The gate

Proctor Lake is a private lake. It is reached by a road – Chemin du Lac Proctor – that is barred by a padlocked gate. If no one is meeting you at the gate to bring you in, then you will need to be carrying the key that unlocks the gate. We have acquired eleven keys – each stamped with a unique number – that we have distributed as follows:

#31: Kate
#32: Neil
#33: Liz
#49: Marnie
#50: Emma
#66: Brad
#67: Jane
#68: SPARE
#69: Claude Lamarche
#70: Tracy

Notes on the use of the gate:

The key cannot be removed from the padlock unless the padlock is closed.
The gate swings in both directions.
After you pass through the gate, lock it behind you.

The road

Chemin du Lac Proctor runs approximately 4 km from the gate to the public dock – so called because it is used by those camps around Proctor Lake that are accessible only by boat. While driving on this road:

Obey the posted speed limits. Excessive speed is not only dangerous, but also damaging to the road.
Take note of the spots where the road widens. If two vehicles proceeding in opposite directions meet on the road, then one vehicle will have to back up into one of these spots until the other can pass it.

There are two parking lots near the public dock. If you will be the only occupant of the camp during your stay, you may park in the members’ parking lot, closer to the public dock. Otherwise, after you have unloaded your car at the public dock, you must park in the visitors’ parking lot.

The boats

We generally keep three boats at the public dock:

an unpainted aluminum Grumman canoe with a blue racing stripe on each side
a red Prowler canoe
an unpainted, unmarked aluminum rowboat whose rear bench is missing (and whose middle bench is not secure)

You should find two wooden paddles beneath one of the canoes. Beneath the rowboat, you should find two oars with aluminum shafts, plastic blades and foam grips. The name Gerster is written on each oar, though this writing may have faded.

Keeping boats at the public dock

If you leave the lake for a day trip, leave your boat(s) in the water, unless you’re worried about heavy rainfall. Secure each boat to the dock, but don’t leave any boat ‘side-tied’ – this annoys our neighbours, some of whom have been known to cast offending boats adrift in punishment.

When you leave the lake for good, store the boats upside down on the racks at the public dock. To save space, stack at least one of the canoes on top of the rowboat.

The key

This key locks and unlocks the double doors by which you enter the main room of the camp.