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Stories and More from the People of Kingston and Frontenac County

And when the rich American died he left all this land to his housekeeper

Interview with Richard Linley

September 13, 2016

Richard Linley shows Margi McKay a photo of himself and his wife-to-be, Heidi King, taken in March 1983 on his first visit to her family cabin on the North Bay of Buck Lake.

Richard Linley and Heidi King, March 1983

Richard describes how the Norman family developed the land around the lake, and how early Finnish settlement was reflected in names like Laitenen Road and Finn Lane.