by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
He was taller than most men, with a shock of white hair that reached below his shoulders. His bristling moustache and goatee served to emphasize his lean, angular face which was dominated by piercing dark eyes. Without question, Paul Cunningham was a presence to be...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
The nearest neighbors of the Surface family were the George Zimmermans who, in 1909, built their original house between the waterfront and Wilkinson Road. For many years, it has belonged to E. L. (Shorty) and Hazel Fuller who until recent retirement, operated a print...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
In the days before Highway 525 was constructed, Surface Road was a main link between Wilkinson Road (which winds its way from Clinton to Langley along the Saratoga waterfront), and Cultus Bay Road. The area between Surface and Campbell Roads, just north of the...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
Mary and Joseph Smith gazed in perplexity at the log building which was to be their temporary home. They had just purchased a 40-acre farm from Will and Ada Campbell on what is now the intersection of the Campbell and Cultus Bay Roads, not far from Kyllonen Hill....
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
Wilhelm and Hilma Mattila were part of the Finnish social group that revolved around the Kyllonen establishment. There was a most unusual twist to their marriage. There was a 20-year span between 1892, when Wilhelm left Finland for Canada, and 1912 when he was well...
