Colby H. Fair was born in Lorneville in 1918, moved to Manawagonish Road, as an infant, and then to Spruce Lake, in 1926, where he still resides today. His family has lived in the Spruce Lake Area since the 1830's, spanning five generations. As a child and a young man, he enjoyed listening to his father and the older residents relate stories of the communities' past. He has an amazing memory, and is still able to remember the information they passed along to him, as well as all the changes and events that have occurred, during his 100 years, as a resident of the area.