Locals...

From its inception, HNME always seemed to hire a perfect mix of locals and students from farther away. Everyone seemed to become a bit of a local during the summer, whether it was boarding with a local family or developing a strong opinion on the best beach to visit on days off. Some interpreters were perhaps more obviously local than others, and a few could even lay claim to being descendants from the original Establishments personnel. 
In 1973, The Midland Free Press, definitely a small-town, local paper, even highlighted some of the summer interpretive staff who were also from the local area.

Remember when local papers really
were local?

(Thanks to Dan Keefe for this great newspaper clipping.)
Whether you claim local Midland-Penetang roots or not, we hope you're coming to revisit those summers when you were part of the local scene, too!