It was Lismer's readiness to accept and explore new land that made us such good companions.
Tom Thomson
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Guiding yourself to bed by candlelight makes life feel less complicated.
Park Rule: Licenses should be kept in personal possession at all times.
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Mystery is not the same a misunderstanding.
I wanted to be a sailor or enlist in the Boer War but my father wouldn't let me go.
Jim MacDonald introduced me to Thoreau and Emerson
A good artist makes you forget you are looking at brush strokes on canvas.
I can never keep straight who is fighting whom overseas
Many of my forest ranger pals lived in South River. I would visit often as I could.
Shannon Fraser's conception of a religious ceremony involves the raising of a rectified spirit @mowatlodge
As artists, we were all influenced by the Art Nouveau movement: lines, loops and whorls.
It was my interest in advertising that led me to photoengraving.
I burnt much of my work but an impressive amount remains
The north-eastern section of the Park is great for sketching, the hills are steeper and the rapids are cataracts.
1908 Lady on the Beach 
I am sensitive but given to despondency.
I prefer a more direct handling of colour than focus on meticulous detail and perspective.
The smell of balsam fir is much preferable to coal smoke and raw sewage
My father was not a particularly hard worker but he expected us to be.