Centennial Edition
Thursday, May 30, 2013 SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
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Aerial - The attraction of summer visitors was enhanced and maintained by the establishment of facilities on the lake itself. The first boat house and pier (just east of the landfill) was owned by Joe McLuskey. He rented boats for fishing and pleasure and, by 1913, Joe was also operating a motor boat launch which took paying passengers on tours around the lake. This picture is from a postcard, circa 1941 published by Calgary Photo Supply Co. Photo courtesy Sylvan Lake & District Archives Society
In the winter of 1952 a strange looking machine was propelled up from the lake and parked in front of Harasyn’s pool hall. The machine was called a ‘snowmobile’. Curious townspeople Walter Gathercole, Bill Hedemar and John Buga checked the contraption. Photo courtesy Sylvan Lake & District Archives Society
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