourney Results:
Bob Forsyth, Nancy Forsyth, Don Mercer, Sybil Mercer 70
Jane Kramer, Ross Prang, John Forsyth, Kathryn Forsyth 66
Mark Kraemer, Mike Myatt, Ron Brown, Jim Bell 61 Overall Winner.
Tim Currie, Carol Currie, Geoff Davies, Carol Davies 64 #1 Mixed.
Stig Lassen, Jane Lassen Wayne Christie, Gail Christie 65 #2 Mixed.
Jon Sterling, Drake Turcotte, Herb Harmer, Art Van Stanten 67 #3 Mens
Bill Pineau, Jim Barlow, Steve Warwick, Lou Jarabek 69
Eric Sterling, Nikki Sterling, Danny Smith, Myra Smith 66 #3 Mixed.
Fred Berlet, Donna Berlet, Bernie Toth, Marcia Toth 69
Mike Grace, Charlie Bell, John McClellan, Pierre Wade #1 Mens 65
Frank Kennedy, Bruce Wallace, Peter LaPage, John Rigby #2 Mens 67
Tony Matlock, Jean Matlock, Ron Morrow, Shiela Morrow 73
Bill Price, Honey Price, Bill Salisbury, Isobel Salisbury 69
John Trelford, Helen Buckton, Bryn Walters, Martin Kramer 68
August 20-24. Mike Sterling was gone to Iowa to teach a class at Ames. The tours continue and George G. and Bob Chatterton finished the roof on the Privy. Total hours 200.
August 25th, 2002. Mike S. back with Bob Trelford at the helm, Andrew Champion and Margaret as crew. John Van Bastelar was apprentice captain. Melissa Sterling did some volunteer work on the first tour (watering) Total hours 22.
August 26th, 2002. Captain Bob Chapman, crew Joe S., Andrew Champion and tour guide Jane Kramer. Again 3 tours to the Island. Mike Sterling and Andrew worked on the Privy a bit and also put carpet down and spread some chips on them. Gord Webb came to test a solar panel for lighting the 2nd floor. Lots of folks went to Bob Trelford's recognition by the town for volunteer achievement. Total hours 50.
August 27th, 2002. Again 3 tours to the Island. Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling work on putting carpet down to keep the weeds out of the paths. We cover them with wood chips. 3 young teens came to the Island. Simon and his sister and an exchange student from Nice France. They worked at watering the gardens, doing specific gravity tests for us and also creating a garden of glass fragments symbolizing our environmental cleanup. John McKay was captain and Ernestine Perkins tour guide. We had a Board meeting at 5 pm fully attended...McLay, Sterling, Kramer, McArthur, Rigby, Trelford, Webb and Vicki Tomori. At 8 pm Mike Sterling went with John Rigby to United Church in Mt. Hope a "lost village" north/east of Burgoyne. Total hours 65.
August 28th, 2002. Unusual tours with a new Canadian Company called Chantry networks taking up 2 tours and paying in full. They also donated $1000 to the restoration. In the morning lots of activity. Bob Trelford, George and Marg Greutzner, Norm Prang and Bob Chatterton worked on putting shingles on the Privy. Andrew worked on putting carpet down with chips. Mike Sterling and Gord Webb installed a solar powered light (50 watts) on the 2nd floor to light it properly because it has been closed off for years due to vandalism. We had about 20 volunteers show up to receive the cheque from Chantry Networks. Total hours today 70.
August 29th, 2002. Again 3 tours. Bob Trelford Captain with John and Anne Holman, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling along with Bob Chatterton in the afternoon. We also took John Veber and his friend Carolyn out to dive on the wreck of the Erie Stewart. They also investigated a section of a hull about 80 feet in length between the short dock and the pumping station and not too far from shore in 10 or 12 feet of water. A volunteer Gayle Douglass from San Antonio Texas came to garden too. She is related to Thornton Douglass. Total hours 52.
August 30th, 2002. Ian Evan, Margaret, Mike Sterling, Andrew Champion and Gail Douglas conduct 3 tours. Total hours 25.
August 31st, 2002. Dave Mills Pilot, Andrew Champion, Mike Sterling, Simon and his sister and John Veber and his friend go to the Island for 3 tours. John and friend do a dive on the Erie Stewart and the old hulk south of the short dock. Total hours 40.
