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y wednesday august 3 1983 sas by jim thomas cedar beach its more than we ever ex pected said jim mullin of long island new york the facilities are excel lent this is living and i love it stated paula moore of toronto real great agreed sixteenyearold lori pier- cey of labrador city new foundland these and other positive comments were offered as i talked with some of the more than 500 tent and trailer residents at cedar beach park musselmans lake saturday there wasnt a single complaint despite the fact some had been on the road several weeks and had stopped off at many similar sites across canada and the un ited states vern and audrey davies are the people responsible for making this trailer park and associated ame nities run smoothly of course they have help theyre the first to admit they couldnt do it alone regardless theyre the folks who make things happen and their patrons be they onenight tenters or summerlong campers appreciate the response the history of cedar beach goes back more than 50 years the trailer park was added in 1963 quite by accident au drey recalls one family wanted a site for two weeks she explained and when it came time for them to leave the whole area was filled the operations been growing ever since in the past 20 years cedar beach has hosted families from almost ev ery country in the world multicolored license plates resemble a whos who in north american geography despite all the problems that must go with an op eration so large vern and audrey can always find time to step aside and chat awhile theyre on a first- name basis with almost every guest is the cedar beach bath ing area private i asked that had been the idea several seasons ago au drey admits but they didnt have the heart to shut out visitors whod been coming close to 50 years so they let them come in until the park ing lot fills up and thats it no more this policy keeps everyone happy this summertime community of close to 2000 offers everything swimming wading ten nis volleyball softball horseshoes shuffleboard bingo movies dancing even a parade this pro cession of folks and floats was held sunday with town councillor margot marshall and toronto alderman tom clifford official judges they seemed to enjoy the in volvement as much as the participants as jim mullin of long is land new york put it its more than we ever expected all leave with the same satisfied feeling and the majority will be back there are 520 trailer sites at cedar beach mussel- mans lake three hundred of these are permanent locations with many owners spending the winter in florida and the summer here superintendent of the park east ofthe ninth line is bent holzmann hes been coming to cedar beach for the past five years nineteenyearold annamarie mcsharry is a trailer park receptionistcashier the third season shes held this position shes planning to attend concordia uni versity in the fall all dressed up in preparation for sundays trailer park parade are jennifer stargratt eight and susan manley twelve- they helped make up the wizard of oz float that won second prize it this pretty girl is 16yearold lori piercey all the way from labrador city new foundland she was travelling with michael and annmarie walsh and family lori described the park as real great paula moores trailer site on parklane road features models of snow white and the seven dwarfs mrs moores been coming here four years this is living she says like the sign says here lives the jones family- ron linda ronnie and michelle an atmosphere of friendliness prevails at each trailer park site as neigh bors visit back and forth many have been coming here since the park opened in 1963 v lfcenscplates from all 48 states and all provinces of- time while otherfhave been here many times this canada are familiar throughout the grounds many particular family is from long island new york transient travellers are here this summer for a first v jim thomas 1