Murals of Half Moon Bay Gananoque in Thousand Islands
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Murals of Half Moon Bay Gananoque in Thousand Islands
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph
Description
I took the photo of this beautiful mural outside a restaurant at Gananoque near Kingston Ontario when I visited the city on Thanksgiving Day 2007. Later I found out some interesting facts about this annual summer event dated back in 1887.
Half Moon Bay, so named because of its crescent moon shape, is on the south side of Bostwick Island in the Admiralty Group of the Thousand Islands, near Gananoque.
In 1887, a group of summer campers began to meet on Sunday evenings in the Bay for divine services. Popularity of the meetings soon attracted campers for miles around and from Gananoque. In July and August the romantic outdoor chapel is crowded with worshipers of all kinds. David Wallace of Boston, Mass., owner of the property, died in 1904 and bequeathed Half Moon Bay to be held in trust as a place of worship.
As the years wore on, power boats joined the gathering. Often a water taxi from Gananoque transported visitors who did not have boats of their own. Local ministers were �rotated� to take the service, and preach. A pump organ was brought in by barge to provide music. The parade of boats heading to Half Moon Bay on a Sunday afternoon was quite a sight. This mural recorded this interesting summer gathering more than 125 years ago
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