Sept. 1st, 2002. 3 trips again with Bob Trelford as captain and Joan as crew. Mike Sterling, Sandy Lee Lindsay and Gayle Douglass working on the Island. Total hours 40.
Sept 2nd, 2002. Again 3 trips with Gord Webb and Ian Evans as captains, Gayle Douglass working and Mike Sterling and Margaret as tour guides. Total hours 36
Sept. 3rd, 2002. Two tours to the Island. Carl Crymble, Barb LaPage and Bob Chatterton were the captain and crew. Total hours 15.
Sept. 4th, 2002 High winds and no tours. Mike Sterling did some minor cleanup work at the Boathouse. Total hours 4.
Sept. 5th. We took Gayle, Toni and Bob Douglass to the Island. Bob and Toni are from Sabastapol California and they are archeologists. They looked at some of our artifacts and are going to measure the strange building at the south end of the Island. Gayle did some gardening. Gord Webb and John Holaman and Mike Sterling came too and we worked on the pump vent and also put a warning light in the Lighthouse to insure that nobody leaves the 2nd floor 50 watt solar powered bulb on too long. In the afternoon Bob Trelford, Donna Savoy, John Holman and Jane Kramer did two tours while Bob Chatterton, George G. and Norm Prang and Marg. G. finished the shingling of the Privey roof. Total hours 60.
Sept. 6th. Just more tours captained by Dave Mills, crew Joan Rigby and Joe S. Gord Webb and Mike Sterling fixed a broken water line that had be cut at the waterline by a vandal. It was an easy fix, but took some time to find. Evil person doing this and very sneaky. Gord Webb, Mike Sterling and Gils Roy installed a new ladder on the Saugeen River for easier access for the tourists. Total hours 32.
September 7th. The Coast Guard has started to paint and we will have to shut down on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.... tours that is. We took two loads today, but it will be awkward with them there. Dave Mills, Bob Trelford, Andrew, Christine Champion and Mike Sterling went to the Island. Bob put on a new handrail on the Island Dock.
September 8th, 2002. Tours cancelled because of the Coast Guard painting. Andrew and Mike Sterling dug a pit for a reflecting pool for the glass. Gord Webb and Mike called the tour people to inform them. Total hours 12.
September 9th.... Donna Savoy, Mike Sterling and Gord Webb go to the Island. We give a tour for the crew of the CCGS Samuael Risley of the Canadian Coast Guard and they give us a tour of their big ship. Beautiful. Total hours 24. See the index of all pictures.
September 10th, 2002 All tours canceled due to the whitewashing. Mike Sterling went to Owen Sound to buy a reflecting pool form for the Island. Total hours 4.
September 11th, 2002 . Big storm last night. No tours possible. Bob Chapman and Mike Sterling put a tire to protect the Peerless from the ladder.... bad banging last night. Total hours 5.
September 12th, 2002. Mike Sterling went to the Island to put in the glass reflecting pool. In the afternoon we ran a tour. Joan MacKay, Bob Trelford, Bob Chatterton and Mike Sterling. The 2nd tour canceled due to high waves. Board meeting in the evening with Jane Kramer, Vicki Tomori, John McArthur, Jim McLay, Bob Trelford, John Rigby and Mike Sterling.
September 13th, 2002. Carl Crymble was the pilot and Donna Savoy tour guide with Joe Scholzes as crew and guide. We ran two tours. The ramp was in bad shape due to the high winds. Carly and Mike worked to fix it and it appears stable now. Total hours 25.
September 14th. Gord Webb captain, Bob Trelford crew, Vicki Tomori and Mike Sterling tour guide. Two more full tours. All went well. Gord and Bob reinforced the gangway at the Island. It is the best it's ever been now. Total hours 20.
Sept 15th to 21st. Mike Sterling was gone and visited Parry Sound to look for the 2nd Order Fresnel Lens. Tours continued as normal on good weather days. 21st was too windy and on the 22nd we ran only one tour. George G. and Bob Chatterton continued with the Privy. It's not painted outside. Total hours 84.
September 22nd, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Gord Webb met to discuss Marine Heritage issues. We then went down to the Town Hall to place a Lighthouse in the lobby. Mike Sterling worked on the donor lists and put them up in the new kiosk. Total hours 18.
