Randy Craig Receives 5th Annual 2017 Volunteer of the Year Award

Each year the Association takes a moment to highlight the outstanding work of one of the many volunteers on the lake. This is a very challenging task since there are so many people who unselfishly give their time, talent, and energy to help make Kahshe Lake a better place.

The award consists of three components: A certificate, from the association, that commemorates this honor; a place in our website’s virtual Hall of Fame; and a special plaque, representative of all the wonderful things our lake has to offer, a canoe paddle that has been inscribed with the recipient’s name.

This is the fifth year of this award and I would like to tell you something about the recipient. This individual has been on the lake for many years. When this person moved into their cottage, they immediately set out to restore it to its original charm. This project was so successful that it was singled out for an award.

This person has been very active in lake activities and is an enthusiastic booster of Kahshe Lake. He is a very talented photographer who has used his skills to benefit all.  When the first rock marker campaign took place, he donated some excellent photographs to be used as thank-you gifts to the financial donors of the campaign. Many of us now proudly display these posters in our cottages and homes.  

This year, he has, once again, volunteered his time to take aerial photos of people's cottages and is donating all the money to the rock marker fund. Interest in this initiative has been phenomenal.

This person promotes the lake and it is no accident that two of his photographs appeared in National Geographic stories about the best vacation spots in the world.  Yes, his photos of Kahshe Lake were used to highlight Muskoka.

Recently, he, along with others, initiated the “Ice Out” contest. This has quickly grown to be a prominent and fun winter activity that everyone can follow.

He also helps with our annual photo contest as one of the judges and is a big help.

Always willing to lend a hand, always promoting the lake, and an extremely positive person. It gives me great pleasure to introduce this year’s recipient Randy Craig.