A History of Canoe Cove Rink Open air rinks as well as covered rinks were a source of recreation (fitness was not thought of then) in many of the Island communities in the first half of this century and Canoe Cove had an open air rink near the Corner on land then owned by Albert MacDougall . It was enclosed by a fence and lights were provided by a generator. The young men of the time hauled the water from Laughie's dam with horse and sleigh. Two different sites were tried before one was chosen and that one flourished for many years until more comfortable rinks located in larger centers took its patrons and forced its closure. A lot of the young men had enlisted in the Armed Forces and after the war was over moved to larger centers to find work. The Canoe Cove team was called "The Lucky Strikes" but the Nine Mile Creek "Bulldogs" was the team that usually won and got the applause. Bill MacKinnon , Hector MacNevin and other young men of the district spent many long cold hours preparing the ice but it provided many nights of fun for the young and maybe the not so young. At this time the sophisticated equipment of today was not available and could not be afforded. We were told recently that a goalie from Argyle Shore used Eaton's and Simpson's catalogues for shin pads and his goalie stick was a spruce bough. That did not detract in any way from the fun and good fellowship enjoyed by the players.