File consists of material relating to opposition to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are handwritten notes, reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, photocopied newspaper clippings and portions of maps, motions and an agenda from Township council meetings, a draft by-law, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Joseph Club, including the construction of an inn and a tent to be used as a golf training facility. Includes part of the minutes for a meeting of the Township of Muskoka Lakes Planning Committee, a report from the Director of Planning, photocopied sketches, and correspondence. Most material was received by fax.

File consists of a signed agreement between the Lake Joseph Club and the Muskoka Lakes Association regarding a condominium development by the Club. Also present are a master plan of the development and a plan of Phase 1 of the development as schedules to the agreement.

File consists of material relating to the property and camp at Port Carling owned by the Ontario conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, known as Canadian Keswick Conference, the rezoning of the lands, and the development of a resort there. Includes correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photocopied agreements, photocopied Ontario Municipal Board decisions, reports, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of one journal.

File consists of material relating to the activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, memoranda, a draft of an article for a newsletter, minutes of council meetings of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, etc.

File consists of a letter to Michael Vaughan from Stanley B. Stein of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt (Toronto, ON) regarding by-laws relating to houseboat rentals.

File consists of material relating to the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA regarding property assessment and taxation. Includes Assessment Review Board notices of decisions and notices of hearings, lists of MLA member addresses and roll numbers, returned envelopes, and a faxed copy of a letter from association president Robert Hodgins to the directors including the Ontario Municipal Board decision regarding the appeal, and other correspondence.

File consists of material relating to contributions to the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA regarding property assessment and taxation. Includes a memorandum, a draft letter to group appeal participants, a list of participants with their roll numbers, and address labels.

File consists of material relating to the MLA group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes lists of group appeal members, faxed outoing correspondence, and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to a proposed amendment (2000-144) to zoning by-law 87-87 in Township of Muskoka Lakes to permit a waterfront landing, contractor's yard, and accessory dwelling unit at Foot's Bay.

Includes photocopies of documents: a planning report, a notice of public meeting, a proposal, planners' notes, correspondence, a draft of the amendment, handwritten notes, a memorandum of oral decision from the Ontario Municipal Board, etc. Similar material relating to a previous amendment (92-125) to by-law 87-87 is also included. Sticky notes are present throughout the file.

File consists of 1 fabric flag: "MLA 34."

File consists of 1 fabric flag with "100" and MLA logo.

File consists of financial statements and auditor's reports for the years 1987-1989, as well as some draft financial statements and a piece of correspndence.

File consists of financial statements and the auditors' report for the year ending December 31, 1988, prepared by Collins Barrow, chartered accountants; and for the year ending December 31, 1989, prepared by Ernst & Young, chartered accountants.

File consists of minutes and the MLA constitution.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including MLA Newsletter for 1979.

File consists of an agenda, proposed by-law no. 1 [Constitution], financial statements 1979, budget 1980, hand-drawn organization chart, report [i.e. photocopied minutes] of the Long Range Planning Committee.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents, including the agenda for the annual general meeting, Aug. 18, 1979.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including results of a 1979 member survey by Gordon Lusty Survey Research.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including MLA Newsletter, Winter 1979.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 1978.

File consists of minutes of a special meeting.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents.

File consists of a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents re: Experience 78, Boat Show.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents including financial statements to Dec. 31, 1977.

File consists of a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of a meeting notice, minutes, and supporting documents, including philosophy and mandate.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents, including photocopy of MLA Newsletter.

File consists of an agenda, minutes, and supporting documents, including financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 1976.

File consists of minutes and supporting documents, including agenda for annual meeting, Aug. 13.

File consists of an agenda and minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes 1974 financial statements and comparative statement 1972-1975, and newsletter, Feb.28, 1976.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes draft financial statements for 1974.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes financial statements for 1973.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes financial statements, Oct. 31, 1972.

File consists of minutes of meetings of the executive committee from 1975-1978. Also included are meeting notices and agendas, handwritten notes, a typed list of committee members, an association application form, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Environmental Committee, including action on issues such as composting, recycling, and waste management; sewer systems; acid rain and pollution; and wildlife (eastern massasauga rattlesnake in particular).

Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, a press release, minutes from a meeting, and a typed list of committee members. Correspondence is among various parties, including William Clark, the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain, the Georgian Bay Association, the Ontario Tourism and Recreation and Environment Ministries, and others.

File consists of material relating to the 1980 municipal election in the Township of Muskoka. Includes newspaper clippings and a photocopied handwritten list of election results.

File consists of material relating to municipal elections in Muskoka, election-related campaigns organized by the MLA, and the activities of the Political Action and the Election committees of the MLA. Includes reports on voting and elections, memoranda, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes and Election Committee meeting minutes, a typed list of election committee members and responsibilities (1988), a proxy form, and other material. File belonged to Election Committee member Joan Booth.

File consists of material relating to a program by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to bring under legal tenure all waterfront facilities on Crown lands, and the MLA response to this program. Includes position and discussion papers and memoranda about the program prepared by members of the association, a letter, handwritten notes, and an issue of Canadian Environmental Law News (vol. 5, no. 3, 1976).

File consists of material relating to a economic opportunity study conducted by the District Municipality of Muskoka. Includes a letter and newspaper clippings.

File consists of material relating to the expansion of the Diamond in the Ruff golf course and the associated permit to withdraw water from Nutt Lake and other sources, and an amendment to the Township of Muskoka Lakes official plan. Includes faxed and photocopied correspondence and notices, reports from the Township's Director of Planning, a review of an environmental impact study, photocopied portions of maps and drawings, a draft of an amendment (no. 27) to the official plan, and other photocopied material.

File consists of a draft final report prepared by Morehouse Associates. Report pertains to development charges on residential development and re-development in light of the Municipality's requirement for growth.

File consists of material relating to crime and policing in the Muskoka region, the development of a 911 service in the region, and a public forum on crime held in Bracebridge in March, 1998. Includes photocopied clippings from newspapers and the association newsletter, drafts of a presentation by Kathy Aitken prepared for the public forum, handwritten notes, typed notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to Cottage Watch, a program to reduce cottage break-ins developed in partnership between the OPP, Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations, and local cottage associations. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings, typed notes, photocopies of a program brochure and memorandum to OPP detachment commanders, and a photocopied report from the Bracebridge OPP detachement.

File consists of material relating to a seminar presented by Robert Topp and others on "How to appeal your property tax assessment" at the March, 1996 Cottage Life show in Toronto. Includes correspondence, handwritten notes, presentation notes, overhead transparencies, and typed information on organizing a group assessment appeal.

File consists of 1 videocassette.

File consists of correspondence between Hugh Mackenzie, Chairman of the Disctrict Municipality of Muskoka, and Michael Vaughan. Also present is a photocopied letter from Mackenzie to Bill Leak, association president, and one newspaper clipping.

File consists of correspondence from J.G. Cowan of Weir & Foulds, legal counsel for the MLA in the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes correspondence from Cowan to other parties sent to Topp as a carbon copy. Much of the correspondence was sent by fax and includes attachments. File also includes some outgoing correspondence from Robert Topp, as well as handwritten notes.

File consists of correspondence from J.G. Cowan of Weir & Foulds, legal counsel for the MLA in the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board. Includes correspondence from Cowan to other parties sent to Topp as a carbon copy. Much of the correspondence was sent by fax and includes attachments. File also includes some outgoing correspondence from Robert Topp, as well as handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to research by Robert B. Ferguson for a thesis submitted to the University of Waterloo as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Honours Urban and Regional Planning degree. Includes correspondence between Ferguson and Phyllis Parker as well as vice-president Donald Mills regarding Ferguson's research and use of the association mailing list for his survey. The thesis is entitled Seasonal/permanent planning issues in Muskoka.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence of Phyllis Parker relating to the activities of the association. Includes carbon copies and some draft correspondence.

