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Bearing in mind the old proverb, " . BI weld gegen Rage we propose to vary our illustrations with occasional sketches of country scenery, and have selected, as a commencement, Lake Seugog and its vicinity. We mean by our quotation that having, for eighteen months, devoted our attention exclusively to sketches of cities or towns in British North America, for the purpose of show- ing the rapid increase and prosperity of provinces, it is now expedient to . with a very good road." We find ©@ further that accommodation will not be found wafting, as our artist goes on to say, "I stayed at Jewett's house, and must say that I have rarely been better treated, or more moderately charged. --Port Perry is a thriving village with saw-mills, and the tourist will be Foams this couse the lake hes not yet been properly delineated on any map, all, hitherto published, having been copied from the original plans of the surveyors. "At the time these townships were surveyed, what constitues the southern portion of Lake Scugog was dry land. The back country being but thinly settled, it over the past months from many sources. One of the chief functions of the local is to study its collections, do "Sedigog: And Vicinity © PELLET was sometime before the mischief was discovered, when legal proceedings were instituted by the owners of the property, and the dam was ordered to be lowered by two feet. This checked the rise of water to some extent, but the mill was required to supply the necessities of the country, and without the dam the mill would have been useless. The proprietors therefore of two evils, chose the less, and put up with the loss. "The island of Scugog is, strange to say, not mentioned by Smith, in his Canada, although it is a prominent feature in the scenery around Port Perry. It is about one hundred feet above the level of the lake; oan it there are some well-cleared farms, and it is well covered by hardwood mixed with some pine. The little steamer Woodman, plies between Port Perry and Lyndsay, so that the tourist may visit both places, and if time permits, he should also visit the thriving little village of Prince Albert. The Indian name Scugog, or as the Indians pronounce it Scu-a-gog implies submerged or flooded land." These items have come from indiv- iduals, from the Ontario Archives, from the National Archives in Ottawa and from } the Ontario County Registry Office. In addition, various articles have been loaned temporarily or permanently. In preparing these pages for the Star's Centennial edition, the Museum is part- icularly indebted to Miss Catherine Chris- tie for Elizabeth Christie's diary, and to W.J. Carnegie for his assistance with the article on Joseph Bigelow. ate greatly the gift of all mater above type in order the better to record, PORT PERRY STAR CENTENNIAL EDITION 'Reneanee or ais ccaleetieie Sr, Porr Pariuehar. VAN CAMP CONTRACTING ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF PORT PERRY on this IMPORTANT OCCASION and HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY