File consists of an untitled ms. volume containing minutes of the annual and general meetings starting with the first organizational meeting of Feb. 19, 1894. This was considered the 1st annual meeting. Annual meeting minutes are present for the years 1894, 1895, 1896, [1897], 1898, [1899], [1900],1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910.

Other minutes: Regatta Committee, 1894, Cottagers' Committee, 1896, as well as two leaves containing a list of prizes (medallions, etc.) with prices.

The volume also contains loose inserts:
1a) Minutes, Cottagers' Committee, Dec. 26, 1895,
1b) Telegram from the King, Aug. 6, 1906,
1c) certificates of measurement, undated, for named boats, signed Jno Rogers, Official Measurer.

Series consists of two files of correspondence created and accumulated by Phyllis (Mrs. Rex) Parker during her term as president of the MLA from 1977-1978. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, including some carbon copies and draft correspondence. Series is not comprehensive.

Series consists of records relating to the administration and activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association, and in particular the annual meetings, meetings of the executive committee, and meetings of association directors. The records demonstrate the concern for and activity surrounding the MLA's involvement in issues affecting the environment and the quality of life in the Muskokas and address such topics as water quality, acid rain, planning and land use, water levels, taxation, etc. Series includes minutes for the annual meeting of the MLA (1894-1947), meetings of the executive committee (1972-1980), and meetings of association directors (1980-1986), as well as attachments and supporting documents including agendas, financial statements, budgets, association newsletters, correspondence, lists of board members, reports, surveys and questionnaires, minutes of board sub-committees, ephemera, photocopied clippings, etc.

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

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 19, 1916, ts. mimeograph, includes separate Executive reports dated 1916, Jan, 1917.

Series consists of studies and reports prepared by or for the MLA and university student theses about issues of interest to the association. Subjects of the reports and theses include: planning, the environmental impacts of planning and development, property taxation, the financing of education in Ontario, and the historical geography of resorts in Muskoka. Series also includes some correspondence, the official plan for the District Municipality of Muskoka, and amendments to the plan.

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 material relating to the approval of a zoning by-law (2000-117) in the Township of Muskoka Lakes regarding dock configuration at the Cedar Rail Resort. Includes faxed correspondence, reports by the Director of Planning for the Township, portions of Township Council minutes, handwritten notes, and photocopied portions of surveys and and planning sketches.

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 minutes and supporting documents.

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 minutes and the MLA constitution.

File consists of minutes of the first meeting of directors. Also includes letters patent and the association by-laws.

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 minutes.

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 minutes. Also includes minutes of the annual meeting, Aug. 16, originals.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating 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 and sketches, memoranda, minutes for a meeting of MLA directors and a special meeting of the Township council (portions only), a draft planning report for the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes. Also includes brief on secondary planning.

File consists of material relating 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; draft letters and agreements; notices of public meetings, by-law amendments, and Ontario Municipal Board hearings; photocopied newspaper clippings and portions of maps and sketches; memoranda; reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning; a portion of minutes for a meeting of the Township Planning Committee, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes. Also includes MLA Newsletter, Oct. 6, 1980.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are reports (including planning and environmental impact reports), reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, minutes from meetings of the MLA directors and the Environment Portfolio, memoranda, handwritten notes, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and a hearing before the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders.

Also present are reports (including planning and environmental impact reports), reports from the Township of Muskoka Lakes Director of Planning, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, minutes from meetings of the MLA directors and the Environment Portfolio, memoranda, handwritten notes, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are draft by-laws, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, OMB decisions, photocopies of portions of maps and plans, handwritten notes, articles prepared for the MLA newsletter, etc. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of material relating to development at the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort and an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes mainly faxed copies of correspondence among members of the legal council for the various stakeholders. Also present are draft by-laws, witness statements prepared for the OMB hearing, OMB decisions, photocopies of portions of maps and plans, handwritten notes, articles prepared for the MLA newsletter, etc. Most material was received via fax.

