Excerpt from
www.oakville.ca: The memorial, 12 feet long, six feet high and two feet deep, is constructed of granite with a series of seven etched plaques that feature a fisherman with his nets along with Bronte fishing scenes and the following dedication:
“In memory of the Bronte Commercial Fishermen who ventured onto the lake in good weather and bad to set and lift their nets to earn a living catching fish. Ciscoes, Herring Whitefish Lake Trout. Cleaned at the dockside shanties. Packed in ice and shipped to markets in Toronto, Hamilton and New York City. Twenty-two boats travelled from the harbour at the peak fishing season. As the fish dwindled, so did the boats fishing from Bronte. The last boat left the lake circa early 1950s"
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