Comments on: Cockburn Island (Island Week)

By: Alex Turnbull

Alex Turnbull — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:11:49 +0000

Ms. Habermel, I have forwarded you Debra Young’s email address. Please leave another comment if for some reason you did not receive it.

By: E.Habermel

E.Habermel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:12:35 +0000

Debra Young. I am looking forward to our corresponding and sharing our memories of Nik. Today on the radio I heard two of his favourite poems. One is a sonnet of Shakespeare ‘Shall I compare thee to a Summers day—-(I know he loved this), also Robert Frost ‘Stopping by woods on a snowy evening—-. All we have left when someone we love dies are memories, and in a small way these give comfort. Elise

By: E.Habermel

E.Habermel — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:42:06 +0000

Debra. I was happy to read your message. Yes I would very much like to correspond with you, and so glad you have warm memories of Nik. I think he did not unfortunately have this effect on everyone he met. He was a complex character in many ways, but interesting and lovable when you got to know him. My good wishes to you. Elise (his mother)

By: Debra Young

Debra Young — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:56:42 +0000

Ms Habermel,
I was a friend of your son and spent a week with him on Cockburn Island in November of 1999, before his first winter there. I would love to share what I know of him with you if you are interested. We were basically pen pals for a few years but as I have recently contacted Joe and told him, he touched my life and I still think of him fondly.

I hope this finds you well and I hope you choose to correspond.
Deb Young

By: Kim Force

Kim Force — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:09:30 +0000

Beth,
Do you know if Tolsmaville is on this island?? I am doing research for our family (Tolsma) who some people say were given land there by Henry Ford…where do you live??
KIM

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:03:47 +0000

Thanks, I must of overlooked that.

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:10 +0000

Thanks for your help.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:53 +0000

Marci, see the post from HGD above dated August 19. He has several suggestions for finding available property.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:18:18 +0000

I know Lynne and Nik exchanged books for awhile. He enjoyed talking to her and getting to know about life on Cockburn. My father has since remarried and I do not know where any of Lynne’s belongings are.

Take care.

Laurie

By: Marci

Marci — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:52 +0000

I am interested in looking for a vacant piece of land on the west of the Island. And I was wondering if anyone knew where to start looking, whether it be for sale by owner or through a realtor. Thank you very much.