How Killarney Provincial Park began!! Sheer devilment by Newland Spreadborough!! From Cottage Life's 1993 story about the Spreadborough Cottage Yacht Registry and an interview with 84 year old Margaret (Spreadborough) Hooton who spent her first summer at the Pool, Baie Fine in 1917. 'An entry in the yacht registry from September 2, 1931 shows a sketch of four small figures bent under packs and canoes. The signature is A. Y. Jackson. "Father called him 'Haywire Jackson," Margaret chuckles. The famed Group of Seven artist was entranced by the Trout Lake pines and Trekked to paint them. "Father told Haywire that the Spanish River Lumber Company had plans to log Trout Lake. Of course, they hadn't logged for years, and no plans to. It was sheer devilment on Father's part." Nonetheless, Jackson swallowed the story and went to Toronto to persuade the provincial government to "save" Trout Lake. Jackson's friends at Queen's Park arranged a swap of timber limits that guaranteed the lake would be left uncut. Renamed OSA Lake (for the Ontario Society of Artists), the preserve eventually became the core of Killarney Provincial Park, created in 1964." Photo 1...The September 2, 1931 entry in the Registry. Photo 2 & 3...A 1965 letter from A. Y. Jackson to Eric Aldwinckle about Killarney Park. #killarneyprovincialpark #baiefine #ayjackson #GROUPOF7 #groupofseven https://www.instagram.com/p/CbakzvplhZe/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another frequent visitor to the Spreadboroughs at The Pool in the 1920s/30s. Thanks for the photo Christina Jones. #baiefine #thepool https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca9-r_juTzl/?utm_medium=tumblr

Killarney Mountain Camp in Baie Fine, 1930s Thanks for the information Stu Cork. Killarney Mountain Camp in Marianne Bay, Baie Fine. MARIANNE BAY Although not named on Canadian charts, the little bay on the south side of Baie Fine is well known as "Marianne Bay." It lies about two miles beyond the narrow Frazer Point entrance to Baie Fine, that beautiful, long inlet which we have not yet had a chance to describe for you. Marianne Bay provides an excellent anchorage for boaters who do not want to make the long trek to The Pool, about twenty miles or more farther inside Baie Fine. Marianne Bay was named after the daughter of Commander Eugene McDonald, the founder of the Zenith Radio Company in Chicago. Commander McDonald, his wife Inez, and their family used to visit the area in the 1930's. Despite the even more difficult access to the area in those days, it was not uncommon for it to be visited by prominent businessmen and celebrities. #baiefine #killarney #laclochehistory (at Baie Fine (vik i Kanada, Ontario)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZE1miauCTp/?utm_medium=tumblr

The 'Topaz' in Baie Fine 1930s. #laclochehistory #baiefine https://www.instagram.com/p/CXtjZnMFeX9/?utm_medium=tumblr

Group of Seven artist A. Y. Jackson visiting the Spreadboroughs at the Pool, Baie Fine, and signing the journal September 2, 1931. Thanks for the great information Christina Jones. #laclochehistory #groupofseven #ayjackson #baiefine #thepool https://www.instagram.com/p/CXjgLUoFWQi/?utm_medium=tumblr

From Baie Fine's 'Killarney Mountain Camp' photo album, 1930s Thanks for the great photos Stu Cork & Susan Katana Cork. #baiefine #laclochehistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNfspoFi6k/?utm_medium=tumblr

An original Ruth Johnson photograph circa 1940 'Cork Island' in Baie Fine. #laclochehistory #baiefine https://www.instagram.com/p/CRcLkALFlDT/?utm_medium=tumblr

Ellen & Newland Spreadborough at The Pool, Baie Fine circa 1930. Thanks for the great photo Christina Jones. #laclochehistory #baiefine #thepool #topazlake https://www.instagram.com/p/CREJjb5lJQp/?utm_medium=tumblr