Stephen Leacock recounts his growing up period in the small town of Mariposa, Ontario, located on the shores of Lake Wissanotti with its notoriously leaky holiday steamer. It is a town similar to many other small towns in Canada with its odd assortment of residents.
Gordon Pinsent
Elder Stephen Leacock / Narrator
Owen Best
Young Stephen Leacock
Jill Hennessy
Agnes Leacock
Rick Roberts
Peter Leacock
Donal Logue
Josh Smith
Katie Douglas
Rose Leacock
Skyler Wexler
Carrie Leacock
Dylan Everett
Charlie Leacock
Patrick McKenna
Uncle EP Leacock
Stephen Leacock recounts his growing up period in the small town of Mariposa, Ontario, located on the shores of Lake Wissanotti with its notoriously leaky holiday steamer. It is a town similar to many other small towns in Canada with its odd assortment of residents.
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