In 1937/1938 W.A.
McColeman built a store on the corner of Perivale Road East and highway
542.
The W.A. McColeman was a
General Store that sold B.A. (British American) gas, oil, Wagg’s butter & milk, canned goods as
well as
hardware. One notable item for sale was blocks of ice. The blocks were
cut from Lake Kagawong and W.A. stored it in a shed. The ice blocks were covered with
sawdust to keep the ice from melting.
In the winter of
1965 W.A. McColeman closed his business.
The family spent their winters in Toronto
and would return to Spring Bay for summer vacations.
W.A. McColeman was
born in 1891 and passed away in 1968.
This store
remained unused for several years and burnt down in
1981.
W.A. McColeman's wife Doris Margaret McColeman
passed away in 2004.
