Lake Boshkung Skiers
Haliburton Highlands Sports Hall of Fame Induction
May 23, 2026
Members in Photo - Left to Right:
Garth Mole, Charlie Boudreau, Ross Pawson, Andy Murdison, Carolyn Pawson (Joyce), Linda Cherry (Jones), Paul Cherry, Don Warrington, Chris Archer (Clark), Bob Wallace, Carol Wallace (Pawson), Trevor Pawson.
The historic Lake Boshkung Skiers (active 1962–1969) were officially inducted into the Haliburton Highlands Sports Hall of Fame in the Outstanding Achievement category during the 2026 induction ceremony held on May 23, 2026.
Outstanding Achievement
Water Skiing
Inducted 2026
Members not In the Photo:
Bill Cherry, Don Archer, Paul Pawson, Bonnie Murdison, Jen Murdison, Mary Boudreau, Carol Warrington, Ann Blain, Don Blain, Wendy Wiltshire, Gary Wiltshire, Ginny Gulledge, Brian Gulledge, Marilyn Whitwell, and Monica Meristo.
Scrapbook at Stanhope Heritage Museum
Created by Garth Mole, Halls Lake, 2020
By Grace Oborne
Former member of the Boshkung Lake Ski Club, Garth Mole, recently took time to reminisce about the days he and his fellow members would soar above Boshkung Lake to the applause of hundreds.
During the pandemic quarantine, Mole collected photographs from over those years and placed them in photo album that he will donate to Stanhope Museum for locals and tourists to look through.
Lake Boshkung Skiers was a club that ran from 1962 to 1969. It started with six men who were heavily involved in waterskiing on Boshkung Lake and eventually grew.
“The reason why I started this book is because when we started back in 1962, there were six of us. So during COVID, I got a hold of all the pictures and thought I’d better put it together, because there’s only three of us left. We may not be around for a long time, and someone has to tell the story,” said Mole.
“We decided to start a club but we needed money to do that, so we started doing ski shows, and eventually we got sponsors, got boats and motors, and we started this ski club and it became one of the best ski clubs in Canada,” he added.
A reason the club was one of the best in Canada, is not only because all the skiers were spectacular, hence the show name “ski-tacular’, but because there were quite a few champions on the team.
