On August 26th, 1972 the parents of Ms. Sandra Russell telephoned the Algonquin Park Superintendant’s office to report that their daughter and her boyfriend Bruce Miller - both of Chatham Ontario - had not returned from a planned 10-day trip through the Park. Park staff and local volunteers immediately commenced an extensive search, originally focused on Hogan Lake and surrounding areas, which yielded nothing. On August 29th Bill and Nancy Emerson of Arnprior, Ontario discovered a canoe - later verified as belonging to Miller - on Carl Wilson Lake with a large, poorly patched hole in the bow. There were no other traces of the two campers, and the lake on which the canoe was found was not far from their planned route. An intense search of the area followed but no further traces of Russell or Miller were ever found. No satisfactory theories have yet been advanced to explain this tragedy. Bear predation - the immediate thought at the time - is exceedingly rare in the Park, and no predatious bears were reported at all that year.

The album you hold in your digital hands - The Carl Wilson Lake Mystery - draws on contemporary sources to portray this sad tale, while also delving into some admitted speculation. The songs were written exclusively by Touching Earth Made of Steel: Andy Cant, Brian Martin, and Jeremy Latta. The album was recorded at home, in Ottawa, between July 2007 and January 2009. We hope you enjoy it.