Family history grows as it is remembered. Cedar Wild, a little north of Oustic
on Eramosa Twp 5th Line, Wellington County, Ontario, was an important part of the history
of the Karstad family from the mid 1960's to the early '70s.
1963 - Purchase deposit on the land
1964 - Roasting marshmallows beside the stream
Cedar Wild cabin (1968)
The first logs are laid down
Roofing the cabin with hand-split cedar shakes
Closer view of the last photo
Magnus shapes a log (the ridgepole?)
1968 - Magnus has just cut the ridgepole. Mark watches.
1968 - Closer view of Magnus & Mark
Magnus & Mark put finishing touches on the cabin
Closer view of the last photo
Mom/Martha in her garden with Mark, the brand new cabin beyond
1968 - Martha harvesting potatoes
The cabin in its first winter
1969 - Chinking logs
A snowy family portrait, around 1969
The cabin in February 1971
The pond, recently dug
1970 - YMYWCA Certificate of Appreciation
The Guelph Naturalist's Club used Cedar Wild
1970 - The Guelph Y "Appreciation Night"
Lars & his boys (Mark & Elsen)
Autumn colors at Cedar Wild
Snowshoeing, around 1971
On snowshoes, across the pond from the cabin
The cabin in 2000 -- 32 years old (in a different location on the property)