Series consists of material relating to the 100th anniversary of the MLA in 1994 and the centennial celebrations held during that year. Includes commemorative books produced by the association, ephemera, correspondence, photocopied material on the history of the association, and other material.

File consists of minutes of a meeting of all committees, Apr. 24, 1917, ms., minutes of the annual meeting, Aug. 20, 1917, Executive Committee Report for same date, both mimeograph ts.

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 material relating 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 typed and handwritten notes, portions of minutes from meetings of the Township of Muskoka Lakes council and reports from the Director of Planning, photocopied invoices, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to a proposed re-zoning of the Lake Rosseau Beach Resort property and a public meeting about the proposal. Includes correspondence (some faxed) with attachements, a photocopied planning report with appendices, and typed notes. Correspondence is among planning consultants, MLA executive director Kathy Aitken, and Peter Hand.

File consists of material relating to the sale and development of the Mukoka Centre property in Gravenhurst. Includes mainly photocopied press clippings. Also present are faxed correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, photocopied plans for a resort expansion, a petition and form letter to Premier Mike Harris and Gravenhurst mayor Bob Betts opposing a development project, etc.

File consists of minutes. Also includes audited financial statements, Dec. 31, 1980.

File consists of material relating to a proposed expansion of the Muskoka Sands Resort and the construction of a breakwall in the lake at the resort. Includes correspondence (mostly faxed copies of letters), photocopied newspaper clippings, notices regarding public hearings and the passing of a zoning by-law, handwritten notes, photocopied portions of maps and plans, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to a proposed project for the development of the Muskoka wharf in Gravenhurst. Includes faxed correspondence, a presentation by the Town of Gravenhurst and Dillon Consulting on the Muskoka Wharf Project environmental screening, a presentation (photocopy) by the Muskoka Wharf Project Committee to the District Municipality of Muskoka council, minutes from a council meeting, handwritten notes, and other photocopied material. Most material was received via fax.

File consists of minutes. Also includes MLA Newsletter, June 26, 1981.

File consists of material relating to a request from the North Lake Joseph Association for financial support from the MLA in a case brought to the Environmental Appeal Board regarding the withdrawal of water from Harner Bay by Clublink Corporation for the maintenance of the golf course at Rocky Crest. Includes correspondence (faxed and some e-mail print-outs), handwritten notes, minutes from an MLA meeting regarding this case, and a faxed copy of an Environmental Appeal Board decision in the case.

File consists of minutes. Also includes minutes of annual meeting and minutes of a second meeting of the day for directors.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the official plan and comprehensive zoning by-law 87-87 in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. Includes the consolidated by-law and accompanying zone schedules, two versions of the official plan, a draft amendment (89-110) to by-law 87-87, and photocopies of Ontario Municipal Board decisions relating to the by-law and that amendment.

File consists of material relating to the official plan and comprehensive zoning by-law 87-87 in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. Includes the consolidated by-law and accompanying zone schedules, two versions of the official plan, a draft amendment (89-110) to by-law 87-87, and photocopies of Ontario Municipal Board decisions relating to the by-law and that amendment.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the antique boat, car and air show held by the MLA in 1978. Includes advertisements and a photocopied list of entries.

File consists of minutes.

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 the Recreational Safety Committee. Includes meeting minutes and an agenda (1986), a summary of a water safety attitude study (1985), and two copies of a draft resolution regarding water safety and boating regulations.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 19, 1918, ms., includes separate Executive Committee Report, mimeograph ts.

