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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1980, PAGE 9 I Between You and Me ~ BN, RUTH COLES "An optimiat may see a light where there la none, but why muet the pessimlst always run to blow It out?'" Another thought for the Town of Whitby, a drem, maybe, a fantasy, why not? Is there an enterpeneur out there anywhere? We need an- ticipation, expectation and hope. A cruise ship for Whitby, wlthout mtinlclpal funding, just a private enterprise venture. Crulse shlps are a delight and in use ail over the world. Everyone can enjoy this type of entertainment or whatever you choose to cal it. Even our dog, Sam, enjoys being aboard shlp. Durlng the good weather a cruise boat with a tastefully done dinlng room which would include proper table appointment.s, white linen cloths and so on. A good band, maybe made up from local talent and a singer if, possible. A good beglnning fQr some young people in Whtby to launch a career. A lounge too where one could sit and have a drink before dinner. On the upper deck, a place to stroîl or just to stand against the rail to take In all the beauty of the lake and shoreline. In the wnter the boat could be berthed in the harbour and used just as a first class restaurant. Bubbling might be needed, a series of pipes under water which send up warm water to free the surface of ice. The lake and shore are incredibly beautifuly in the wmnter. Too few people realize this as they are not exposed to it during the wnter months. In many parts of the world there are an excellent dining places situated by the water whether it be by a lake, river of the sea. These places draw people in great numbers and here we might find folk coming from ail over. An influx of people comlng maybe on a regular basis would be good for the town. We have reached a stage now were we can- not go back so let's bring good things to Whltby. Now we can look back a hundred years or so ago. Travel on the watér was much in vogue. Alternate routes were few and far between. Travel by road was often hazardeous. Going through the Rouge Valley was dangerous as there were ban- dits in hlding who often rushed the unwary traveller. Either on horseback or by horse and buggy the trip was tedious and tlrlng, hence the halfway houses provided for the weary traveiler. I have some elderly friends who often reminisce about their trips to Toronto or acrossthe lake many years ago by boat TeGarden City and the Argyle based in Oshawa took passengers from Newcastle, Bowmanviile and Whitby to Toronto. They were regular passenger boats on a regular route and were often booked for special events. Before the fir- st war the 34th regiment which is now the Ontario Regiment tranoported their men by boat across the lake for training purp"e in July and August. In 1900, the Garden City steamed into Whitby Harbour, after dark whepi the cries, "man ox~erboard" were heard. The body was washed up on shore the next day and after an inquest the verdict was, "the vlctim, a man who was sleep walking and Ruth's dream of sailing feUl overboard." Would this be the verdict now in 1980? Who knows? There were rnany saililng boats on the lake ail driven by wind power. Similar to those now berthed in Halifax Harbour I would thlnk. I have yet to learn what happened when there was no wlnd. A standstill I should think. In 1900, there were excursion trips to Rochester New York. In 189 there were chartered trips by the Garden City to this city for members of a lodge who would spend several days there before returning home. Gin and whiskey rwmning was a major "industry" in those days with vast fortunes made and lost. So now we think of today, in 1980 and a moder day venture, a cruise ship anchored in our Harbour. One of the most memorable trips, a short one, I have ever taken was at sunset on North West Arm in Halifax. To describe the beauty we saw that evening would be impossible. 1 just could not do it justice. The sun began to set as we left the berth in the harbour. The oranges and reds-of the sun and reflected light left us ail speechiess and speilbound. The water came alive with colour, ail in ail an extraordinary experience. Not the same setting here as we leave the harbour say for Toronto but just as satlsfying. The shoreline often qwite beautiful wlth tail pines and the bluffs towerlng above the ground below. kThe Toronto scene Ia magnificant. Thousands of windows reflecting the sunset, panes of brillant gold and red. Going towards the west if you look back the buildings are dazzllng, a fairyland of color. Rlbbons of roads wlth vehicles whlch look s0 tlny ail speedlng along and nearby the trains on their way to the Union Station. In the sky. above planes, large and smal with their lights flashlng off and on flylng into the Island Air- port or on their way to or from Malton. The lslands in ail their glory silhouetted against the evenlng sky. So much to see, ferry boats with aduits and chlldren leaming against the rails watching other boats from far away playing their way across the bay. Flags of many nations, Lia and Russia to name a couple flylng at the masthead while sailors on deck stare at their new place of berth. An evening aboard ship, dlnlng and dancing; what could be more enjoyable? Charter trips for various groups to sail across the lake or along to Toronto. A few days in the United CONT'D ON PG.- 10 WITH EVERY DOUBLE. BURGE R PU RCHASE Now you can get the- famous Dalry Queen "More Burger Than Bun" burger at your Dalry Queen Store at 1050 Simoce Street North. And'to celebrate, wlth every double burger you buy, we'il give you a deliclous 5-ounce Dalry Queen sundae- wlth your cholce of topplng. Absolutely free! That's some kind of deal. That's treatin' you rightl We trea t you -rightlf Iirazier~ 1003 DUNDAS STREET E., WHITBY 235 SIMCOE STREET S., OSHAWA 1050 SIMCOE STREET N.,, OSHAWA THERE HAS NEYER BEEN A BETER YAR TO BOY A HAMMOND WAREHOUSE SALE HURRY ONLY A FEW MORE UNITS LEFT AT SALE PRICES! LESLIE#S* MUSIC CENTRE ~1100OSImcoe N. Open Mon.- Fri. ffi o- . 1 THURS. NOV. 6 TO SUN. NOV. 9 ALL OSHAWA/WHITBY/ DAIRY QUEEN BRAZIERý- STORES