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Location: Shadow Lake Centre, Musselman Lake, 8 kilometers north of Stouffville, about 45 minutes from the centre of Toronto. 300 acre property, with lake, forest and fields. Directions below. Address and
telephone : 15041 9th Line,
Stouffville, ON L4A 7X3. 905-640-6432 Shadow Lake
Web site: http://www.shadowlakecentre.ca
DIRECTIONS On Highway
401 proceed to the Hwy 404/Don Valley Parkway
exit. North on
Highway 404. Go past exits for Steeles Ave.,
Highway 7, Major Mackenzie Drive, Stouffville Road, Bloomington Road,
Aurora
Road. Exit at
Aurora Road. Go East (right). Go past
intersections of Woodbine, Warden, Kennedy, McCowan,
Highway 48. Continue
east on Aurora Road through the village of
Ballantrae. Pass the Ballantrae Community Centre and Public School on
your
left. Take the next right turn (south) onto Ninth Line (York Road #69).
You
will see a sign for Musselman Lake. Before you
reach the lake you will see a trailer park on
your right. Now watch
very closely for the driveway on your left, into
Shadow Lake. There is a
Shadow Lake Camp sign but it’s easy to miss.
There are no buildings here, only gate posts, the sign and the driveway
leading
through a forest. The road
into the camp will take you around the small lake
in this campground. Continue on past the main building that you will
see on the
far side of the lake. The Crystal
Place house is located past the main camp hall,
past the main dining hall building and an old two-story house, and
before you
reach a barn. It’s a one story white house. Park in
front and come on in! Accommodation:
for up to 10 people; “Crystal Place”
bungalow house; 5 bedrooms; 2 bathrooms; kitchen, living room with
fireplace,
cable TV, VCR, Stereo; BBQ; broadloomed; towels and bedding supplied. Meals:
We will prepare our own in the kitchen.
Volunteers will do the shopping and be our chefs. Bring YOUR OWN snacks
and
beverages. We have
a traditional beer
sampling on Saturday evening, so feel free to bring a bottle or two of
something
unusual to share! Cost:
$70 Canadian or US per person. Food extra
- pay on the weekend (approx. $20). Equipment: Bring a coax cable if you wish to tie into the antenna multicoupler. It has BNC type connections. You may run your own antenna too, if you wish. Bring a table for your radio. We suggest you also bring an extension cord, power bar and a desk lamp.
http://www.blandx.com/bdx2/odxa/dxcamp.html Be sure and check out the Shadow Lake Facebook Group (Search groups for "Shadow Lake" after logging in.) |
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