This is the log cabin that Dad, Bob and I built in the spring of 1958 at Skeleton Lake which is about 110 miles northeast of Edmonton.

The logs were the cores of Aspen logs peeled for plywood at an Edmonton plant.  They made a dandy cabin which is still in use today.  I visited the lake a couple of years ago and I was amazed to see that the original roofing that we put on in 1958 was still on the roof.







This is Dad standing with a beer and Bob sitting on the front facing us and me sitting in the back.  The two other kids were the offspring of my dad's foreman, Ed Stauffer, at the Atlas Book Bindery.

Dad had built this plywood runabout in the winter of 1956-57 and bought the 1953 Mark 20 Mercury outboard seen here to power it.  It was later replaced by the Mark 33 seen below.












This is Bob on the left and me on the right being towed behind our 1957 Mark 33 Mercury outboard.  We did a lot of water skiing in the late Fifties at Skeleton Lake.  It was a great period of my life.











This is the factory built 14 foot runabout that Dad bought in 1964 which was powered by a 64 hp Mercury.  This boat would reach 40 mph at top speed.  It was a great boat.













This is me towing Dad off the end of our dock with Mitzi barking furiously as Dad gets up on his skis.

















We all had different skiing styles.  This was Dad's style - holding on with his left hand and skis wide apart.










This was my style - holding with both hands and
knees straight.















This was Bob's style - holding on with both hands with knees slightly bent.












We didn't give up skiing at Skeleton Lake in the winter just because the lake was covered with 4 feet of ice.  Dad would simply drive his car (1959 Meteor seen here) on the ice and tow us behind over the 3 or 4 inches of snow at speeds up to 70 miles per hour.  The snow was very smooth and it was great fun!










This is me rocketing up after letting go of the tow rope.