STORIES / PHOTOS / MEMORABILIA

Send your story via email right now to longpointbalsamlake@gmail.com.  Artifacts and photos will be needed by the long weekend in May 2024 and can be dropped off at one of the cottages listed below.

1. Graham and Rosemary Tough cottage

2. Timms cottage

3. Davison cottage

We would appreciate photocopies of your precious photographs (but will take originals if copies can’t be made). Please label all photos and mementos with your cottage name and the approximate year the photo was taken or the cottage memento was obtained.

To help you collect your stories, photos and artifacts, here are a few topics that might light a spark for you and your family.

  • Life at the Point when you arrived

  • What is the history of owners of your cottage

  • Romance & friendships at the Point

  • Sports & experiences - bridge, sailing, golf, tennis, regatta, corn roast, dances

  • Generations at the Point

  • Weather at the Point - storms, power outages,1995 tornado,1960’s fire, winter

  • Your favourite thing to do at the cottage

  • Family traditions