1944-1945 Year Book - the Gatineau Valley Historical Society

Ottawa Ski Club Year Book 1944-45
transportation of the workers. I
It was not perhaps a very great
saving, as between swims in
Pink Lake, the sawing of boards
and the hammering of nails, the
workers developed tremendous
·appetites, but the job was done
in masterly fashion, as well and
perhaps better than any good
carpenter could have done, and
that was the essential thing.
The lodg,e was jacked up and
its floor straightened and repaired;
the unsightly wood shed and
toilet that bulged out on both
sides of the entrance were torn
out and rebuilt as a separate
unit. The outside of the building
was sheeted with log siding,·
painted white with red shutters,
same as at Camp Fortune; the
inside was lined with Insulboard
and Masonite; comfortable
benches, chairs and tables were
provided; a cafeteria was built
from which Major Hancock, a
neighbour who has successfully
operated for years a refreshment
stand at the Hill Top Tea
House, just across the Hermit's
Road, will dispense full course
meals, and steaming hot tea or
coffee to week-end visitors. In
short, the Pink Lake Lodge has
been turned into one of the prettiest,
most attractive and most
comfortable lod 1 ges of our system,
and as it is only half as far
from the city as Camp Fortune,
it is hoped that it may attract
many skiers direct from Hull
and Ottawa. Some may come
by car as far as the Hermit's
Road, a mile or so from the
lodge, but the majority will
probably pick up the trail from
Wrightville.
Other measur·es were taken by
Elmer to insure the permanency
For a
healthy active
Winter
enjoy the
comfort and
coziness
of ski togs
for the
family
from
LAROCQUE'S
SHOP
and
SAVE
Carrier Rideau
Dalhousie & George Sts.
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