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Lake Wilcox becoming mecca for windsurfers
Lake Wilcox becoming mecca for windsurfers

Lake Wilcox becoming mecca for windsurfers

Date7/13/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lake Wilcox becoming mecca for windsurfers. Jeff Howell; 29; of Markham; (foreground) and other enthusiasts sail on their windsurfers at Lake Wilcox in Richmond Hill. Growing York Region has turned Lake Wilcox into a popular spot for windsurfing.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0098843F
      The only woman among eight people trying to be the first windsurfers to cross Lake Ontario, Sara Lee manages a smile at about the halfway point yester(...)
      The only woman among eight people trying to be the first windsurfers to cross Lake Ontario, Sara Lee manages a smile at about the halfway point yester(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      8/21/1978
      Casual life: Left, Lance Sprackman wears the windsurfer's classic gear of wildly printed cotton board shorts and a T-shirt. Below.
      Casual life: Left, Lance Sprackman wears the windsurfer's classic gear of wildly printed cotton board shorts and a T-shirt. Below.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/6/1987
      Never say die. Dedicated windsurfers Mike and Jeff Pratt took advantage of Metro's Balmy Indian Summer weather yesterday, launching their boards at Wo(...)
      Never say die. Dedicated windsurfers Mike and Jeff Pratt took advantage of Metro's Balmy Indian Summer weather yesterday, launching their boards at Wo(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      10/18/1980
      The wind at his back. Greg Fenton, 21, of Oakville hopes to cement his status as one of the country's top windsurfers and gain a spot on Canada's Olym(...)
      The wind at his back. Greg Fenton, 21, of Oakville hopes to cement his status as one of the country's top windsurfers and gain a spot on Canada's Olym(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      8/8/1991
      Metro is becoming a mecca for food lovers to rival New York and Lyons
      Metro is becoming a mecca for food lovers to rival New York and Lyons
      Bull, Ron
      11/25/1987
      Mecca for kids is the Fudge Shop in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where the staff make 200 pounds of fudge a day in this huge copper basin over a gas burner. L(...)
      Mecca for kids is the Fudge Shop in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where the staff make 200 pounds of fudge a day in this huge copper basin over a gas burner. L(...)
      Bull, Ron
      5/8/1978
      Would you like to fly . . .? Karl Ulrich is dwarfed by the balloon he's inflating to fly over the Canada Day swimming competition at Lake Wilcox Sunda(...)
      Would you like to fly . . .? Karl Ulrich is dwarfed by the balloon he's inflating to fly over the Canada Day swimming competition at Lake Wilcox Sunda(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      6/20/1990
      The Norwegian Windjammer Christian Radich towers over Arthur Langley, 25, as he sails tiny windsurfer in Toronto Harbor
      The Norwegian Windjammer Christian Radich towers over Arthur Langley, 25, as he sails tiny windsurfer in Toronto Harbor
      Bezant, Graham
      8/31/1976
      Toronto island lagoon with its paddle boats is a mecca for young mariners on bright, warm days
      Toronto island lagoon with its paddle boats is a mecca for young mariners on bright, warm days
      Teskey, Frank
      6/16/1971
      Facing Holy City of Mecca, men of congregation prey before archway cut in the shape fo a minaret and framed by pieces of calligraphy on which prayers are printed
      Facing Holy City of Mecca, men of congregation prey before archway cut in the shape fo a minaret and framed by pieces of calligraphy on which prayers are printed
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      2/26/1969
      Kate Burgess of Ottawa reaches for a book at Toronto's Children's Book Store, a weekend mecca for families
      Kate Burgess of Ottawa reaches for a book at Toronto's Children's Book Store, a weekend mecca for families
      Eglinton, Rick
      3/29/1989
      Landfills: A scavenger's mecca, Trash turned into treasure at goods exchange depots
      Landfills: A scavenger's mecca, Trash turned into treasure at goods exchange depots
      Calleja, Frank
      2/12/1992