rope between his teeth and thread it through the pulley. Once when he was at the top, the old pole snapped off at the bottom. Allison Tait , standing nearby, saw what was happening and pushed the pole in the direction of the pond, giving Joe an unexpected (but in the circumstances welcome) cold dip. In the fall spawning season, a salmon camp was run on the Morell River to catch live salmon. The mother salmon would be relieved of their eggs to supply the Southport Hatchery. This took about six weeks every fall. The remainder of the year would be taken up with distributing live fish to the different Island streams. The Hatchery pond also served other purposes. In summer, it was a favourite swimming hole for the boys, while in winter it served as a skating rink, providing amusement for the whole community. Before spring break¬ up time, men arrived with saws, teams of horses and sleds. Blocks of ice were cut, hauled home, packed in the buildings and covered with sawdust, to be used as refrigeration in summer. Rearing fish and distributing in Island streams continued under managers Allison Tait , R. MacDonald and S. Freeman until the late fifties when the whole operation was moved to Cardigan and became the Cardigan rearing ponds. The Hatchery building has been hauled to its present site on the and is now the Southport Community Centre. The park area is owned by the village and named . This is a "Par- ticipark" — the recreational facilities having been constructed by the Kinsmen Club. The makes use of this pond for their boating pro¬ gram and the nearby woods for conservation during the summer months. 24