Please note corrections and changes in RED throughout this Update.

Kahshe Lake Ratepayers' Association

presents

The Kahshe Covid

Car/Boat Treasure Quest

2020

No Picnic! No Fishing Derby! No Regatta!

What are we going to do all summer?

Two NEW Events

Kahshe Cares 2020: Night at the Drive-In

at the Gravenhurst Drive-In Theatre, the proceeds of which will be donated to Gravenhurst Against Poverty.

Kahshe Covid Car/Boat Treasure Quest

2020.

No entry fee, but please consider making a donation to

Gravenhurst Against Poverty or The Ryde Community Centre.

We sincerely hope you will participate in both events.

Keith Price, Treasure Quest Organiser

The Treasure Quest

is a fun, non-competitive event which will involve participants travelling by car or by boat to several well-known, interesting, or quirky locations on and around the lake. Proof of their visit will be a photo clearly showing the participant at each location.

NOTE These photos could also be submitted to the Kahshe Photo Contest

The Treasure Quest consists of 2 sections - road and water - and there will be 4 separate events.

Road and Water combined
Road only
Water only
Kids 16 and under - Water only

Anyone may enter as many of these as he/she wishes. Multiple participants in the same vehicle (car or boat) must provide a photo of each participant at each location.

This is a fun event, but there are alway risks while boating or driving.

The KLRA cannot accept any liability for loss or damage incurred by participants.

**Participation in this event is at your own risk.**

**Be sure to observe safe practises at all times.**

RULES

Each participant must submit a photo clearly showing him/herself at each of the locations listed, unless otherwise stated.

This is NOT a race. You have until September 2nd to complete your quest. Do it all in one day, or spread it over several days. But stay safe at all costs.

Winners, i.e. those who submit a completed quest, will be recognised in the September Krier, as will those who submit the most imaginative, creative, quirky or outrageous photos!

All participants

will receive a commemorative ribbon with the words

"Kahshe Covid Car/Boat Treasure Quest 2020"

How we will get the ribbons to you has not yet been decided. If there is another pop-up Boutique in September, we would do it then. Otherwise you would receive them sometime next year.

How to enter modified

Simply send me an e-mail (keithonkahshe@bell.net) under the Subject line "Treasure Quest 2020" with your name, age (if planning to enter the Kids only event), a head and shoulders picture (optional) and which section(s) you are entering.

In order for me to know how many ribbons to order, please submit your entries by August 15th

How to submit your completed Quest

Since it is difficult to send multiple photos in a single e-mail, you should plan on creating a Word document or a Pages document into which you can paste all your photos, each labeled with the location number. The written answers should be included at the beginning of the document. Once your document is ready, convert it to a pdf and send it to me -- keithonkahshe@bell.net.

If the file is too big to send, try reducing it before converting to pdf

Deadline 11:59 p.m. September 2nd.

And now it's time to get out there and have some fun!

Car Section Locations

The route

It is strongly recommended that you do the Road Section in a clockwise direction, i.e. northbound on Hwy 11, eastbound on Doe Lake Road and southbound on Muskoka 6. Most locations are on the right side of the route and easier to access safely.

Total distance with detours is about 80 kms.

Estimated time is about 2.5 - 3 hours.

If you take the fascinating 4 km Tree Museum walk, add about 1.5 hours and add 3 photos — at the Outhouse, the Upside Down House and the Car Graveyard.

Safety At each of the locations take great care when stopping and, if necessary, take your photo from inside your vehicle. There is usually ample room to pull off the road or to pull over onto a wide verge, but remember that you are sharing the road with other users.

Locations ** means take your photo from inside your vehicle

Q1-Q8 no pictures needed. Include your written answers at the beginning of the photo document you submit as your completed quest

I have listed the locations in sequence as if you were beginning at SKLR, but of course, you can begin at any point along the route and finish when you get back to wherever you started. You may also do the route in stages, 5 locations one day, 6 more a week later, etc. Remember, this is not a race. Your entry could be the last one submitted and still be a winner.

Submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. on September 2, 2020.

R1.**Ken Little’s Gazebo, SKLR just east of the dam

R2.The Dam, at South Kahshe Lake Road

R3.The old Kahshe Lake Resort Dance Hall, which is now Q1__________________________

R4.RJLiquidations, Hwy 11 between SKLR and NKLR, just north of Q2______________________ (street name)

R5.**Osborn Contracting sign at 1010 North Kahshe Lake Road

R6.**Nancy Sutton Kehl sign, 1075 North Kahshe Lake Road

R7.Denne’s Marina office

R8.Chestnut Park sign (April Drane), on green garage just before Rockhaven

R9.Natural Solutions/Kahshe Boutique pop-up stores,

ONE DAY ONLY

Rockhaven Government Dock,

12 to 2 pm

Sunday August 2nd.

Take this opportunity to purchase your tickets for the

Kahshe Cares 2020: Night at the Drive-In

on sale at the Boutique.

Return to Hwy 11 N

R10.Muskoka Meats, Hwy 11 just north of the Muskoka Store

Continue north on Hwy11. Do not exit at the Gravenhurst exit. What is special about the bridge you pass under 800 metres before turning onto Doe Lake Road? Q3__________________

R11.**The first Quilt on the Ryde Quilt Trail, (on left) shortly after turning onto Doe Lake Road

R12.**Wit’s End sign, (on left) shortly after passing Doe Lake

R13.The Tree Museum sign, 1 km after Wit’s End

If you take the fascinating 4 kmTree Museum walk, be sure to take photos of TM1. the Outhouse, TM2. the Upside Down House and TM3. the Car Graveyard.

