b'Thank you for yoursupport throughout the yearsThe Port Perry dockhouse at the end of the wharf about 1945.and the structure was completed in September 1915. Building the 210 long pier required 4,405 bags of cement, 381 loads of gravel and 958 loads of stone.About a year later, a petition was sent to Ottawa, askingfrom John Whyte & Joythat provisions be made for a bathing facility at the end of the dock. With approval given, a change house for bathers was constructed just off the north side, built on piles.The lakefront became a very popular spot for swimming during the 1920s and 1930s and council installed a spring-board at the end of the pier in 1924. In July 1938, the newly formed Port Perry Lions Club replaced the old diving platform on the pier.Over the years, the change house became known locally as the dockhouse.Inside, the building was divided into1/2 Pagetwo sections, one for boys and the other for girls. Vertical Since the dockhouse was not built directly on the cement pier, but on wooden piles alongside the dock, it requiredSize - 3.25 x 9.35constant maintenance due to decay and ice damage. In theStocking Stuffer Specials spring of 1958, ice crushed the deteriorating pillars causingfor Christmassevere damage and the building began to tip into the lake, spelling the doom of the unique little house on the pier.Purchase a The following year, the local council decided to removeKrown applicationthe aging dockhouse and offered it for sale by tender. Itat retail price was removed from the end of the pier in March 1959, afterand receive:serving the community for 44 years. 3 FREEAlthough there is no longer a dockhouse, or a spring- PREMIUM KROWN board, this wharf constructed more than a century agoPRODUCTS *is still a popular place for residents, visitors, and boaters coming to the community to enjoy. ($35 Value) Salt EliminatorLeather and Vinyl Vitalizer Spot & Stain Remover*Offer expires January 18Your #1 Automotive Rust Protection162 Reach Industrial Park, Unit 1, A diving board, provided by the Lions Club, can be seen here at thePort PerryON L9L 1B2 905-985-0439end of the Port Perry wharf, with children swimming and playing .FOCUS - DECEMBER 202055'