September 23rd. No tours... did some minor MH work and called some people about the Chantry Island Institute. Total hours 5.
September 24th, 2002. High winds again and no trips to the Island.
September 25th, 2002. Barb Lepage and Mike Sterling went to the Island at 8:30 to do some chores. Barb planted some fall flowers and Mike fiddled with the dock. Barb and Mike both cleaned the house. Mike started a fire in the restored Rumford fireplace. This would be the first fire in it since the early 1950s. The Rumford is named after Count Rumford who fought in the Revolutionary war on the side of King George III. A real eccentric he was very much interested in physics and wrote extensively about it. He also was an adept spy and a "middling" general. After the war he went to the court of King George and upon visiting London was appalled by the state of the interior of homes which were all covered with soot from incomplete combustion and lack of flow up the chimney. He invented the shallow almost parabolic shape of the fireplace named after him as a result. He looked at the convection currents and noted that he needed a small shelf in the firebox... more like a little ledge to increase flow and draft without negating heat projection. Visitors to the Keeper's Cottage all look at our Rumford like it would not draw well and would smoke, but guess what? I made a roaring fire in it and it works as the old rogue Rumford predicted.... perfectly! Incidentally he became a Count by charming the King of Bavaria and much exaggerating his war prowess making himself into a mercenary with a title.
In the afternoon we took a tour to the Island... captain Gord Webb, crew Jane Kramer, Joe S. and a new man Bill along with Mike Sterling. Total hours 22.
September 27th... In the morning we took 3 scientist to the Island. They are studying contamination of lead due to leaving batteries around over the years. They also look for other contaminants. Jim McLay hosted them.
Took the Chantry island Chambettes to the Island for a sleepover. They gave us $1400. The women were:
Barb Mulholland, Vicki Tomori, Dianne Cunliffe, Gay Ashdown, Sandra Borland, Lori Johnson, Carol Ann Menzies, Martha Bennett, Christine Champion, Donna Dollmmeier, Darlen Cronin. They took a tremendous amount of gear with them.... had a lot of fun and came home in the dark after leaving them on the Island. First sleepover in the house in 48 hears. The captain was Gord Webb, crew Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling. Total hours 15.
September 28th, Gord, Mike and Andrew went to the Island and made the girls breakfast and brought them home. They had a lot of fun. Two tours in the afternoon with Jane Kramer, Christine Champion, Andrew Champion and Bob Chapman. Mike Sterling also went to the Museum with Ken Rothenberg and met with Barb Ribey about the Chantry Island Institute. Total hours 38
September 29th, 2002. PBS U. S. television came to the Island for a shoot again. We ran a regular tour at 1 pm. Total hours 15.
September 30th-Oct. 3rd, 2002. Lots of shore work. We did a mini-audit of the tours to the Island this year (Gord Webb & Mike Sterling). It appears that we had 1768 tourists so far. We are preparing for a new beach shipwreck dig again. (See Fantastic Discovery). We also had a volunteer appreciation day at the Legion for the tour guides, captains, crew and volunteers...lots of fun. Total hours 52.
Oct. 6th, 2002. We took one group to the Island at 1 pm. The high winds had caused cancellations on Saturday. The wind picked up quickly and we returned early. Joan Rigby, Ian Evans, Andrew Champion and Mike Sterling. Total hours 12.
Oct. 7th, 2002. We tried to prepare for the shipwreck dig on the beach with Ken Cassavoy by collecting a couple of pumps from Willy LaBlance and Doug Welch. We also worked on the Peerless at the Saugeen river, putting 4 tires on the side of the dock to protect it. Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling. Total hours 16
October 8th & 9th. Huge shipwreck dig on the beach again with over 20 volunteers. The total hours exceed 150. See Fantastic Discovery for more details. The most interesting finds include two mast steps proving that it was a schooner and a deck cannon!!!
Oct. 10th.... Big dig continues looking for a centre board that is offset to the starboard. None is found which again pushes the possible date back in time. After this was eliminated the hole was closed and the dig discontinued for this year. Total hours 60.
Oct. 11th, 2002. Some small tasks done at the boat house by Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling. Took the generator for a checkup. Returned all gear from the 3rd dig on the beach. Total hours 10.
