W.R. Freeman,   Crowe Lake Writer

A Short History of Marmora,  with Pebbles and Twigs from Marble Point

Mr. Freeman was a regular lodger at Marble Point Lodge,  in Crowe Lake,  and in 1946 he wrote a short but very interesting history of our area

He writes:

NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO RESORT TO THE ARCHIVES FOR DOCUMENTARY DATA PERTAlNING TO THIS FRIENDLY LITTLE COMMUNITY,BUT, WHILE ENJOYING THE WHOLESOME  HOSPITALITY OF MARBLE POINT LODGE, I HAVE ENDEAVOURED TO COMPILE A SHORT, AND I TRUST, AN lNTERESTING HISTORY OF THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT.  IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD, HOWEVER, THAT GREAT CARE WAS TAKEN IN RECORDING THE FACTS AND TRADITIONS ACCUMULATED.

WITHOUT THE KIND ASSISTANCE AND GENEROUS CO-OPERATION OF THE  FOLLOWlNG  CITIZENS THIS WORK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, AND I NOW THANK THEM FOR THEIR  KlNDNESSES:   MR. DONALD GUNN,  PROPRIETOR OF THE LODGE;  MR. W. J. COTTRELL, LOCAL NEWS REPORTER;  THE REVEREND FATHER H. J. FARRELL OF THE CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART;  THE REVEREND J. M. BROWNLIE, RECTOR OF ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH; THE MISSES CLAREMONT, MR. T.  WARREN AND HIS DAUGHTER, GRACE;  CONSTABLEW. D. LAVENDER, MR. JAMES SHANNON, PHM.B.;  MRS. CHARLES A. BLEEKER, MR. AND MRS. T. E. POTTS,  MISS MARY HUGHES, MISS MARION SAVAGE, MISS. ELIZABETH FEENEY, MRS. JOSEPHINE THOMPSON, AND DR. AND MRS. NORMAN F. FOY OF TORONTO.

While the original copy of the book was written in all capital letters, there is now a revised edition available at the library which is redesigned with photos. The price is $10.00 at the library, or you can order a copy to be mailed for $15.00 Just send a message to infor@marmorahistory.ca