Dock at the lake

Lest there be any doubt about the dock and the boat 'house' at the lake, here is a photo from the archives that shows both.

Jerry was watching Steve playing at the water's edge.





Related posts about the lake
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2007/11/wilson-reservoir-former-joyal-place-at.html

http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2007/12/paschoag-wilson-reservoir.html

http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2008/03/joyal-cabin.html




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Horseshoes

Of all the games the Joyals played during the summer, horseshoes at the lake or in the backyard has to be the number one memory. I recall that the Sherlock gatherings didn't involve games as I was growing up. They were more formal dressed up affairs.

Growing up and watching the men play, Pepe seemed to be on the winning team a lot. The duo trying to play against his team had a hard time. He could get a ringer or two on each pair of tosses. So pitching against him, you needed to get a ring or two to match, or else!

The NY Times has an article about the current horseshoe champion who regularly throws a ringer 80% or the time and in last years championship broke 90%.

That is some serious pitching!

Pepe and the uncles wouldn't have stood much of a chance against Alan Francis.

You can read the NY Times article here
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/sports/21horseshoe.html?_r=1

and see a slideshow here
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/20/sports/07212010-horseshoes-audioss/index.html

Joyal Cabin

JoyalCabin, originally uploaded by shersteve.

The cabin on the lake that Jerry talked earlier. We managed to find this image and scan the original from 1954/1955.

Wilson's Reservoir - former Joyal place at the lake

Wilson's Reservoir - former Joyal place at the lake, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Dad, Bob and I managed to explore Paschoag and see if we could find our way to the old Joyal water front site at Wilson's Reservoir one weekend in October.

We managed to do so.

The Joyal's did not have a dock when they were here had a dock that they took out for each winter. But the water and the view hasn't changed too much.

Added: There was also a 'boathouse' to cover the motor boat in season. Quonset hut shaped on stilts. It also was part of the seasonal work to put into the water in May and take out in September/October.