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).

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Robert Topp in his role as Chair of the Political Portfolio and its Taxation Committee (1994-1995) and member of the Political Portfolio and Chair of its Taxation Committee (1995-1996).

The Political Portfolio was involved in political and tax-related issues, and during this period was especially focused on property taxation and a group appeal of the 1992 property assessment to the Assessment Review Board launched in 1995 on behalf of over 1000 MLA members with property on Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau, and Joseph.

The appeal resulted in a decision favourable for the association that was then appealed by the Assessment Commissioner to the Ontario Municipal Board, where the association was partly successful and was granted leave to appeal to the Ontario Divisional Court.

Series includes correspondence (some drafts), reports, presentations, newspaper clippings (some photocopied), ARB and OMB notices and decisions, lists of members of the group appeal, handwritten notes, news releases, and other material.

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 activities of the Political Action Committee for the "Your Muskoka" campaign regarding municipal elections in the Township of Muskoka Lakes. Includes clippings (some photocopied), a typed strategy and budget for the campaign, typed notes and questions for electoral candidates, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Political Action Committee of the MLA during the 1978 and 1980 municipal elections in the District of Muskoka. Includes typed lists of electoral areas and previous election results, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, the mandate of the committee, a letter to Michael Vaughan, a map of the Township of Muskoka Lakes, etc.

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 plaque, probably meant to be mounted on a trophy.

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 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 2 plastic pins with names.

Series consits of photographs, snapshots, negatives, contact sheets, and slides relating to the activitites of the Muskoka Lakes Association.

File consists of material relating to the Assessment Review Board decision about the MLA tax appeal and the ARB appeal of the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes correspondence and draft correspondence (most faxed) with attachments, handwritten notes, ARB decisions and notices, and a notice from the OMB.

File consists of material relating to a hearing by the Ontario Municipal Board regarding a group assessment appeal for a test case waterfront property on Lake Joseph. Includes faxed correspondence, faxed and photocopied documents from the OMB (including a notice of motion, appointments for hearing, decision, etc.), handwritten notes, and photocopied newspaper clippings.

File consists of material relating to the official plan of the District Municipaly of Mukoka. Includes a working draft summary of the plan, the secondary plan, amendment number 19 to the official plan ("Muskoka Holiday Village," Roseneath), and the appendicies to this amendment.

File consists of forms completed by people not members of the MLA regarding participation in the group appeal. Includes forms granting authority to representatives of the MLA to act as an agent in the appeal and forms regarding pledges of support for the appeal. Also present are photocopies of tax bills and notices of valuation.

File consists of material relating to meetings of the MLA board of directors. Includes meeting notices and agendas only.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating to the MLA annual meeting in 1977. Material probably collected by Michael Vaughan.

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.

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 issues of the Muskoka Lakes Association newsletter. handwritten notes have been added to some issues.

File consists of photocopies of the MLA newsletter. Also included are typed articles and messages from the president for inclusion in the newsletter.

File consists of newspaper clippings related to the activities of and issues of interest to the MLA. Includes some photocopies. Some clippings are annontated. File also includes a notice of application by the Township of Muskoka Lakes to the Ontario Municipal Board for the approval of a by-law to regulate land use.

File consists of material relating to letters to newspaper editors written by Michael Vaughan. Includes clippings of letters to the editor and editorials about the MLA, an handwritten draft letter to the editor, handwritten notes, and several copies of a letter from Vaughan to members of the council of the Township of Muskoka Lakes.

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 material relating to the District Municipality of Muskoka, Muskoka task force on property taxation. Includes agendas (plus attachments) and minutes of task force meetings, photocopies and faxes of a discussion paper and other information, a memorandum with attachments, and minutes of a meeting of the Sub-committee on Phase In. Also included is an agenda (plus attachments) for a meeting of the District Municipality of Muskoka Administration and Finance Committee.

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 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 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 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook: no. 19-30, 1912-1923; 33-34, 1926-1927; 36-41, 1929-1934; 44-86, 1937-1979; 88-92, 1981-1985; 101, 1994. Lacking no. 1-18, 1894-1911; 31-32, 1924-1925; 35, 1928; 42-43, 1935-1936; 87, 1980; 93-100, 1986-1993.

File consists of issues of the Muskoka Lakes Association newsletter: Oct. 1980; June 1981; Dec. 1982; May, June Nov. 1983; June, Nov. 1985; [Apr.], July 1986; Feb., June 1991.

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.

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 financial statements prepared by Touche Ross & Co.

File consists of financial statements prepared by Touche Ross & Co.

File consists of financial statements prepared by Touche Ross & Co.

File consists of financial statements prepared by Touche Ross & Co. Also includes a photocopy of comparative figures for 1972-1975.

File consists of financial statements prepared by Touche Ross & Co.

File consists of forms, bulk mailings re: taxation and appeals.

File consists of a promotional folder with photographs, course map, map of the area.

File consists of cards, stickers, etc. re: boating regulations on the Muskoka Lakes.

