1950 era photos from Bruce and Myrtle Collinson Collection, courtesy of their son, Rod Collinson.
| Aerial view of Sullivan Bay 1950. Note how it was strung across the bay. |  |
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Bruce and Myrtle Collinson founded Sullivan Bay by moving the float camp from O'Brian Bay, Kinnard Island, over to Sullivan Bay in 1945. |
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| Along the boardwalk with the fishing fleet in at Sullivan Bay 1950. |  |
| The Union Steamship "Cardena" clipped a nearby rock and stops in at Sullivan Bay for repairs. These steamers were often the only link to the "outside" world. |  |
| Maggie Toop ran the Sullivan Bay Cafe. |  |
| A Bill Bergeron, a fine pilot with Queen Charlotte Airlines, stops in at Sullivan Bay in 1950. Early on, float planes are part of the fun of boating. |  |
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Mr. Bray, from Alert Bay Air Service, made regular runs to Sullivan Bay. |
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Sullivan Bay was set up to be a mid-point fueling station for Queen Charlotte Airways, who were flying float planes from Vancouver to the Queen Charlottes and back. Both Stranraers of Queen Charlotte Airways at Sullivan Bay. One "Strannie" still "lives" in England. |
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One of the two Stranraer float planes of Queen Charlotte Airways. The guy wires sang loudly in the wind, and could be heard for miles. |
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| Echo Bay 1950 |  |
The finest printed history of the Broughtons in this era was written in 1999 by our friend Jack Schofield called the "Flights of a Coast Dog". Greenway normally has copies for sale of this splendid book.
