Memories of Skeleton Lake by Paul Temple

he had, and he died long before Mrs. Insley. As Art grew older, he
admitted to me he was losing it—but he laughed about it—One day
he told me he turned on the thruway at Utterson, and wondered why
all the cars were coming at him on the wrong side of the road, and
it took his best driving skills to avoid them. The O.P.P stopped him
and told him he was going south on the north bound lanes!
As you know Sister (Sonnys sister) and her husband Mike Wayne took
over the marina, and it was sold years later to Nancy and Sandy who
started Troy Cove Marina.
I wrote in detail about Insleys, because I talked about the old days
and pioneers. Insleys were an example of modern pioneers. One of
the definitions of pioneer in my dictionary is “A person who leads
the way in any enterprise”. They certainly fit that definition because
they had the guts to come to a new country, work many hours a
week in industry, build their dream on weekends, and stick together
for a common goal. They were not educated in the arts, but were
educated in survival and common sense. They carved out a good
life for themselves and the family. Luckily, Art and Mary lived long
enough to enjoy retirement in Arizona in a world- class recreational
vehicle, helped their kids obtain an education higher than theirs. The
American dream, wouldnt you agree?
12 FISHERMEN & FISH
I never enjoyed fishing much—unless I could catch one right away
which was rare—I may have gone out alone once, but I cant remember
when. Dad Wilson, Bill Wilson, Bud Temple, were avid fishermen
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