File consists of material from the Canadian Coalition on Acid Rain. Includes photocopied correspondence to coalition members from coordinator Adele Hurley; photocopied newspaper clippings, press releases and speeches (including one by coalition coordinator Michael Perley); a report; a typed list of coalition member organizations; and an issue of National Journal (July 18, 1981, vol. 13, no. 29).

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

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 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 activities of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation, and Highways in 1978, and in partiular a critique of the Secondary Plan for the Township of Muskoka Lakes, as well as some material relating to the Political Action Committee. Includes correspondence (some photocopied), typed notes, minutes of a Land Use Committee meeting, a list of the MLA executive for 1978-1979, photocopied newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, etc.

File consists of material relating to relations between the MLA and the Township of Muskoka Lakes, including a private meeting held for the association directors and the council. Includes handwritten notes, clippings (one photocopied), and a letter to Michael Vaughan from the mayor.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Long Range Planning Committee. Includes notices and agendas of meetings, minutes, memoranda to the committee from association members, recommendations for amendments to the constitution and by-laws, handwritten notes, a draft press release, and the results of and report on a survey of association members by Gordon Lusty Survey Research (Don Mills, ON).

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.

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

File consists of correspondence of Michael Vaughan relating to planning and development in Muskoka and in particular the work of the Committee on Land Use, Taxation and Highways in response to the proposed development of a resort at Roseneath. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, including photocopies and carbon copies, and handwritten notes. Most of the correspondence is among various lawyers involved in Ontario Municipal Board hearing regarding this case.

Also present are photocopies of documents accompanying the correspondence, including reports, agreements, by-laws, presentations, statements, affidavits, etc.

File consists of material relating to a proposed resort development on the Roseneath property near Beaumaris on Lake Muskoka, the response by the MLA and other associations, and the account for services by Weir & Foulds (legal counsel). Includes handwritten notes, correspondence, photocopies of an agreement between the Euromart Investors Corporation and the Township of Muskoka Lakes, a photocopy of zoning by-law 81-91, a draft environmental impact statement, and photocopies of architectural plans for a resort.

File consists of material relating to publicity for the decision of the MLA to oppose the development proposed for the Roseneath property on Milford Bay. Includes correspondence, letters written for MLA members and for the editors of local newspapers (including a draft), and handwritten notes.

File consists of material relating to the proposed development at the Roseneath property and the response by the MLA. Includes correspondence to Michael Vaughan, photocopied reports, a photocopy of an agreement, and photocopied building plans.

File consists of architectural drawings for the resort proposed for the Roseneath property. Plans created by Strong and Associates Architects and Planners. Includes a site plan for the property and drawings of the various buildings (administration, staff, restaurant/athletic centre, housing units, etc.).

File consists of two copies of by-law 72-20 for regulating the use of land in the Township of Muskoka Lakes (consolidated for reference purposes).

File consists of material relating to issues of taxation in the Muskoka region. Includes newspaper clippings, a letter regarding research by economic consultants, a proposal for a study of cottage taxation, and a curriculum vitae of the proposed study director.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by William F. Clark in his role as president of the MLA from 1988-1990.

Includes material related to the various committees of the association, meetings of the board of directors, and issues of importance in the Muskoka region. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, typed notes, lists of members and terms of reference for committees, official plan amendments and by-laws, financial reports, meeting agendas and minutes, an application for the incorporation of the association, and other material.

File consists of material relating to the activities of the Antique Boat Committee and in particular the organization of antique boat shows. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence and memoranda among association members and between committee members and various organizations and individuals in the community, committee terms of reference, and a typed list of participants in the 1988 show.

File consists of material relating to the 1988 regatta. Includes lists of the committee members and a calendar of events.

File consists of material relating to solid waste disposal for the ratepayers of the Township of Muskoka Lakes and the landfill site in the Township of McDougall. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence (some faxed), newspaper clippings, a press release, an agreement, a resolution passed in the Township of McDougall, and a portion of the by-laws of the Ontario Municipal Board.

Correspondence is among various parties including the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (including Minister Jim Bradley), the Township of McDougall, and Gardiner, Roberts (Barristers and Solicitors).

File consists of material relating to the production of the MLA yearbook for the years 1989 and 1990. Includes photocopied documents: correspondence (some faxed), memoranda, invoices, production schedules, an article and president's message for inclusion in the yearbook, etc.

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 outcome of the Assessment Review Board hearing for the group appeal filed by the MLA, and the appeal of the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Includes faxed correspondence, draft correspondence, handwritten notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, information on organizing a group assessment appeal, etc. Includes correspondence between association vice-president Robert Hodgins and Ontario Minister of Finance Ernie Eves.

