The Founding of The Hamlet of Hooper

  In 1801 Clement and Myra Hooper had what may be considered the first official vehicular break down in Ontario near what is now the Trans Canada Highway.  Having turned south rather than continuing due west was their first mistake. Blundering through The Pine Grove (Ancient Beaver Clan Ceremonial Grounds) was the second. The third was when Clemm decided to go over a rock instead of around it and totally destroyed the right front wheel of the covered wagon. From this point on the Hoopers continually made mistakes that have effected generation after generation.
  If it were not for the sudden appearance of twenty-seven Beaver Clans Warriors who cheerfully helped lift the wagon and install a replacement wheel the Hoopers might still be residing in the Pine Grove. The smiling young repairmen with intricately painted faces charged Myra and Clemm two oxen for their efforts. They then escorted the couple a few miles to the south to what is now known as Quaid’s Swamp and charged them their final two oxen for this additional service.   
  Come sundown, the Hoopers had sensed the wonders and abundance of  “The Skeeter” Hatchery ‘s inhabitants” and pulled their wagon (themselves) a mile and a half down stream to a less impressive swamp. The next morning Myra declared “this is where we’re staying and at his wife’s behest Clemm stripped the sideboards off the wagon and constructed Hoopers first edifice. ( The Famous Hooper Outhouse) which is still carefully preserved in its original and functioning state. Soon after the construction of Hooper’s first building ( a nicely appointed two- holer ) Clemm made a trek of many days to the nearest town and posted a letter to all of his relatives and few friends indicating his frustration over the high prices in the area and the local residents desire for immediate payment of services rendered.
 Upon his return to his wife and his new station in life as settler, Clement Hooper built the first whiskey distillery in Hooper.
  With in a month a number of cousins and a few of their less than note worthy friends arrived to help settle Hooper and the first town council meetings began…
  Clemm presided at these meetings and was at first liberal with dispensing his distilled libations. Within a few months he was charging exorbitant prices for the gut wrenching, head banging hooch.

foot note -
  Not long afterward a mysterious occurrence took place. The Beaver Clan disappeared in the middle of the night leaving only a few stray feathers and some cold campfires. Rumor has it that they also left  and a note scribbled on birch bark.  The note hinted at a sudden loss in local real estate value and that the Beaver Clan intended visiting some considerate relatives to the west for a few generations... Unfortunately the birch bark note has dissappeared.

Editors note – to add further to the mystery of The Beaver Clan’s disappearance was the mystery of the disappearance of Clement (now Mayor) Hoopers whiskey still on the same night.

 Excerpt from Greywolf's – The Founding of Hooper and other Improbable Events.