File consists of Secretary-Treasurer and President's papers and correspondence. Includes correspondence to and from C. Ewart Mclaughlin, J. Alex Greig, Lorne Davidson, bulletins, lists, financial documents, etc. Topics include memberships, regatta announcements and results, caterpillar infestation in 1951, history of the area, 1939 correspondence re "needle blight" on white pine, lake levels and fish stocking.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda with accompanying material relating mainly to the activities of Michael Vaughan as chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways and then president of the MLA. Much of the material relates to the activities of the Land Use Committee and issues surrounding planning and development in the Muskoka region, and some material also relates to taxation, pollution, water safety, and other issues.

In addition to correspondence and memoranda, file includes reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, etc. Some letters were sent to him as carbon copies and some letters are photocopies. Includes an invitation from Ontario Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird, and letters from Ontario Premiers Frank Miller and David Peterson.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda with accompanying material relating mainly to the activities of Michael Vaughan as chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways and then president of the MLA. Much of the material relates to the activities of the Land Use Committee and issues surrounding planning and development in the Muskoka region, and some material also relates to taxation, pollution, water safety, and other issues.

In addition to correspondence and memoranda, file includes reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, etc. Some letters were sent to him as carbon copies and some letters are photocopies. Includes an invitation from Ontario Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird, and letters from Ontario Premiers Frank Miller and David Peterson.

File consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda with accompanying material relating mainly to the activities of Michael Vaughan as chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways and then president of the MLA. Much of the material relates to the activities of the Land Use Committee and issues surrounding planning and development in the Muskoka region, and some material also relates to taxation, pollution, water safety, and other issues.

In addition to correspondence and memoranda, file includes reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, etc. Some letters were sent to him as carbon copies and some letters are photocopies. Includes an invitation from Ontario Lieutenant Governor John B. Aird, and letters from Ontario Premiers Frank Miller and David Peterson.

File consists of correspondence of J. Bryan Vaughan, honourary president of the MLA and father to Michael Vaughan. Some letters are regarding newspaper editorials and some are regarding a memorandum from the chairman of the District Municipality of Muskoka. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence (some photocopies) and a photocopy of a letter from association president Jeff Shearer to a newspaper editor.

File consists of the Association's constitution.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Community Relations Committee. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and memoranda. Correspondence is among William Clark and various members of the association, Muskoka-Georgian Bay MPP Ken Black, and others.

File consists of a proposal and quotation by J & D Systems Inc. (Kitchener, ON) for a telephone system for Muskoka Lakes Association.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Communications and Public Affairs Committee. Includes a survey of association members by Gordon Lusty Survey Research (Don Mills, ON) and the results, a draft of the mandate of the Land Use, Taxation, and Highways Committee (photocopy) and information about its activities, and a letter to a newspaper editor by chairman Jeffrey Shearer in response to an editorial about the association, with photocopies of both.

File consists of photocopies of annual meeting minutes and other documents bound into a hardcover volume. Includes annual meeting minutes for the years 1894-1924, 1926-1928, some with Executive Committee reports; Executive Committee minutes for 1922-1926; Regatta Committee minutes for 1894; Cottagers' Committee minutes for 1896; a telegram from the King (1906); and undated certificates of measurement for named boats. All documents are photocopies.

Half-bound in leather and green paper sides; marbled endpapers. Book probably created to commemorate the centennial of the association.

File consists of material found inside the commemorative volume containing a record of events held during the centennial year. Includes a typed draft of the book's colophon, an invitation to the centennial day celebration, a photograph of the association office in the winter, and two red regatta ribbons.

File consists of a commemorative book made for the centennial year of the Muskoka Lakes Association in 1994. The book contains a record of each event held during that year and the signatures of guests and members present, as well as other information. Events include the annual general meeting, centennial day, antique boat show, aquatic and sailing regattas, and a bonspiel. The book is made from acid-free paper, partially bound, and contains original calligraphy and drawings.

File consists of undated newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes some handwritten memorandum to Michael Vaughan.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interst to the MLA from 1986. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1985. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating activities of and issues of intersest to the MLA. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1984. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1983. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1982. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1981. Includes some handwritten memorandum to Michael Vaughan and some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1980.