A fierce storm hit the north shore of Golden Lake in the Deacon area at about 7:30 Monday evening, uprooting several large pine trees and bringing them crashing down on at least three homes and cottages. Miraculously there were no injuries reported in the storm that lasted about 10 minutes. It came from the west and struck the north shore of Golden Lake from McNee Drive, near the Bonnechere River, to McMillan Road, a distance of about three kms. A tall pine tree on the shore was uprooted and blown down across a residence owned by Tony Kunopaski and occupied by his brother, Peter. The tree first struck a smaller building, and then snapped before it came down across the middle of the roof. A little further east, a cottage that has been in the Costello family since the 1930s was literally crushed when a large pine tree came crashing down on it. Joe Costello and his wife, Margaret, their daughters and two of their friends had just arrived from Ottawa Monday to enjoy a week at the cottage. The adjacent Yeldon cottage was also damaged, but not nearly as bad when two tall pines on the shore were uprooted and fell on to the building. About 65 young children at the nearby United Church Camp were moved from their cabins to the large dining hall on site, but when a limb broke off a tree and brought down what was thought to be a power line, close to a propane tank, the children were then taken to the nearby Greystone Manor Resort where owners Cindy and Mike Dyer opened the bed and breakfast to anyone needing temporary shelter. The children were later moved back to the dining hall once firefighters gave the okay. The North Algona Wilberforce Township Fire Department dispatched its fleet of trucks from both the Golden Lake and Rankin Stations. Firefighters provided whatever assistance they could to local residents, kept an eye on downed power lines and controlled traffic on Highway 60 which was covered with limbs, branches and other debris. Hydro One crews arrived shortly before 10 o’clock and began the task of repairing the lines and restoring power to the affected area.