The cabin was originally the camp office of Chisholm Sawmills Ltd. Tom Matty and his family leased it after the mills shut down. There was an effort at one time to make it into a historic site but as most of the immediate family is deceased the progress of this needs to be researched.
His wife Faye was a most interesting character. Born with a great sense of humor and devil may care attitude, she could be found dressed in any shade of hot pink into her later years.
One of her favorite passtimes at this cabin was feeding the squirrels. Being Faye, she of course did not do this as other people would. Her first method was to tie a peanut on the end of a string that was hanging from an up side down L-shaped board. The squirrel would climb to the top, haul up the string, and remove his peanut. Once he had his treasure he would race away and hide it. Faye would tie another nut onto the string and the process would be repeated.
Her second method was a bit more drastic. She made some sort of a see saw device which she placed a peanut on the end of. The squirrel would run to the end with the peanut, the weight would drop that end to the table. She gave the opposite end a smack and sent the squirrel, clasping his peanut, rocketing out into the lake.
They always came back for more so one would assume they were either very hungry or they liked it. When age got the better of her and she no longer spent her summers here, one has to wonder if the squirrels sighed with relief or if they missed the game.