43 — Sunday, June 4, Glutton goes too far PAGE 44 1989 - North Shore News Pioneers cruise down memory lane DEEP COVE HERITAGE ASSOC. CELEBRATES NEW PUBLICATION ONE HUNDRED and 50 Deep Cove pioneers gathered recently for a sentimental journey up Indian Arm and into the past aboard the Hollyburn. The connection between ship and passengers was both natural and familiar — the Hollyburn once plied the waters of Burrard Inlet and the Arm to service the area’s shoreline communities. The May 27 cruise was arranged by the Deep Cove & Area Heritage Association (DCAHA) as a way to celebrate the publication of the group's recently released historical chronicle, Echoes Across The In- let. Said DCAHA publicity coor- dinator Joan Athey: ‘““We booked the Hollyburn to recreate a slice of history and to thank everybody who contributed their stories to the book.’ The group is considering making the cruise an annual local event. Art George, 79, and his wife Betty, 60 and holding, joined other longtime ‘Coveys’ for the boat ride. When the couple sold Seycove Marina earlier this year, they closed a chapter of personal history, but the memories of 59 years spent living and working up and down the length of the Arm continue to resonate. Said Art George: ‘‘I met people I hadn’t seen for 40 years. A lot of people were reunited and it was a real fun, enjoyable trip. I’ve seen three generations grow up here. It makes you feel old when you see people around the Cove who worked for you as kids, becoming grandparents themselves.”’ The George family’s colorful contribution to the Deep Cove area By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter is chronicled in the heritage association’s book. George first came to the Cove in 1930 when his family bought some property and abandoned buildings at Granite Quarries, near the present-day Seycove Marina. The quarry operated from 1908 to 1924. The Georges took a two- storey bunkhouse and a cookhouse and turned the buildings into a dining room and lodge. Quarries Lodge quickly became a popular retreat for Vancouver-area resi- dents. Said George, who also operated a water taxi service and trapped for mink and otter pelts: ‘“We were quite famous for our chicken dinners.”” He said the family enterprise was converted to a marina in 1940 when his mother’s health began to fail. The 1%-hour cruise down memory lane was sponsored by Sussex Realty in North Vancouver. Hollyburn operators, Harbour Ferries, offered the ship at a dis- count for the event and Sussex picked up the tab. Said North Vancouver Sussex Realty president Allan Taylor: “We just thought that this was a very valuable and worthwhile community project to support.”’ The company plans to buy copies of the local history book, which it will give away as house- NEWS photo Nell Lucents BETTY AND Art George were among 150 Deep Cove pioneers who gathered May 27 for a trip up Indian Arm aboard the Hollyburn. The cruise was arranged by the Deep Cove & Area Heritage Associction and was spon- sored by North Vancouver's Sussex Realty. The event celebrated the recent publication of the heritage associa- tion’s book about tke area called Echoes Across The Inlet. warming gifts to clients. Echoes Across The Inlet, by Dawn Sparks and Martha Border, edited by Damian Inwood, is on sale at the Deep Cove and Area Heritage Association office, 1204 Caledonia Ave; Pavlik Specialized Tours and Travel, 221 Panorama Drive; reCentre Andrews, 931 Lyt- ton Street; District of North Van- couver, 355 West Queens Ave.; Block Bros., 3709 Delbrook Ave. SHADE B ETTER OUR NEW.LOCATION "=. ~ "Our New aa - Location ~ 4877 -Marine Drive, North Vancouvér ~. 984-4101 - -Call for ‘your ‘free in home estimate: °.