Dick Bulmer was a local legend. He was among the last traditional blacksmiths in Victoria County. He made his living fabricating whatever people needed.

While he was slogging his way through the bush, trying to lay out straight lines through the forests of Algonquin Park, it was evident to him that the region could never support farm families, but was a place he would love to go hunting and fishing.

When visitors came to Maryboro Lodge, they often spent time enjoying summer on the porch overlooking the river. To be gracious hosts, the Abbott Sisters often served tea with their homemade cookies.