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Indians and located on the shores of Lake
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and converted into their studios. For many years the ferryboat was an inspiring haven for painters and artists and became a small cultural center on the waterfront. In 1951, Onslow Ford with his friends
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cofounded the nonprofit organization Lucid Art
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