Continue for 4.5 kms and turn right at Q4____________________ onto Muskoka 6 (Housey’s Rapids Road).

R14.Teopoli, after 5 kms

R15.Housey’s Rapids Quilt, the junction of Sam Cook Rd and Muskoka 6.

After crossing the bridge over the Gartersnake River which links Kahshe and Bass Lakes, take the next left (the first detour) to take pictures of

R16.**Bass Lake Park sign (on left)

R17.The Firehall

Return to Muskoka 6 to look for

R18.**The Quilt at the Ryde Centennial Free Methodist Church, on left just after rejoining Muskoka 6

R19.**Terry Pilger Real Estate sign, on right after 2.5 kms

R20.Summerland Store Quilt (on left - pull into parking lot)

The TransCanada Trail can be accessed about 1 km south of Summerland. The old sign is pretty well illegible. What name does the new smaller sign give to the Trail? Q5____________________

Continue for 5 kms on Muskoka 6 to the 2nd detour, turning left when Muskoka 6 turns right at the Black River

R21.Victoria Bridge, after 3 kms

Return to Muskoka 6 and head into Cooper’s Falls

R22.The old General Store, on the left opposite the Cooper Construction sheds

Continue on Muskoka 6 which becomes Q6 ___________________ before you turn right at the T-junction. After 500m turn left to cross Hwy 11. At the stop sign turn left and proceed 1.5km to ...

R23.Lock 42 Since the road to the Lock is under construction, take a picture of the Road Closed sign instead.

Return to Hwy 11 North. Next photo is at the ...

R24.Muskoka Tourist Centre

Which of our advertiser’s signs can be seen between Locations 24 and 25?Q7__________________________

R25.On The Water Designs

Below are pictures of some of the locations, but not all.

R13

R16

R19

R22

R11

R14

R17

R20

R24

R12

R15

R18

R21

R25

Q8 Where on your route did you pass the location on the left?

_________________

Boat Section Locations

The route is entirely your choice, but you should plan it thoroughly before you set out.

Total distance -- no idea! Some people will take short cuts that I wouldn't dream of taking, nor does my boat have an odometer.

Estimated time is about 3 - 3.5 hours.

At no time are you expected to go ashore, especially not by the Naked Lady.

Safety: Take all safety precautions - life jackets, safety equipment, safe boating practices, parental/adult supervision where appropriate. The boat should meet safety guidelines, and the operator should hold a valid boater's operating license.

Do not run out of gas, and please try to miss all the rocks!

Locations

WQ1-WQ2 no pictures needed. Include your written answers at the beginning of the photo document you submit as your completed quest.

These locations are not in sequence. They are grouped by topic rather than by proximity to each other. So I repeat -- plan your route carefully before you start.

Submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. on September 2, 2020.

Businesses

W1.Kahshe Lake Resort, as it is now — from the water

W2.Bayview House as it now is — from the water

W3.Bailey’s Barge, docks at Rockhaven but could be anywhere on the lake

W4.Denne’s Marina from the water

W5.Natural Solutions/Kahshe Boutique pop-up stores, ONE DAY ONLY at Rockhaven Government Dock, 12 to 2 pm on Sunday August 2nd.

Take this opportunity to purchase your tickets for the

Kahshe Cares 2020: Night at the Drive-In

on sale at the Boutique.

Decorative features

W6.Large Canadian Flag on rock as you look north from the Twin Islands

W7.The Naked Lady, east of the Two Towers (see #17 below) and on the mainland south of Cherokee Island

Natural features

W8.The Twin Islands

W9.Hens and Chickens (Chicks?)

W10.The two islands guarding the entrance to Grant’s Bay

W11.The Rocks at the mouth of Hattie’s Bay, north and to the east of the Two Towers

W12.Bass Lake Beach, on the right after passing under the bridge (see #20 below)

Jumping Rocks

W13.MiniGib, a jumping rock just east of the Twin Islands and around the corner to the left. Named by Erny Cowan since it vaguely resembles a very small Rock of Gibraltar. If it has another name, please let me know: keithonkahshe@bell.net.

W14.Mount Mary, a jumping rock on the east channel mainland across from Boyd Island

At the south end of Boyd Island turn left (east). Big Momma is on the left just past Hunter’s Bay and Little Sister is across from Big Momma on the right just before the marsh begins

W15.Big Momma, named by my daughters who have all done the jump (but not dad!) after graduating from

W16.Little Sister, also named by my daughters. Dad has done this one many times.

Man-made features

W17.The Two Towers, not a Lord of the Rings reference but the two permanent lighted rock markers guarding the northern end of the east channel between Boyd Island and the mainland.

W18.The Dam, at South Kahshe Lake Road — from the water

W19.The Dam, at the south end of Grant’s Bay

W20.The Bridge over the Gartersnake River, continue east past the Naked Lady until you reach the entrance to the river. Be aware that the river is narrow and sometimes quite shallow. You might want to post a lookout in the bow, tilt your motor and proceed very slowly.

W21.Any Float Plane on Kahshe, taxiing, landing, taking off or moored

Below are pictures of some of the locations, but not all.