Weslemkoon Lake Book Project


Famous People

Did these people really visit the Lake? Some of them did, others we're not so sure. Do you know of anybody else who should be on the list? Do you know of any information about these people and their visits to the Lake – when, which camp, stories, evidence, etc.? If you have any information, please contact us.

Cole Younger - Jesse James gang
Mills Brothers - singing group
Jarvis Rockwell - impresario. He is said to have owned Rockwell Island and invited clients from the entertainment world. His brother Norman, the painter, is said to have visited.
Al Purdy - poet
Michael Ondaatje - writer
Thomas Edison - inventor
Burroughs - head of Burroughs Adding Machines
Henry Ford - Founder of Ford Motors
Senator Corby - Founder of Corby Distillery
RY Eaton - president of T. Eaton
Senator Griffith - New York Senator
Al Capone - mobster
The Ink Spots - singing group
Jean Harlow - actress
Rev. John W. Foote - awarded Victoria Cross in WWII
Robert McCloskey - author and illustrator
Robert Hyndman - painter, famous for painting a portrait of Queen Elizabeth
Pat Cowley-Brown - painter
Farley Mowat - writer

If you're interested in doing some research into separating fact from folklore, contact us. Your help is appreciated.