Glen Villa Gardens - The Inn

It opened for business in 1902. The Inn accommodated 200 guests, with rates from $3.00/day to $18.00 per week, all inclusive. It was a success from the start. Guests could board a train at New York’s Central Station in the evening and arrive at North Hatley the following morning. This was a resort hotel in the grand style. “Free from malaria and hay fever. Void of mosquitoes and black flies,” boasted the brochure. “Sufficiently removed from large city centres and the excursion element to assure refined patronage.” (Oh, thank goodness.)

Guests dined and danced while listening to Turcotte’s Orchestra. They could swim, paddle, bowl or dance in the casino. They could play tennis, go for carriage rides through the woods or play golf on the nine-hole course -- “pronounced by Mr. Harry Stark of New York, who laid out the grounds, as being particularly attractive.” 

Out of the Ashes

A Potted History

The Americans arrive!