Name/Title
Lorraine (Eberhardt) Pomeroy and Russell Kenwell, Circa 1952Entry/Object ID
2025.4.10Scope and Content
Photograph of Lorraine with Russ Kenwell, circa 1952Context
Lorraine Pomeroy (Eberhardt), donor of the photograph, is daughter of Ivan and Bessie Eberhardt, sister of Robert (Bob) and Harvey Eberhardt and granddaughter of Charles (Charlie) Eberhardt. Lorraine is shown in the photograph with Russ Kenwell and the Ice House on River Road West in the background. Russell Kenwell was the first Fire Chief for the Town of Wasaga Beach. He served on the Fire Department for 30 years including 20 years as Fire Chief. The record rainbow trout, weighing 29 lbs., 2 oz., was caught in the Nottawasaga River by Russell Kenwell, May 13, 1975. The rainbow trout held the world record in its class 1975-1988.
Eberhardt Family History:
Charlie Eberhardt was one of Wasaga’s early entrepreneurs who moved to the area around 1905. Mr. Eberhardt caught fish and sold them to neighbours and summer visitors. He also operated an ice cutting business. The Eberhardt family lived at the corner of River Road West and Beck Street where Gough’s landing is now located, also the location of the featured photographs. There was a large barn behind their house where the ice was stored; covered with sawdust and woodchips. Part of the original barn was incorporated into the Gough's Landing condo complex when it was built. Ice blocks were cut from Marl Lake and Nottawasaga Bay in the winter to sell to locals and tourists to keep their food cold as refrigerators were not common then. Charles also built a general store located at the northwest end of the Main Street Bridge. He then added a second floor and began renting rooms to tourists and year-round visitors. The top floor of the store eventually became a classroom for students. The Eberhardt family also ferried people up and down the river and across the bay from Wasaga to Collingwood. In later years they operated a taxi business and a miniature golf. Ivan Eberhardt took over the ice business from his father, Charles Eberhardt in 1952.
Lorraine's donation of family photographs, documents and artifacts, along with a previous generous donation of $5000 to the Archives, is made in memory of her grandfather, Charles Eberhardt and father, Ivan Eberhardt.Acquisition
Accession
2025.4Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 in