October 12th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling, Gordon Webb, James and Simon went to the Island and fixed the docks and the paths. We took loads of junk to the dump. Total hours. Total hours 14.
Oct 14th, 2002. Gord Webb, Bob Trelford, Joe Scholzes, Mike Sterling, Carol Webb and Joan Rigby went to the Island to close down for the first time. We took one dock back to the river, drained the pump, cleaned the house and brought all perishable things back. Total hours 20.
Oct 14th, 2002. Bob Trelford, Mike Sterling and Gord Webb worked in the river manipulating the little dock in place for removal on Saturday. Total hours 6.
Oct. 15th & 16th, 17th... The weather has not cooperated, but we did drag a huge chain from the Museum to the Boat house using Mike Sterling's Jeep Wrangler and a strap. Gord Webb directed traffic. On the 17th, we had a Marine Heritage Society Meeting. Total hours 30.
Oct 18th, 2002. High Winds... put up more posters for the Remembrance Day Concert.
Oct 20th. Malcolm McArthur, John McArthur, Mike Sterling and Jon Sterling move a big band saw into the Boat House donated by Malcolm. Total hours 4.
Oct 21st, 2002. Joe Scholzes, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling move the final 3 docks in from the Island using the Tilbure and the Peerless. Total hours 8.
Oct. 22nd, 2002. Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling worked on a box for the cannon which will be taken on Thursday to Ottawa for analysis. Bob made a beautiful box about 4x2x2 feet with a removable top. It is lined with styrofoam which should make it very secure. It has four handles, 2 on each side for carrying.
Oct 23rd, 2002. Big day at the Boat House where the Cannon was moved by Gord Webb, John Rigby, Bob Trelford, Bob Chapman, Mike Sterling, Joe Scholzes, Ken Cassavoy, Patrick Folkes and others. The Cannon was viewed, photographed and admired by the Propeller Club and others inclduing Mike Myatt of the Town of Saugeen Shores. It was placed inside the box and put on Patrick's truck. Ken and Patrick will take it to Ottawa on the 24th for cleanup and analysis. Total hours 50.
Oct. 24th, 2002. Bob Trelford and I worked on the docks at the harbour preparing them for lift on Saturday. Total hours 3.
Oct. 25th, 2002. Big day at the Island. We put on the chimney caps and fitted the basement windows with screens on the inside. Collected some scaffolding and brought it back to the river. Joe Scholzes, Gord Webb, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling. Total hours 12.
Oct. 26th, 2002. We took the docks from in front of Jim McLay's house toward the river mouth where Doug Welch lifted them and put them on shore for the winter. Gord Webb, Bob Trelford, Wayne Wardrop. Totla hours 8.
Here are volunteer names for next years work
Shore Work: Pat Marcotte, Joan Evans
Light House Birds Anne Holman
Light & Lenses: Dan Nolan
Shipwrecks: Jane Kramer.
Lighthouse Keepers: Jane Kramer.
Harbour of Refuge: Bob Trelford.
Geology: Mike Sterling
Botany: Hannelore Fulford.
Gardens: Donna Savoy, Hannelore Fulford.
Boat House Construction: Bob Trelford, John Holman, Ian Evans, John Rigby
Archeology: Anne Holman, John Rigby.
Peerless Drydock: Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Ian Evans, Mike Sterling
November 1 & 2, 2002. Bob Trelford has been working on 10 wooden lighthouses for sale. Mike Sterling went to Inverhuron on Thursday to look at Holmes Bay to examine the limestone outcropping that was used by John Brown to mine Limestone. Found some "twin crystals" of Quartz and a strange fossilized impression in the rock. On the 2nd, Mike Sterling worked in the Boat House while Ken Cassavoy photographed artifacts. Total hours 20.
November 3rd, 2002. Nothing going on today. We did received an interesting note about a shipwreck from Bill McNeil. Here is the text from the Toronto Star.
SHIPWRECK
IN LAKE HURON.
A correspondent at Southampton, writing on the 16th
inst. Informs us that between that port and Cape Hurd a considerable quantity of
stuff has come ashore, such as flour, cranberrys &c.
Mr. Donald McAuley, of Southampton, and his brothers, being out in their
boat, picked up a cannon, in 8 feet of water, weighing 4,900 lbs.
