Do not sell the Rideau Canal.

Easton Manor during the 1940's. My grandparents home was located between Jasper, Ontario and Merrickville, Ontario.

I am standing on the front lawn of the Manor in 1956.

"The village of Easton's Corners was founded by Joseph Easton in 1790. The Easton family traces their roots in America to the 'Mayflower'. Joseph remained loyal to King George 111, and for this loyalty he was granted an immense tract of land in Upper Canada, along the south shore of the Rideau River."

"In 1860 Samuel Starr Easton, Joseph's Easton's eldest grandson, built this magnificent late Georgian mansion and called it "'Model Farm Hall'. Their farm was indeed a model for others in the area. It boasted brick barns, stables, apple house and privy. The Eastons promoted advanced agricultural techniques and methods." (From: History of Starr Easton Hall.)

My grandfather had horses and cows and sold milk to a dairy in Smiths Falls and to a cheese curd factory in the village. There were hundreds of apple trees.

An Ottawa Citizen article from September 14, 1968.

The home was a Parks Canada Canadian Historic Site. From: "The Architecture of the Rideau Corridor" by Barbara A. Humphreys.

The one-room school in the village that I attended during the 1950's. 

 I am on a boat on Big Rideau Lake, the largest Rideau Canal lake:

The town of Portland can be seen in the distance.

My sister at the marina.