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 minutes. Also includes Environmental Communications Plan [re: acid rain], financial statements as at Dec. 31, 1981.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the regatta for the years 1963-1976. Includes carbon copies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; incoming correspondence; minutes of committee meetings (1965-1975); regatta programs; lists of committee members; lists of event winners (1969, 1970, 1972); reports; invoices; etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Regatta Committee minutes, Programmes/results/clippings, Analysis/comparison of entries, General, Correspondence, and Trophies.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the regatta for the years 1963-1976. Includes carbon copies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; incoming correspondence; minutes of committee meetings (1965-1975); regatta programs; lists of committee members; lists of event winners (1969, 1970, 1972); reports; invoices; etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Regatta Committee minutes, Programmes/results/clippings, Analysis/comparison of entries, General, Correspondence, and Trophies.

File consists of minutes. Also includes Environmental Protection Committee 1982 Plan of Action, 1981 report of same.statements as at Dec. 31, 1981.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1978-1980. Includes incoming correspondence; photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; minutes and agendas of committee meetings (1974-1980); regatta flyers and programs; lists of committee members and suppliers; handwritten notes; invoices (some photocopied); budgets; reports; etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Correspondence, Minutes, Regatta course, Phase one, Attachments, Management summary.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1978-1980. Includes incoming correspondence; photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; minutes and agendas of committee meetings (1974-1980); regatta flyers and programs; lists of committee members and suppliers; handwritten notes; invoices (some photocopied); budgets; reports; etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Correspondence, Minutes, Regatta course, Phase one, Attachments, Management summary.

File consists of minutes. Also includes minutes of annual meeting and Ontario Municipal Board documents.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1982-1984. Includes incoming correspondence, photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members, minutes of committee meetings, lists and charts of event winners and champions, handwritten notes, regatta flyers and programs, invoices (some photocopied), budgets, etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Yearbook, Diving, Ambulance, Police, Barge, Poster, Award presenters, Correspondence, Golf club, Budget, Tilting, and Medals and trophies. File probably belonged to committee chairman David Burrows.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1982-1984. Includes incoming correspondence, photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members, minutes of committee meetings, lists and charts of event winners and champions, handwritten notes, regatta flyers and programs, invoices (some photocopied), budgets, etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Yearbook, Diving, Ambulance, Police, Barge, Poster, Award presenters, Correspondence, Golf club, Budget, Tilting, and Medals and trophies. File probably belonged to committee chairman David Burrows.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the 1983 regatta. Includes incoming correspondence; photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; minutes and agendas of committee meetings (1981-1983); typed procedures, rules, etc; regatta programs; lists of committee members and tasks; budgets; etc.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Minutes, Task list, Regatta committee, Budget '83, Financial matters, [untitled], Trophy winners, Rules/procedures.

File consists of minutes. Also includes draft two of a document by Norman Pearson dated July 22, 1981: "Muskoka: The Bridge to Tomorrow: Towards a Planning Philosophy for Muskoka."

File consists of minutes.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1983-1985.

Includes incoming correspondence; photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; minutes and agendas of committee meetings (1984-1985); typed procedures, rules, etc; handwritten and typed notes; regatta flyers and programs; lists of committee members and suppliers; invoices (some photocopied); budgets; reports; newspaper clippings; press releases; etc. Also included is a sample medallion.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Regatta committee members, Supplier contacts, Master task list, Minutes of meetings, Publicity, Event cards and posters, Medals and trophies, Crests, Tilting, Diving, Swimming, Trophy winners, Course survey, Budget/actual expenses, Barge, Ambulance/police, Police, Golf club, Red Cross, Regatta results, Thank you letters "general", Award presenters, Thank you letters "to committee", War canoe, Public relations, and Schedule of equipment owned.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Regatta Committee and the organization of the MLA regattas for the years 1983-1985.

Includes incoming correspondence; photocopies of outgoing correspondence of the committee chairman and other committee members; minutes and agendas of committee meetings (1984-1985); typed procedures, rules, etc; handwritten and typed notes; regatta flyers and programs; lists of committee members and suppliers; invoices (some photocopied); budgets; reports; newspaper clippings; press releases; etc. Also included is a sample medallion.

