File consists of two articles clipped from the Globe and Mail on July 22 and July 24, 1998. One article is about pollution in the Great Lakes, and one is an opinion piece about canoes.

File consists of 6 special 100th Anniversary congratulatory certificates and letters:

• Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada, Ottawa, 1994, signed;
• Andy Mitchell, MP, Parry Sound-Muskoka, Certificate of Recognition, July 16, 1994;
• Bob Rae, Premier of Ontario, July 6, 1994, signed;
• Dan Waters, MPP for Muskoka-Georgian Bay, July 6, 1994;
• Frank S.Miller, District Chair, District Municipality of Muskoka, signed;
• L. William Rogers, Mayor, Corporation of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, July 5, 1994, signed.

Accrual consists of material documenting aspects of the administration and activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association and some of its committees, mainly during the period from 1978 to 2003. During this time, the primary political and environmental concerns of the association included land use and resort development, taxation, water quality, and relationships with municipal and provincial governments.

Accrual contains records created and accumulated by chairs of political, environmental, and land use committees and by several presidents, as well as records relating to office administration and other committees and activities of the association.

Includes correspondence and memoranda; reports; presentations; committee minutes and agendas; newspaper clippings; publications; handwritten and typed notes; notices and decisions of provincial judicial boards; official plans, by-laws and other municipal documents; maps and architectural drawings; ephemera; and other material.

Records documenting most aspects of the activities of the Muskoka Lakes Association from 1894 to the 1990s, with some gaps in coverage. Materials present include correspondence, committee minutes and annual reports, financial records, legal records, publications, ephemera, audiovisual material, and artifacts.

File consists of material relating to the purchase and use of property assessment software programs by the MLA. Includes manuals and instructions, quotes and invoices, correspondence, handwritten notes, a brochure, etc. File also includes a 3.5" computer disk labelled "MLA requst 98-17 / Muskoka sales database / Cindy."

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 material relating to the history of the MLA and the planning and organization of the centennial celebrations. Includes photocopied pages from the 1984 yearbook and portions of executive committee minutes (1973-1980), correspondence (some faxed) to Robert Purves and the Centennial Committee, draft logo designs, an address list for VIP guests at the official ceremonies for the celebration, and other photocopied material. File possibly belonged to Robert Purves.

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 two copies of a report submitted by the Muskoka Lakes Association and the Lake of Bays Association to the Ontario Minister of Education. Document was prepared by Paterson Planning and Research (Scarborough, ON). One copy includes a memorandum to the MLA board members.

File consists of a thesis by Robert B. Ferguson submitted to the University of Waterloo as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Honours Urban and Regional Planning degree.

File consists of a report by J. Douglas Wilson, chair of the Environmental Control Committee, regarding the Canadian Keswick Conference property in Muskoka.

File consists of a summary and full report of the commission on the reform of property taxation in Ontario. Also included are photocopies and carbon copies of correspondence, mostly from Lloyd Carstairs (MLA member), regarding this issue, and a financial analysis of municipal revenue and expenditure in the Muskoka region.

File consists of material relating to planning in the District Municipality of Muskoka. Includes a working draft summary of the official plan, two briefs (plus a draft of one) by the MLA to the Municipality regarding area planning, amendments (number 12 and 19) to the official plan of the Muskoka Planning Area, and other material. Some material annotated "Peter Cragg" and some annotated "Rob Purves." Multiple copies of some documents are present.

File consists of material relating to planning in the District Municipality of Muskoka. Includes a working draft summary of the official plan, two briefs (plus a draft of one) by the MLA to the Municipality regarding area planning, amendments (number 12 and 19) to the official plan of the Muskoka Planning Area, and other material. Some material annotated "Peter Cragg" and some annotated "Rob Purves." Multiple copies of some documents are present.

File consists of a working draft and final copy of a report prepared by the District Municipality of Muskoka Planning Department about a study on second home ownership in Muskoka. The study was a joint project of the Municipality and the MLA.

File consists of a thesis by Stacey McMechan, submitted to the Trent University Geography Department as part of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Honours degree.

File consists of a report on the results of a questionnaire regarding second home ownership distributed to business people and decision-makers in Muskoka. Report prepared by Joan M. Brennan.

File consists of a draft copy of a report prepared by the Muskoka Lakes Assocation, for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment under the Experience '78 program, by Ecologistics Limited.

File consists of three copies of the final report prepared by the Muskoka Lakes Assocation, for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment under the Experience '78 program, by Ecologistics Limited. Report contains fold-out maps.

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 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 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.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1976-1978. Includes some photocopies.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to activities of and issues of interest to the MLA from 1976-1978. Includes some photocopies.

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

Series consists of newspaper clippings collected by Michael Vaughan during his involvement with the MLA as a member and then chair of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways (1969-1982); and then as vice-president (1982-1984) and president (1984-1986) of the association.

Clippings relate to the activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes clippings from newspapers in the Muskoka region and some clippings from Toronto or national newspapers. Some clippings are photocopies, and some include memoranda or annotations for or by Vaughan.

File consists of the 2006 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2005 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2004 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2003 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2002 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2001 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2000 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1999 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1998 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1997 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1996 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1995 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1994 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 1993 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of The MLA Handbook, an updated edition of the original 1957 handbook.

Series consists of the Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook for the years 1993 to 2006, and an association handbook from 1988.

File consists of material relating to the comprehensive zoning by-law 87-87 of the Township of Muskoka Lakes and the response of the Muskoka Lakes Association. Includes memoranda from Jim Balfour to Gayle Dempsey, a photocopy of the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board regarding the by-law, a notice of public meeting, a report by the association, and a copy of the by-law and its zone schedules. Material probably belonged to Gayle Dempsey.

