Update on Christopher Lake

I haven't posted for awhile for a variety of reasons, however, I figured I should let those who care to know what is happening to the 'old cabin'. Many, many memories are stored in the old walls of the cabin and soon they will be no more.

For myself, this is where I and Sandra spent our honeymoon in July 1971 so it is very special to myself and Sandra. To others of the family I'm sure we all have memories of the cabin that "Wally and Anne" built. To the other side of the family that doesn't care, 'TOO BAD', one side of the family had many memories with Wally and Anne and friends and relatives in a special spot at Christopher Lake and if you don't have memories, well that is just your sad luck ...

The current owners of 'the old Mayers cabin' have neglected it to the point where the cabin has fallen off it's foundation and they have decided to tear it down and built a new cabin on the site. I happened to be at my lake spot lately and took the following pictures to show what is happening.









Even though the current owner have changed the inside of the cabin, I thought I'd take a few pics of what it looks like now....





One thing to note is the last picture of the light fixture. If my memory serves me correctly, this light fixture came out of the 'Purity Dairy' that used to be located on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon. Prior to Purity Dairy owning the dairy it was owned by Silverwood Dairy which is where Wally started his career with the dairy in Saskatchewan after he returned from WWII. When the 'Dairy' closed, Wally saved the fixture and transported it to his cabin at Christopher Lake as a memento.

These shots are the backside of the cabin as it is now. You will note the nice 'red cedar wood' paint scheme under the tar paper. My brother-in-law George and I sat on a scaffold in one hellish hot summer day and painted the walls this beautiful colour of red one summer day (or two). Thank goodness for Craig, (who was about 5-6 years at the time) who was our 'in resident bartender' at the time and was constantly querying us as to whether we needed a 'refreshment' (ie Labatt's 50 or other refreshing brew). . .





Either Wally bought a quality stain or George and I went over the walls in a very meticulous manner to ensure that 30+ years layer the colour scheme is still intact...