Kim Tuckett Remembers the Trip to Falcon Lodge

Recorded at the Kirkfield Museum, February 12, 2022
Interviewer: Ian McKechnie
Videography: Ekaterine Alexakis

Duration: 1:29

Kim Tuckett sitting in front of white wall. Text on screen reads: Kim Tuckett Granddaughter of Charlie and Daisy Faulkner; Owners of Falcon Lodge 1952-1969.

Kim Tuckett: When we were little, we used to come up for the summer, so as soon as school got out – I’m the eldest of five kids – and, uh, as soon as school got out we would all get in the car and come to the…lodge, and, uh, 

[Black-and-white photograph of two girls in an outboard motorboat, with person sitting on folding chair; canoe; shed; trees; and docks in background.] Text on screen reads: Kim, Aunt Terri, and Guest.

KT: stay until the last week in August which we went home, did some back to school shopping, came back up again, and then went home again on Labour Day for school. My sisters, they always remember to this day actually, as soon as we saw the lake, we would, you know, “Oh! I saw it first! I saw it first!” You know, everybody had to be the first to see the lake…You know…We had these big wagon wheels that were, uh, painted white – and the rocks by the gate were painted white, and whoever spotted the wagon wheels first 

[Black-and-white photograph of a young child standing beside a metal gate with a 1940s-vintage car parked in the driveway. Visible in the background are trees and a large cottage.] Text on screen reads: Highway 46 Gate at Falcon Lodge.

KT: – that was also another contest. And then we’d all argue who was gonna get out and open the gate [laughter]. We were finally there, and I’m sure we drove our parents nuts with saying “Are we there yet?” a million times but, uh…It was always a fun trip up, that’s for sure. And we’d stop in Manilla, and I do remember we did stop in Argyle a few times and, uh, I remember Argyle having those old gas pumps and whatnot and, uh,

[Black-and-white photograph of Uncle Billy paddling a kayak through the lake while swimmers frolic in the water in the background.] Text on screen reads: Kim and Uncle Billy.

KT: yeah, uh, but when we were little, we were lucky enough where we didn’t…two trips! [laughter] And that was it, so yeah.