A HISTORY OF CANOE COVE

Canoe Cove Hall

Around the turn of the century a part of a house was moved adjacent to the school and remodeled to make a hall. Later on an upper storey was added to provide a meeting place for the Orange Lodge. The hall comittee‘s minute book is available dating back to 1927 which shows that in earlier years the hall was well used for socials, political meetings, fiddlers contest and other entertainment. The minutes of 1935 indicate that it was being used for “moving pictures”. Bruce Yeo from Montague showed movies until the 1950's with good attendance. Then came television which affected attendance at all local entertainments. The hall deteriorated badly during the 1960’s and 70’s and in the late 1970's it was sold to Perley Shaw who tore it down and hauled it away.