"Growing Up In Cartwright"

"Well, it was pretty quiet but we had lots of fun. You know, as a teenager I used to go to dances. They'd have to close at 12 and you couldn't dance any longer than 12 o'clock. But, we had great fun...

- Dorothy Fequet

"Summer School in Williams Harbour, July 1915"

"I confess to climbing the hill back of Francis Harbour with reluctance. I had received a most cordial welcome in Francis Harbour which had quickly dispelled the feeling of isolation I had experienced on leaving the mailboat...

- David Davis

"Surveying the Base"

"We got up as far as the mouth of teh Grand River. 'Twas a beautiful day, sunny, warm, no wind and the batteries gave out in the boat. We had two young man, there, they were much older than me. We had two young men there, they were much older than me..."

- Edward Blake