Beacon Publishing, Parry Sound, 1983.  Trade soft cover, 144 pages.  Illustrated wraps have light edge wear, some small stains/age toning, rubs and impressions, small corner creases; reading creases along front spine edge; binding sound.  Prior owner’s name and date inked on first page; remainder of interior clean and unmarked; black & white photo illustrations.  ‘… he had a fascination for the tales that were told by the older men with whom he came in contact. …  All authentic, told with humor never far from the surface and with any missing details filled in by careful research, they transport the reader to an earlier day in the life of average people in the Parry Sound District.’ (from rear wrap)