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| Keywords: aro oborne arooborne alfred ross oborne alfredrossoborne ross oborne rossoborne alfred oborne alfredoborne 1922 aro skootamatta loon lake loonlake cloyne bon echo bonecho merrill denison merrilldenison harry bellingham harrybellingham harry gibbs harrygibbs charlie bey charliebey pete bey petebey mike schwager mikeschwager camp mazinaw campmazinaw mike schwagger blackandwhite groupshot people monochrome outdoor black and white The following notation was accompanied with this photo from Jim Oborne: Gift from J. Ross Oborne (Skootamatta Lake) Man in centre- Alfred Ross Oborne- first cottages @Skootamatta in 1922. 'Aro' as a teenager attended Camp Mazinaw and on a portage to Skootamatta (circa 1900) came back in 1922 and bought land (Oborne Point), built a cottage (Oborne Island) and recruited others to join him. He supervised the building of the next 15 cottages, hiring dozens of local people from the Cloyne area- including Mike Schwager, Charlie & Pete Bey, Meeks. Was a long time close friend of Merrill /Denison who owned Bon Echo. See letter from M. Schwager to 'Aro' wife- Clara- in Denison case. On 'Aro's' right is Harry Gibbs and his left is Harry Bellingham (both friends from Toronto). The following notation was accompanied with this photo from Jim Oborne: Gift from J. Ross Oborne (Skootamatta Lake) Man in centre- Alfred Ross Oborne- first cottages @Skootamatta in 1922. 'Aro' as a teenager attended Camp Mazinaw and on a portage to Skootamatta (circa 1900) came back in 1922 and bought land (Oborne Point), built a cottage (Oborne Island) and recruited others to join him. He supervised the building of the next 15 cottages, hiring dozens of local people from the Cloyne area- including Mike Schwager, Charlie & Pete Bey, Meeks. Was a long time close friend of Merrill /Denison who owned Bon Echo. See letter from M. Schwager to 'Aro' wife- Clara- in Denison case. On 'Aro's' right is Harry Gibbs and his left is Harry Bellingham (both friends from Toronto). | ||||
