Heartland Classics

ACBS 2009 in Muskoka

Ten Heartland Chapter members attended the 8th Annual International Show and Meeting in Gravenhurst, Ontario, on Lake Muskoka hosted by the Toronto Chapter. BEAUTIFUL

Two full days of pre-event on-the-water tours of boat houses showed participants awesome collections of Canadian mahogany and chrome.



Big Thom, owned by John and Carolynn Thompson, was the one Heartland boat in attendance. The canvas top was SO welcome during the periodic drizzle and rain. Steve and Jeff Silverthorne, brothers from Toronto, joined the Thompsons to add local stories and directions during the cruises.
Don and Kathy Parker join the crew to enjoy lunch on the dock of a boat house. We all enjoyed lounging in the “Muskoka Chairs”.
Inside the boat houses we saw wall to wall mahogany, mostly Canadian creations preserved from the first half of the twentieth century.
The boathouses also displayed collections of classic boating memorabilia.
There was business to tend to, also. Pictured here are Secretary Teri Hoffman, Treasurer Jim Mersman, and President Dick Werner. One item of business led to the decision to have the 2012 International Show and Meeting at Table Rock Lake hosted by the Heartland Classics Chapter.

The Heartland Classics members in attendance, Forrest & Kally Bryant, Jim & Marilyn Conner, Bob & Linda Kanak, Don & Kathy Parker, John & Carolynn Thompson, had a great time and will have beautiful memories of Muskoka.
~~~ some pictures contributed by Steve Silverthorn