They also found 2 pails, with “Illinois” marked on them. Quantities
of various kinds of furniture have also come ashore, and the supposition of
course is that some sailing vessel or steamer has been wrecked in the late
gales.
The brothers McAuley having proceeded some distance
up the lake shore, a violent gale came on one night at 12 o’clock, and they
went down with lights to the shore to secure their boat, when they heard
shouting from the lake. They made
all sorts of signals to those from whom the sounds
proceeded, to come ashore, but without effect and the McAuley’s
accordingly made their way out through the broken ice with their boat until they
found an Indian boat upset, and clinging to it two men and a woman and three
children, who were on the verge of perishing, the sea was rolling over them, and
none of them were able to stand on their feet when taken into the McAuley boat.
They lost their boat and its cargo and before getting to shore the
McAuley’s lost their boat also, which was dashed against the rocks and went
down, they got safely to shore themselves however along with the Indians whom
they had rescued from a water grave.
Toronto Globe
Tuesday, December 22, 1862
November 4th, 2002. Too windy to work on the Island so we decided to close down our work crews there for the winter. Bob Trelford continues to work on small Lighthouses in the Boat House. Total hours 3.
November 5th, 2002. We took the Peerless and the Tilbury down to Port Elgin to remove them for the year. They were taken to Tom Shillinglaw's for service... oil change, power washing, etc. Volunteers... Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Mike Sterling. Total hours 9.
November 6th, 2002. More work in the Boat House and preparation for the Propeller Club Dinner. We had about 60 people at the dinner. Bob Trelford organized the evening. Speakers: Bob Trelford on the Propeller Club, Mike Sterling on the Island progress this year, Patrick Folkes on the Shipwreck and Gord Webb on the volunteers. Volunteer of the year Joe Scholzes for all his dedication. He crewed 3 times per week and always was available for heave work at any time. Total hours 30.
November 7th, 2002. Boat House cleanup by Bob Trelford, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling. Bob and Helen Bucton worked on the Lighthouses. Gord, Bob and Mike went over the accounting for the tours with Don Amy Chamber of Commerce Treasurer. Total hours... 12
November 8th-10th. Bob Trelford worked with Helen Bucton on some Lighthouses in the Boat House. Gord Webb and Mike Sterling worked on the Remembrance Day Concert continuously. Total hours 22.
November 11th & 12th. Peerless and the Tilbury have been brought into the Boat House. Bob and Gord have been working on Lighthouses and in the evening a group of women headed by Connie Barker and Vicki Tomori have been painting them. Mike Sterling was grinding the rust off Peerless. Total hours 30.
November 13th, 2002. Bob Treford, Gord Webb, Mike Sterling and Tom Marcotte worked in the Boat House. Tom fixed the water system. Mike worked on sanding Peerless and Bob and Gord worked on cleanup. Total hours 12.
Nov. 14th, 2002. Lots of work in the Boat House on the Peerless. Mike Sterling, Bob Chatterton, Carly Crymble, Bob Trelford. (Wooden Lighthouses) Also, a Marine Heritage meeting at 7 PM in the Boat House. Total Hours 30.
November 15th, 2002 Gord Webb, Mike Sterling, Bob Chatterton, Bob Trelford work in the Boat House on the Peerless, Bob Trelford on wooden Lighthouses. Total hours 22.
November 17th, 2002. More work in the Boat House..... Gord Webb put in some new plugs around the south wall. Bob Trelford finished up the wooden Lighthouses that he has been building and Mike Sterling continued to paint the Peerless. Total hours 15.
November 18th, 2002 Lots of painting on the Peerless. Bob Trelford, Bob Chatterton, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling. Total hours 12.
Nov. 19th & 20th. More work in the Boathouse on the Peerless. We continue to paint. Gord Webb is working on the mechanical parts of the Johnson 25 HP and also putting in some new plugs on the south wall. Bob Trelford, Joe Scholzes, Mike Sterling, Bob Chatterton and Carly Crymble worked. Total hours 30
Nov. 21st and 22nd. We again worked on the Peerless and on the 22nd put the photographic mural of the harbour up on the wall in the Boat House. People involved: Bob Trelford, Gord Webb, Bob Chatterton, Carl Crymble, Ian Evans, Mike Sterling. Total hours 30.
