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10FOCUS-AUGUST2014GetsettostepbackintimelaterthismonthasScugogShoresMuseumpresenttheirannualPioneerDay.ThispopulareventtakesplaceonSundayAugust10anditsagreatopportunityfortheentirefamilytostepbackintimetothe19thcenturyasyoustrollthroughthemuseumvillage.YoucanmeetandaskquestionsofthemuseumsresidentblacksmithDarwyneHourietryouttheprintingpressandwriteonaschoolslate.Heritagedemonstrationsexhibitschildrensgamescraftsandmore.ScugogShoresMuseumislocatedat16210IslandRd.onScugogIsland.PioneerDaywillbeopenfrom11a.m.to4p.m.PioneerDayreturnstoScugogMuseumAug.10AmericanpoetHenryLongfellowoncewroteUnderaspreadingchestnuttreeThevillagesmithystandsThesmithamightymanisheWithlargeandsinewyhandsAndthemusclesofhisbrawnyarmsArestrongasironbands.LongfellowcouldverywellhavebeenwritingaboutDarwyneHourietheblacksmithatScugogShoresMuseum.Darwynehasbeenapermanentxtureandpopularsightatthemuseumforaquarterofacentury.DarwyneworkedformanyyearsasaninstallerforNortel.Hishobbyatthattimewaswoodworkingandcabinetryaskillwhichhestillmaintains.Hislifechangeddramaticallyin1987whenBettytheladywhowouldbecomehiswifethefollowingyearhadtakenaninterestinblacksmithingandinvit-edDarwynetojoinheratablacksmithingworkshopatSt.Jacobs.InhalfanhourIwashookedhesays.IwasfascinatedandthrilledatbeingabletomakesteeldowhatIwantedwithit.OnweekendsheandBettytravelledacrossSouthernOntariovisitingvariousblacksmithshops.AroundthattimeGaryWoodinvitedthemtocometoScugogShoresMuseumtoseetheblacksmithshophere.HeandBettyimmediatelyfellinlovewiththemuseumanditsstaffandvolunteers.WhenGarymovedontheytookhisplacerunningtheforge.InadditiontheybecameinvolvedwiththeWaldieBlacksmithShopinMilton.TodayDarwyneistheirForgemasterandinstructor.HehasalsotrainedvolunteersatPickeringVillageMuseum.In1996DarwyneretiredfromNortelandheandBettybegandevotingaminimumoftwodayseachweektotheScugogShoresMuseum.AlthoughIhadmasteredmostoftheskillsofblacksmithingittookmemorethantwoyearsofpracticingtheartuntilIstartedtobecomecreative.BettyandIgotmarriedin1988andhad15won-derfulyearstogetherbeforeshepassedaway.WehadDarwyneHourieatworkontheanvilatScugogShoresMuseumwherehesbeenavolunteerblacksmithforthepast25years.PhotobyJ.PeterHvidstenPleaseturntopage19Blacksmithhasbeenmakingsparksyforaquartercentury