File consists of material relating to property assessment and taxation in Muskoka. Includes correspondence and memoranda (mostly faxed and photocopied); photocopied newspaper clippings; Township of Muskoka Lakes council reports; typed and handwritten notes; information kits, surveys, and data relating to property assessment; an association member mailing list; etc.

Correspondents include association Executive Director Kathy Aitken, Township of Muskoka Lakes mayor and council, the District Municipality of Muskoka chair and council, members of provincial parliament, and others. Includes a copy of a letter to Ontario Minister of Finance Ernie Eves.

File consists of photocopied pages from the MLA newsletter relating to taxation in the Muskoka region.

File consists of material relating to property tax assessment and the results of the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA. Includes memoranda and correspondence (some faxed) among directors as well as to and from association members, news releases, typed notes, reports, addresses of association members, etc.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Safety Portfolio (committee), including work on the issue of boating safety as well as the development of a 911 service in the Muskoka region. Includes correspondence (some faxed, some drafts), photocopies of newspaper and newsletter clippings, news releases, minutes of one meeting of the committee (1997), a copy of Bill 41 (regarding the certification of motor boat operators in Ontario), and other photocopied material.

Also included are publicity materials from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Safe Boating Council. Correspondents include association members, Muskoka residents, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Allan Rock, Department of Justice Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and others.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2002. Includes schedules and a report about the program.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2001. Includes course schedules, registration information and forms, correspondence (some faxed), and a report by a course instructor.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 2000. Includes lists of course participants, schedules, a memorandum, and a letter from a parent regarding the course.

File consists of material relating to the "Boat Pro" safe boating courses for children, teens, and adults, offered by the MLA in the summer of 1999. Includes course schedules and sign-up lists, a report by a course instructor, and correspondence (fax and e-mail print-out).

File consists of the 1981 handbook for the Township of Muskoka Lakes.

File consists of material relating to property tax assessment. Includes correspondence and memoranda (mostly faxed or photocopied), photocopied newspaper clippings, reports on property assessment methodology and sale prices for market value, completed survey forms from MLA members, handwritten notes, material from the Ontario Fair Assessment System and from the Assessment Review Board, and other photocopied or faxed information.

File consists of material relating to property assessment and taxation in Muskoka. Includes tables of data, a description of variables in a database, a list of properties, and faxed correspondence.

File consists of two posters containing the MLA logo and the text: "MLA pennants sold here."

File consists of material relating to the municipal elections in Muskoka Lakes in 2000 and information about the electoral candidates. Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings and print-outs from the World Wide Web. Also present are lists council members and elected officials for the Township of Muskoka Lakes (1995) and the Township of Humphrey (1994-1997), and a guest list for a mayor's dinner held by the MLA (1991).

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Political Portfolio (committee) for 1997-1998. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings, meeting agendas and minutes, presentation slides and notes (computer print-outs), correspondence and memoranda (some faxed), and other material. Includes photocopied letters to the Chair of the District Municipality of Muskoka from Ontario Premier Mike Harris and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Tony Clement.

File consists of material relating to the Ontario School Board Reduction Task Force recommendations, which included the amalgamation of the Muskoka and Simcoe County school boards. The Muskoka Lakes Association was concerned with a potential increase in property tax as a result.

Includes photocopied and faxed correspondence, photocopied newspaper clippings, an interim report from the task force, a news release from the Muskoka Board of Education, etc. Correspondence is from the Director of Education and the Chair of the Muskoka Board of Education to MLA president Joan Booth and vice-president Don Hewgill.

File consists of a 1912 plan of Lakeview Park on Lake Rosseau, originally created by G.B. Abrey, P.L.S., in Toronto, November 5, 1887. Accompanying the plan are a letter and business card.

File consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings related to development, municipal elections, and the annual regatta. The latter is accompanied by a fax cover sheet.

File consists of material relating to the administration of the MLA and various activities at the association office, including the coordination of yearbook production, office supplies, the Cottage Watch program, advertising, and other tasks. Includes correspondence (some faxed) and memoranda, invoices, photographs for the yearbook, typed information, etc.

File consists of an untitled typed list containing names of voters and their poll numbers for Ward A in Muskoka.

File consists of a letter from Jim O'Brien to the Muskoka Lakes Association, including six photographs and a page containing descriptions of them.

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

File consists of tables of information (computer output) relating to property assessment in the Muskoka region.

File consists of material relating to the organization of the 2002 antique boat show held by the MLA. Includes leaflets and programs advertising the show, working lists of boats and exhibitors, invitations and RSVP cards, correspondence (including some drafts, faxes and e-mail print outs), boat histories and information, event permits, a photocopy of a by-law, etc.

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

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.

Series consists of material created and accumulated in the course of the administration and operation of the MLA office in Port Carling and the role of the office in supporting the work of the association executive and committee members. Some of the files were created and maintained by Kathy Aitken, Executive Director from 1997 to 1999, and other files were possibly created and maintained by Cheryl Hallows, bookkeeper from 1996 to 1999 and Executive Assistant from 1999 to [200-], and Cheryl Watt, office assistant from 1999.

Material relates to property assessment and taxation and the group appeal to the Assessment Review Board launched by the MLA, the activities of the Political Portfolio and Safety Portfolio, as well as various other issues and events including crime and policing, safe boating, municipal elections, the antique boat show and an annual general meeting.

Includes correspondence and memoranda (some drafts), photocopied newspaper clippings, reports and presentations, lists of MLA members and roll numbers, meeting agendas and minutes, typed and handwritten notes, financial statements for 1988 and 1989, posters, photographs, a handbook, and other material.

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

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

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

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

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

File consists of regatta programs, containing lists of events.

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

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 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 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 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.