The Community of Oxtongue Lake 

The Parrott/Gower Family Report on the
2008 Oxtongue Lake Regatta

In the summer of rain we are happy to say that the Oxtongue Lake Regatta was able to have mother nature on its side and went off as scheduled. The turn out was amazing with old and new faces. They filled the start line for almost every race. We again had some new talented paddlers take our total points trophies with Mackenzie Drevney taking the Art Andrews Trophy and Thomas Logan taking the Tom Paris Trophy. Congratulations to you both.

The burgers, sausages and hotdogs sold out and that is a great thing, thank you to the bbqers, Ron, Nick and families, a great job gentleman. Ross Moore on the barge before and during the regatta. Our fine announcer Mr. Jim Rowan and sidekick Harold Lane another steller job. Without people like this we would never have a regatta.

We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of the donors to this year’s regatta:

Robinson’s in Dorset
The Moose Café
Oxtongue Lake Cottages
The Palmer House
Algonquin Outfitters
Fred Brown Marine
Blue Spruce Resort
The Beacon
Algonquin Lakeside Inn
Treasures Past and Present
Jerry Schamanda Photography
Langford Canoe
Parkway Cottages
Dwight Market
Judy Clapp
Dwight Lumber
Lakewood Resort
Kimberly Clarke
Cloverleaf Cottages
Algonquin Propane
The Pines
Robinson’s Independent Grocers
Helsel’s Store
Dwight Garden Center
Fran Gower
Head to Foot Spa
Charisse Parrott
Home Depot
Algonquin Highlands Trail Riding
Spring Lake Resort
ADF Plumbing
Kait LeBlanc
Dwight Lions Club

If we have left anyone out, we are truly sorry but rest assured we thank you all and hope that you are as generous with your donations, time and experience in the future. It is the communities spirit that really runs an event like this with a little help from us. Having said that we are so happy to turn over the reins to some fresh faces THANK YOU to Mike and Jana Zavitz, who with the help of their family will be the organizers for 2009. I know they will enjoy it as much as we have.

— The Parrott/Gower family