Material is divided by the following tabs: Regatta committee members, Supplier contacts, Master task list, Minutes of meetings, Publicity, Event cards and posters, Medals and trophies, Crests, Tilting, Diving, Swimming, Trophy winners, Course survey, Budget/actual expenses, Barge, Ambulance/police, Police, Golf club, Red Cross, Regatta results, Thank you letters "general", Award presenters, Thank you letters "to committee", War canoe, Public relations, and Schedule of equipment owned.

File consists of correspondence to Ewart McLaughlin, as well as one outgoing letter and carbon copies of letters to other recipients. Also included is a motor boat races schedule (undated). Letters relate to boating and to the MLA regatta and motor boat races. McLaughlin was possibly on the Regatta Committee.

File consists of minutes. Also includes MLA Newsletter, Dec. 1982, and printed Planning Policy Guidelines in the District of Muskoka.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of a manual, created by John O. Duncan, containing instructions and plans for building a small skiff designed for children.

File consists of minutes. Also includes financial statements as at Dec. 31, 1982, and MLA Newsletter, May 1983.

File consists of the MLA pamphlet "Practical rules for water safety," a letter to Regatta Commitee chair Alan Vaughan from Robin Labatt, and blank charts for recording results of regatta events.

File consists of regatta programs, containing lists of events.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of release and waiver of liability forms for two events in the MLA regatta, the tilting contest and the marathon swim.

File consists of minutes. Also includes MLA Newsletter, June 1983.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Sept. 1, 1919, includes separate Executive Committee Report, mimeograph ts.

File consists of minutes. Also includes minutes of annual meeting held same day, and of second meeting of directors also that day.

File consists of lists of events and their winners and times, as well as regatta champions, for the MLA regattas from 1965-1973. File also includes correspondence, handwritten notes, regatta programs, minutes of Regatta Committee meetings (1965-1969), a list of committee members (1969), and newspaper clippings. Material is divided by tabs numbered by year.

File consists of lists of events and their winners and times, as well as regatta champions, for the MLA regattas from 1965-1973. File also includes correspondence, handwritten notes, regatta programs, minutes of Regatta Committee meetings (1965-1969), a list of committee members (1969), and newspaper clippings. Material is divided by tabs numbered by year.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of minutes.

File consists of scoring charts for the MLA regattas from 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982.

File consists of lists of junior events and their winners and times for the 1978 and 1979 regattas.

File consists of minutes. Also includes a MLA Newsletter and a letter from the President.

File consists of minutes. Also includes v. 1, no. 1 of Raincheck.

File consists of lists of senior events and their winners and times for the 1978 regatta, as well as overall event champions.

File consists of minutes. Also includes MLA Newsletter, June 1984, and minutes of MLA Area Representative meeting, June 23, 1984.

File consists of material relating to the MLA annual regattas for 1979-1981. Includes lists of events with their winners and times, regatta pamphlets, scoring charts, and photocopied handwritten notes.

File consists of lists of event winners and champions for the 1981 MLA regatta. Most pages are carbon copies.

File consists of minutes. Also includes "Second Home Study: Questionnaire Analysis, a Joint Project of the District of Muskoka and the Muskoka Lakes Association, May 1984," and an addendum to the minutes re: the Waterfront Secondary Plan, consisting of minutes plus attachments of the Land Use Committee and its meeting with the District and the Township of Muskoka Lakes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes agenda and minutes of the annual meeting, held the same day, and of second directors' meeting, following annual meeting.

File consists of lists and charts of event winners, times, points, etc. for the MLA regattas from 1983-1986. File also includes handwritten notes.

File consists of minutes. Also includes "notes" from Land Use Committee.

File consists of material relating to the 2002 annual general meeting. Includes an agenda, committee reports, presentations, minutes from the 2001 meeting, signatures of attendees, working lists of special guests, a memorandum to board members, and other material.

File consists of two copies of a report by software developers about a proposed program to manage the administration of member records.