Bigwin Inn was once billed as North America's largest, most luxurious summer resort and the largest resort in the British Commonwealth, an elegant hideaway for the rich and famous. This fabulous collection of vintage historical photographs takes us back in time to the Gatsby-like era of Bigwin's heyday in Ontario's Muskoka Lakes district -- an age of sleek mahogany launches, glamorous masquerade balls, performances by Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and Hollywood stars in the Tea House. The story of Bigwin Inn constitutes ...
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Bigwin Inn was once billed as North America's largest, most luxurious summer resort and the largest resort in the British Commonwealth, an elegant hideaway for the rich and famous. This fabulous collection of vintage historical photographs takes us back in time to the Gatsby-like era of Bigwin's heyday in Ontario's Muskoka Lakes district -- an age of sleek mahogany launches, glamorous masquerade balls, performances by Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and Hollywood stars in the Tea House. The story of Bigwin Inn constitutes an unforgettable chapter in Canadian history. Today, redeveloped and refurbished, Bigwin continues to cater to thousands of visitors and guests each summer.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 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 With an unprecedented collection of historical documents, vintage photographs and vivid colour plates, this book takes you back in time to the fabulous Gatsby-like era of the resort's heyday, a golden age when sleek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.