ONTARIO LOOKOUTS
BELLE ISLAND
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July 14, 1943: "Belle Island tower. So named because of a big island in the centre of the lake which separates the tower from the main land and has to be gone around to reach the camp and trail leading to the tower. The camp is right on the lake shore viewing Belle Island to the East and the tower is about 1 and a half miles inland by trail. Half is over fairly level ground but the balance means climbing about 1200 feet in about a quarter of a mile, with the tower another 100 feet perched on top. One man in one of our towers remarked one day that he thought he was about as close to heaven as he'd ever got." (The Georgetown Herald)