Bigwin Inn

Canada: Boston Mills Press/Stoddart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550460358 . "The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek mahogany launches plied sparkling lake waters, glittering masquerade balls were held in the Pavillion, chamber trios played to Hollywood stars in the Tea House, and royalty lounged beside crackling fires in the Rotunda. Discover the magical secrets of this summer place. Its unforgettable story is a colourful chapter in Canadian history and an important part of our Canadian heritage." - dust jacket. 141 pages. Bibliography. Index. Gift greetings from father of the author on back of half-title page. Laid-in is an accompanying 1998 letter from the father to the recipient which explains the difficulty in finding copies of this book even then. At back, the father appears to have affixed three full-page colour photos of himself (?) boating in front of and near the Bigwin Inn. Also laid-in are five local news clippings about the Inn from the 1980s and 90s. Very light wear. Tight and square. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A special copy of this most special history.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; ONTARIO DESCRIPTION TRAVEL SUMMER RESORTS CANADA CENTRAL PROVINCES QC HOTELS INNS ETC bibliography and index. The magnificent Bigwin Inn once stood as North America's largest and most luxurious summer resort. With an unprecedented collection of histori .