▁an ▁immense ▁l umber ▁mill ▁situated ▁about ▁the ▁falls , ▁and ▁logs ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁bo oms . ▁Each ▁spring , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁mel ting ▁ice , ▁the ▁club ▁house ▁flo ated ▁down stream ▁and ▁came ▁a ground . ▁Every ▁year ▁it ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁up ▁near ▁the ▁R ide au ▁canal . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁OR C ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁before ▁being ▁re - int rodu ced ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁house ▁suffered ▁important ▁damage ▁when ▁it ▁s ank . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Row ing ▁Club , ▁led ▁by ▁P . ▁D . ▁Ross , ▁discussed ▁building ▁a ▁permanent ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁boat ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Club ▁decided ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁front ▁property ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁Lady ▁Grey ▁Drive ▁and ▁leave ▁the ▁club ▁house ▁in ▁its ▁current , ▁permanent ▁location . ▁▁ ▁For ▁six ▁consecutive ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁champions . ▁The ▁two ▁world ▁wars ▁were ▁difficult ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁with ▁four teen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁losing ▁their ▁lives ▁while ▁serving ▁during ▁World ▁War