Awinita's cruise--Dassler family--home movies. Reels 18-19

Date1941

Viewing NotesNHF cataloguer's notes, 2/96 for Reels 18 and 19: Two middle aged men engaged in outdoor camp cooking; prepartion of planked (fileted on plank) lake trout; crowd of 25 people waits at lake dock for approaching mailboat as it moves across bay waters; docked mailboat is loaded and unloaded; logging crews at work near Rideau River's entrance to Lake Superior; crews pole logs in preparation for towing of logs behind small tug; wildflowers; two teenaged boys swimming in clear forest pool surrounded by rock ledges ; 'Otter Head' lighthouse and pink granite outcrops along shores of Lake Superior; small sailboat on lake waters, wooded hills in background; cabin cruiser docked along wooded shore; woman picking wildflowers and more shots of wildflowers; cabin cruiser at anchor in bay surrounded by wooded shoreline and wooded hills; wildflowers; two teenaged boys stand near shore and play with family dog; steam locomotive pulls train along shoreline track; black smoke billows out behind against background of wooded hills; family aboard cabin cruiser; log cabin facade of rustic tavern with teenaged boy and middle age woman seated in front; Michipicoten waterfalls; white water and falls rush over rocky outcrops; medium shots of family members aboard cabin cruiser; two teenaged boys stroke their chins and smile in response to the evidence of beard stubble; woman hanging out laundry from line attached to cabin cruiser with bay waters and wooded shore in background; two teenaged boys steer small power driven canoe across frame displaying freshly caught pike; rocky stream; man in open boat scoops lake water for a drink; medium shots of man filling and smoking pipe aboard open boat framed by water and wooded shoreline; water birds, panoramic footage of water, clouds, sunset; Rossport, Ontario, a small coastal village surrounded by wooded hills; wood frame buildings; two teenaged boys walk toward general store; reel ends with cabin cruiser docked in quiet harbor in dim evening light with wooded shore in background.

Creator

• John Carl Dassler

• John Carl Dassler