File consists of material relating to the Assessment Review Board decision about the MLA group appeal. Includes faxed copies of the ARB decisions, notices of hearings and decisions, lists of MLA group appeal members, faxed correspondence, and handwritten notes.

File consists of a draft report by John Beare, Ph.D., entitled Analysis of the reassessment at 1992 market values for Lakes Muskoka, Joseph and Rosseau for Muskoka Lakes Association. File also includes photocopied handwritten notes, a draft executive summary, and an agenda for a special meeting of the Political Portfolio. John Beare was a former chair of the MLA Taxation Committee.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 regatta programs, containing lists of events.

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

File consists of the 2005 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

File consists of the 2006 Muskoka Lakes Association yearbook.

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 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 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 interst to the MLA from 1986. Includes some photocopies.

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 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 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 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.

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.

Photograph of a group of ten adults and twelve children standing or sitting down by a boat and canoes on a shore, four of the people are either in the boat or the canoe.

People in photograph are: Carrie Breithaupt sitting down in the centre with a child on her lap.

Photograph of a group of seven adults sitting down or standing on the bridge over river falls, taken at the Falls in Blackstone Harbor "Where the cow goes over the Moon."

Photograph of a group of ten adults and two children sitting down or standing on a rocky shore by a lake, taken in Jubilee Island, Ontario. There are boats and vegetation in the background and a canoe in the foreground.

People in photograph are: John Schmitt Anthes and Lydia Catherine Anthes standing on the left side.

Photograph of a group of six adults and six children by the Moon river falls in Ontario mid-walk.

Photograph of two children standing at the sides of a shrub in bloom and by the side of a house.

Photograph of five children on a horsecart.

According to annotations, children are: Louise Catherine Geil, Freida Caroline Harris, Walter Hailer Breithaupt, and Carl Louis Breithaupt.

Studio portrait of John Schmitt Anthes seen looking off-camera.

Full body studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt standing, seen looking at camera.

Studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, Jake Kaechele, and Otto Schmitt, seen looking at camera.

Four copies of a studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Two copies of a studio portrait of John Christian Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Studio portrait of Philip Ludwig Breithaupt, seen looking off-camera.

Studio portrait of four children seen looking at camera.

People in photograph are: John Edward Breithaupt second from right.

Photograph of a school group of 37 children by a building entrance, possibly Margaret Avenue School.

According to annotations, one of the persons in photograph is possibly Helena Esther Duffield.

Postcard featuring a photograph of a group of six adults and one child on a dock holding a fishing catch and fishing rod. There is a house and vegetation in the background, taken at Felsheim (also known as Woods Bay), John Christian Breithaupt's summer home in Georgian Bay.

People in photograph are: Lydia Louisa Breithaupt, possibly Irene Anthes Locke, Ella Elmina Cook, Carrie Breithaupt, and possibly Talmon Henry Rieder.

Postcard featuring a photograph of a bird view of a bulding on an island in a lake. According to annotations, building is the Anthes Cottage on Munnohannit Island, Sans Souci Island (The Archipelago, Georgian Bay, Ontario).

Photograph of an unidentified house in a snowy setting.

Photograph of a person looking at the camera while repairing the right front wheel of a car.

Photograph two horse-drawn sleighs by a building with a person standing on the building porch.

Photograph of a group of three adults by river falls, possibly Moon river falls in Ontario.

Photograph of two adults moving a jumping rope on a rocky surface.

Photograph of a group of four adults and two children standing on the steps by the entrance of a house and by a car with an adult and a child sitting inside. House is number 166 on an unidentified street.

People in photograph are: Lydia Louisa Breithaupt standing in the centre, top of steps.

Photograph of a woman on a horse by a building.

According to annotations, woman is Lydia Louisa Breithaupt.

Photograph of two children sitting down or standing on a house porch surrounded by plants and vegetation.

People in photograph are: Louise Catherine Geil sitting down on the right and John Edward Breithaupt standing on the left.

Photograph of a lakeshore view with a boathouse and a dock with boats by the shores and vegetation on the shore.

Photograph of two children looking off-camera and standing by a baby in a crib.

Two copies of a studio photograph of a child looking at camera. Photographs are located in the interior of a folder.

According to annotations, child is Helena Esther Duffield.

Studio photograph of a woman looking off-camera. Photograph is located in the interior of a folder.

Studio photograph of a man looking off-camera. Photograph is located in the interior of a folder.

Studio photograph of a couple in their wedding clothes. Photograph is located in the interior of a folder.

Studio photograph of a woman looking off-camera. Photograph is located in the interior of a folder.

Studio photograph of Carrie Breithaupt looking at camera.

Photograph of two children seating on a floor and handling shoes with vegetation in the background.

Photograph of a man posing for the camera with buildings in the background. Photograph was possibly taken at North-Western College, Naperville, Illinois.

Photograph of a child by stairs posing for the camera.