From the June 22, 1912 edition of The Gananoque Reporter

First fines handed down for not having life preservers
Sidney Marsh, in charge of a gasoline launch owned by E.G. Wyckoff, who has a summer home on Carleton Island, was fined $100 by Inspector Day because the craft was not properly equipped with life preservers. This is the first fine that has been imposed by government officers for a violation of the marine law.

Body found
The body of Rupert Tidman, aged 17 years, was found at Kingston Mills on Saturday afternoon by a diver who went into the water to search for the boy who had been missing and was last seen bathing.

Canada Day spectacular
Monday, July 1 is being advertised as Gananoque’s Big Day, with a professional marathon, amateur marathon, horse show and races, baseball match, soccer match, tug of war and jumping contests. One of the leading features of the big celebration at Gananoque will be the 10-mile professional race, when a half a dozen of the best known runners of Canada and the U.S. will face the starter. It will be held on the half-mile track at the Driving Park and be one of the best events of its kind ever witnessed in this part of Canada.