2023 Photo Contest

First Place - Wildlife

Seconds Old

Adrienne Gilbert

Second Place - Wildlife

Stop and Smell the Peanuts

Lacey Kriegizas

First Place - Life at the Cottage

A Day of Fishing

Melissa Pajuk

Second Place - Life at the Cottage

Into the Mystique

Denis Cyr

2023 Sailboat Race

First Place

Frank McLaughlin

Vangard 15 - Time:  1:38:47

Second Place

David Barber

Laser - Time: 2:03:10

Third Place

Charles Barrie & Steve Malcolmson

CL 16 - Time:  2:04:04

2023 Fishing Derby

Girls

Boys

Adults

Girls 6 and under:
Harper Boyan - Bass 1.5 lb 

Girls under 9
MacKenzie Gerred - Bass 1 lb

Girls under 12:
Leighton Lampoon - Bass 4 lb 10 oz
Audrey Marshall - Bass 3 lb x 2

Boys 6 and under:
Ben Davidson - Bass 2.5 & 3.5 lb; Trout 2 lb
Colton Gerred - Bass 1 lb

Boys under 12:
Jack Davidson - Bass 1.5 & 1.5 lb; Trout 3.3 lb
Cole Paiuk - Bass 2lb
Thomas Webber - Bass 2.5 lb
Simon Cooper - Bass 1 lb
Ben Cooper - Bass 1.5 lb
Griffin Adlington - Bass 1 lb

Adults - Women:
Robin Creasor-Lockhart - Bass 3.5 lb
Karen Auden - Bass 1 lb

Adults - Men:
Marcus Firman - Bass 4 lb; Trout 3 lb; 
     Pickerel 2 lb
Rich Guiot - Trout 4 lb 12 oz

Anglers of the Year 

Ben (6) and Jack (10) Davidson

Each year, Jack and Ben get Mystery Fishing Tackle Boxes for their birthdays. With new lures and other fishing gear, they are all set for another fishing season on Skeleton Lake.  They both LOVE fishing with their father and grandfather early mornings - great for mom and nana who get to sleep in!

The boys descend from a long line of Davidson fishermen!  In fact, Ben and Jack's great-grandfather, Bob Davidson, was responsible for starting the annual Fishing Derby and ran it for many years before his son Tom took over. Here's Tom's account of how the Fishing Derby came to be!

2023 Paddleboard Winner

Congratulations to Joan Weppler!

The paddle board was generously donated by Skeleton Lake Marina and raised approximately $800 for the Skeleton Lake Cottagers Organization

Let's see if we can do better in $2024.

Pictured from Left to Right:

Tony Shevsky (Organizer), Teddene Long (Acting President), Joan Weppler (Winner), Kurtis Jones (Manager, Skeleton Lake Marina)

2023 Regatta

Unfortunately, the 2023 Regatta was cancelled du to inclement weather but look for its return in 2024 on its traditional date on the Saturday of the August Long Weekend.

2024 - Saturday, August 3

2022 Photo Contest

First Place Overall

Stars

Cyndi Alder

First Place - Life at the Cottage

Sunrise

Cyndi Alder

First Place - Wildlife

Chippy

Adrienne Gilbert

Second Place - Life at the Cottage

Exploring the Power of Ice

Adele Churchill

Second Place -  Wildlife

Loon

Cyndi Alder

2022 Fishing Derby

Girls

Boys

Adults

Girls 6 and under:
Mackenzie Gerred

Girls under 12:
Katelyn Paiuk - Bass 15” 2lbs
Signe Auden - Bass 9” 3/4lb

Boys 6 and under:
Lochlan Carter - Lake Trout 16” 2lbs
Wyatt Phillips - Bass 14” 2lbs
Ben Davidson - Bass 12” 1.25lbs
Colton Gerred - Bass 11” 1lb

Boys under 12:

Adults - Women:
Lacey Forth - Lake Trout 18” 2.4lbs
Robin Creasor-Lockhart - Bass 15” 2lbs
Karen Auden - Bass 8” .7lbs

Adults - Men:
Paul Turner - Lake Trout 7.5lbs (ice fishing)
Rich Guiot - Lake Trout 22.5” 3lbs

2022 Sailboat Race