Nov. 23rd thru Dec. 6th. Lots of work preparing the Peerless for the Christmas parades. Ken Cassavoy, Patrick Folkes, John Weichel and Stan McClellan. work diligently to find the latest information on the shipwreck. Total hours 120.
Dec. 7th, 2002. Christmas Parade with Gord Webb, Ron Seaman, Bob Chapman, Bob Treford, Donna Savoy, Hannalora Fulford and the Champion Chambettes.... of course featuring Peerless. Total hours 32
December 8th, 2002. We had Peerless in the Port Elgin parade. Participants: Gord & Carol Webb, Bob Chapman, Mike Sterling, Joe Scholzes, Donna Savoy, Doug and Sam Welch. Bob Trelford worked in the morning on the float too. Total hours: 20.
December 9th, 2002. Gord Webb, Bob Trelford and Mike Sterling clean up the Peerless after the great parades. We also put a wire Christmas tree down at Pioneer Park. In addition we took down the baskets from the storm signal. Total hours 12.
December 10th, 2002. Met with Barb Ribey at the Museum to discuss the new Museum build program. In attendance: John Weichel, Patrick Folkes, Stan McClellan, Stan Cassavoy, Barb Elias, Jim McKay, Mike Sterling, Vicki Cooper and Karen. Total hours 20
December 12th, 2002. We had a Marine Heritage meeting with Vicki Tomori, John McArthur, John Rigby, Gord Webb and Mike Sterling. Total hours 10
December 13th, 2002 Mike Sterling met with the architect, Barb Ribey and the others involved with the museum. Mark Kraemer was there. The marine gallery will be magnificent. Total hours 8.
More Liz Fodi research on the stones to build the lighthouse follows. It's good to keep in this diary.
Hello Michael
Thought you might be interested in the following. It supports the
conclusions I arrived at through combining information from the
available references and field observations.
While not a single organism algal bioherms do present that appearance.
This is enough for me to finally get the article on the calcite
occurrances finished.
Thank you for the continuing updates.
&
A Very Merry Christmas to you, your family, and to the members and
families of the Chantry Island crew who gave us a most enjoyable and
informative tour.
Liz
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Subject: Re: RE: Inverhuron Fossil formations- .jpg Attachments
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 10:44:46 -0500
From: "David Rudkin" <davidru@rom.on.ca>
To: <liz.fodi@utoronto.ca>
CC: <kemp@galena.geology.utoronto.ca>
Hi Liz,
I received 2 out of the 3 images, but that's enough to go on for now.
Unfortunately, I'm on sabbatical and don't have all my references to
hand, so this will just a preliminary account. I'll try to follow up
when I'm briefly back at the ROM in a couple of weeks.
You are right on the money in terms of identifying the unit (Detroit
River Formation) and likely facies ("Formosa biohermal B" - reefal or
reef flank phases). The grey gnarly stuff should be dolostone, rather
than limestone, which should be easy enough to confirm. What I can see
of the texture suggests that the unbedded carbonate might be made up of
fragments of calcareous algae (especially if closer examination reveals
a kind of jumbled, platy composition). Thus, the circular structures
appear to be the eroded remnants of small algal bioherms...rather like
mini-atolls...that formed on/within a laminated organic-rich lagoonal
facies (should also be dolostone), possibly located between larger
stromatoporoid-coral reefs of typical "Formosa" aspect. More
recent
lakeshore erosion has probably exaggerated the atoll-like appearance
through plucking of the central mass, leaving just the flanking rims
standing in relief. If the rims are vuggy and contain abundant
crystalline calcite, it seems reasonable to assume that they were
originally more porous and more susceptible to diagenetic dolomitization
than the cores, which would also contribute to their differential
preservation.
One of the refs you could check for general background info on the
Detroit River Fm would be Liberty & Bolton 1971 - Geological Survey of
Canada, Memoir 360 (Paleozoic Geology of the Bruce Peninsula Area,
Ontario). There are also a couple of GSC publications on the Formosa
reef fauna (bulletins, I think) by Fagerstrom, also in the 70's.
Telford & Uyeno produced a more recent (mid-80's) GSC bulletin on the
Devonian of SW Ontario. Sorry I can't remember details of the latter
references - try looking in the OGS Geology of Ontario volume for
additional sources.
Hope this is OK for now. I'll get back to you in about 2 weeks.
Regards,
Dave
