The Heart Of The Estate

 More looks at Kingsmere Lake today.

I headed back up the slope, photographing the guest cottage at Kingswood again.

The path led me onwards, passing this quote by Mackenzie King.

As he became leader of the Liberal Party and then Prime Minister, Mackenzie King recognized that his country home ought to become a place more befitting that position. Thus Moorside would end up becoming part of his growing estate, and a proper home in and of itself. 

Most people probably approach Moorside by the main path. But if you know where it is, there's a second path that comes out onto the meadow in front of the house, and it's a better approach. 

The house can be seen in the background here.

The meadow is large and surrounded by trees, in fall glory.

Moorside became Mackenzie King's weekend retreat from the city, where he could entertain his friends and family, but also dignitaries from around the world.

Those would include his close allies Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, the latter of whom is seen in the photograph on this display.