File consists of programmes for the annual aquatic regatta, 1906, 1919, 1926, 1935, 1952,1956, 1964, and 1994.

File consists of clippings, bulk mailing correspondence, programme, stationery, etc.

File consists of annual meeting notices for 1917, 1919, [198-] and 1994..

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 material relating to the content and production of the 1994 100th anniversary MLA yearbook. Contains correspondence, draft articles, faxes, invoices, photographs (photocopy), reports, etc.

File consists of material relating to the content and production of the 1994 MLA yearbook. Contains correspondence, minutes, report, etc., including annual meeting minutes for 1993.

File consists of material relating to the content and production of the 1993 MLA yearbook. Contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera, negatives, photographs, reports, etc. Includes promotional material received, information about Hilary Clark Cole, artist, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Hardy Lake Provincial Park Management Plan, 1986, snapshots of the Bala Regatta, photograph of Stan Darling, advertising presentation for the 1990 Yearbook.

File consists of material relating to the production of the MLA yearbook for 1992. Includes 1 photocopied clipping, 1 photograph, 1 proof re Lyle McIntyre, Photographer.

File consists of material relating to the production of the MLA yearbook for 1991. Includes correspondence, advertising, Association "Code of Ethics", photocopy of an information package on the Muskoka Heritage Areas Program and The Muskoka Stewardship Program.

File consists of material relating to the content and production of the 1983 MLA yearbook. Includes correspondence addressed to Judy Ross, who produced this 90th anniversary volume, articles, speech, photocopied documents, proofs of old advertisements.

File consists of clippings.

File consists of newspaper clippings relating mainly to taxation in Muskoka. Some clippings are faxed. Also present are several pieces of correspondence (photocopies) sent to Robert Topp regarding taxation.

File consists of a spiral-bound note book containing handwritten notes relating to taxation issues.

File consists of material regarding the possiblity of citizens invoking a referendum about a development at Roseneath approved by local governments but opposed by seasonal residents. Includes handwritten notes, a memorandum, an unrelated meeting agenda with handwritten notes, and photocopies of reports and decisions of the Ontario Municipal Board relating to a downtown redevelopment project by the City of Kitchener.

Series consists of records primarily to the production of the MLA yearbook, as well as the Association's centennial, including correspondence, clippings, draft articles, reports, advertising material, certificates, invoices, photographs, etc. Series also includes some Secretary-Treasurer and President's correspondence (1939-1956).

File consists of correspondence related to and sketches of the MLA office facade.

File consists of material relating to the production of the MLA yearbook. Also includes mandate of Land Use Committee, and terms of reference for the Antique Boats Committee.

File consists of material relating to reform of the property tax system in Ontario, an advisory panel chaired by Toronto mayor David Crombie, and submissions to the panel by the MLA and the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA). Includes faxed correspondence (plus attachments), newspaper clippings (some photocopied), news releases from the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, minutes of a FOCA Tax Committee meeting, and other information on property tax assessment systems.

File consists of a photocopy of the MLA constitution and by-laws, with a typed list of changes to be made and a memorandum to the Long Range Planning Committee. File also includes a photocopy of the application for incorporation of the association.

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.

File consists of materials relating to "Summertime: In Celebration of 100 Years of the Muskoka Lake Association," including correspondence, invoices, artwork, draft chapters by different authors.

File consists of material relating to income and expenditures for the MLA tax appeal campaign. Includes correspondence (some faxed or photocopied), statements of revenue and expense, budgets, and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the 1992 property assessment and analysis of land values in Muskoka and data gathered in preparation for the group appeal. Includes tables and charts of data relating to land values, faxed correspondence regarding the compilation of the information, handwritten notes, the Ontario Assessment Act, drafts of a letter sent to MLA members, a report on the impact of reassessment at full market value in the District Municipality of Muskoka, and other material.

File consists of correspondence and publications issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Muskoka Lakes Ratepayer's Association, Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Globe & Mail, Rosseau Lake College, and snapshots of a booth called "Kid's Environment."

File consists of photocopies of incoming and outgoing correspondence of William Clark with MLA members and others regarding association fees, the concentration of association activities in certain geographical areas, and other issues.

File consists of invoices and information re: accounts payable.

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 material probably accumulated by Michael Vaughan relating to various issues and activities of the MLA, including: land use and planning, committee work, elections, water quality, the Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations, the MLA yearbook, the MLA Bonspiel, and other issues. Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, presentations, minutes for a meeting of the Environment Protection Committee and a meeting of MLA area representatives, typed notes and information, etc. Some material was sent to Vaughan as a carbon copy.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug 9, 1947, ts. carbon.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 2, 1944, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 7, 1943, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 20, 1938, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 9, 1937, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 13, 1933, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 8, 1932, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 10, 1931, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 11, 1930, pamphlet.

File consists of minutes for the annual meeting, Aug. 13, 1928, mimeograph ts. Also contains minutes of the Executive Committee for July 14, 1928, ts. original.