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“Family members gathered on a porch, Muskoka Lakes, Ontario,” ca. 1900, by Frank W. Micklethwaite, via Library and Archives Canada (under CC license).
This 1905 photo evokes for me the ethos of Edwardian Muskoka. Much of cottage life revolved around the expansive veranda where cooling summer breezes, redolent with pine, refreshed you until your next dip in the lake. It was an outdoor room where families gathered to hear grandmother read or to entertain friends. And many of these cottagers spent the entire summer at their lakeside homes. This photograph by Frank Micklethwaite inspired me to write the following scene in The Summer Before The Storm: “So this was his family. They lounged with practiced ease on white wicker chairs and rockers and chaise lounges on the broad, pine-boarded veranda that wrapped around the cottage. The youngest children, sitting side by side, swung lazily in the hammock that hung in the bandshell on the southwest corner. A silver tea service and plates of small sandwiches, thick scones, and rich cakes was set before them. To nourish the soul there was the stunning panorama of the lake ― rocky islands adrift along miles of shimmering blue water. A few sailboats and the distant smoke from a steamship wafted across the horizon.” For some, cottage life hasn’t changed that much since the Age of Elegance, except for the clothes. You can still relax on verandas that embrace shingled cottages, and hear the distinctive creaking and slapping of those old-fashioned screen doors that remind you that it is summer. Below is a Mickletwaite photo from 1908. Doesn’t it invite you to climb into one of those rattan rockers and savour the moment, perhaps with a good book and a glass of wine?
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In my June 23rd posting we saw the sedate side of summer life in Muskoka’s Age of Elegance, but there were plenty of activities to wile away the hot days. What better than swimming with friends? Although, unlike the people in these Frank Micklethwaite photos, I’d prefer less enveloping bathing suits, especially in this current heat wave. Rowing and canoeing were popular, even with women wearing floor-length dresses and picture hats. Most important were the Regattas, for which you practiced all summer, hoping to add to the family showcase on the mantelpiece - trophies for sailing, rowing, and canoe races, swimming, diving, canoe jousting competitions, and so forth. And for the wealthy and adventuresome in the 1920s and on, there were the motorboat races. This ethos is captured in my Muskoka Novels, The Summer Before The Storm and Elusive Dawn, and continues in Book 3, which should be in print next summer.
In my June 23rd posting we saw the sedate side of summer life in Muskoka’s Age of Elegance, but there were plenty of activities to wile away the hot days. What better than swimming with friends? Although, unlike the people in these Frank Micklethwaite photos, I’d prefer less enveloping bathing suits, especially in this current heat wave. Rowing and canoeing were popular, even with women wearing floor-length dresses and picture hats. Most important were the Regattas, for which you practiced all summer, hoping to add to the family showcase on the mantelpiece - trophies for sailing, rowing, and canoe races, swimming, diving, canoe jousting competitions, and so forth. And for the wealthy and adventuresome in the 1920s and on, there were the motorboat races. This ethos is captured in my Muskoka Novels, The Summer Before The Storm and Elusive Dawn, and continues in Book 3, which should be in print next summer.
[The A595 has fully reopened after a four-vehicle collision occurred on Bridge Street in Carlisle.
The ferns and fern allies of Wakefield and its neighbourhood /. Wakefield [England] :Printed and published for the author by R. Micklethwaite,1862.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52463397
The ferns and fern allies of Wakefield and its neighbourhood /. Wakefield [England] :Printed and published for the author by R. Micklethwaite,1862.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52463319
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. 9781016205825 1016205821 0 BOOK NOT_MATURE en | Author: Edward Micklethwaite Curr | Publisher: Legare Street Press | Publication Date: Oct 27, 2022 | Number of Pages: 484 pages | Language: English | Binding: Hardcover | ISBN-10: 1016205821 | ISBN-13: 9781016205825
The ferns and fern allies of Wakefield and its neighbourhood /. Wakefield [England] :Printed and published for the author by R. Micklethwaite,1862.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52463306
The westbound A596 has reopened after a three-vehicle road traffic collision occurred at Micklethwaite.
In my June 23rd posting we saw the sedate side of summer life in Muskoka’s Age of Elegance, but there were plenty of activities to wile away the hot days. What better than swimming with friends? Although, unlike the people in these Frank Micklethwaite photos, I’d prefer less enveloping bathing suits, especially in this current heat wave. Rowing and canoeing were popular, even with women wearing floor-length dresses and picture hats. Most important were the Regattas, for which you practiced all summer, hoping to add to the family showcase on the mantelpiece - trophies for sailing, rowing, and canoe races, swimming, diving, canoe jousting competitions, and so forth. And for the wealthy and adventuresome in the 1920s and on, there were the motorboat races. This ethos is captured in my Muskoka Novels, The Summer Before The Storm and Elusive Dawn, and continues in Book 3, which should be in print next summer.
This 1905 photo evokes for me the ethos of Edwardian Muskoka. Much of cottage life revolved around the expansive veranda where cooling summer breezes, redolent with pine, refreshed you until your next dip in the lake. It was an outdoor room where families gathered to hear grandmother read or to entertain friends. And many of these cottagers spent the entire summer at their lakeside homes. This photograph by Frank Micklethwaite inspired me to write the following scene in The Summer Before The Storm: “So this was his family. They lounged with practiced ease on white wicker chairs and rockers and chaise lounges on the broad, pine-boarded veranda that wrapped around the cottage. The youngest children, sitting side by side, swung lazily in the hammock that hung in the bandshell on the southwest corner. A silver tea service and plates of small sandwiches, thick scones, and rich cakes was set before them. To nourish the soul there was the stunning panorama of the lake ― rocky islands adrift along miles of shimmering blue water. A few sailboats and the distant smoke from a steamship wafted across the horizon.” For some, cottage life hasn’t changed that much since the Age of Elegance, except for the clothes. You can still relax on verandas that embrace shingled cottages, and hear the distinctive creaking and slapping of those old-fashioned screen doors that remind you that it is summer. Below is a Mickletwaite photo from 1908. Doesn’t it invite you to climb into one of those rattan rockers and savour the moment, perhaps with a good book and a glass of wine?
The ferns and fern allies of Wakefield and its neighbourhood /. Wakefield [England] :Printed and published for the author by R. Micklethwaite,1862.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52463310
Title / Titre : Bird’s-eye view looking northwest, Toronto, Ontario / Vue à vol d’oiseau en direction nord-ouest, Toronto (Ontario) Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Frank W. Micklethwaite Date(s) : 1900-1925 Reference No. / Numéro de référence : ITEM 3335488 central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=3335... Location / Lieu : Toronto, Ontario, Canada Credit / Mention de source : Frank W. Micklethwaite. Albertype Company fonds. Library and Archives Canada, PA-032103 / Frank W. Micklethwaite. Fonds Albertype Company. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, PA-032103
