The Ghosts of Muskoka
Ξ November 29th, 2009 | → 5 Comments | ∇ Historic Muskoka, In and Around Muskoka Ontario, Tripin around Towns |
I decided I would take the long way home and drove through Bala early this morning. It was dead quiet and I noticed an empty Bala Bay Inn parking lot so I did a little u-turn and headed back for a few quick snaps.
The Bala Bay Inn was built in 1910 by Ephraim Browning Sutton from Leads in Yorkshire, England. Initially it was named The Swastika Hotel and due to the unpolitical correctness of the times it was renamed to the Sutton Manor in the early ’30s. In 1945 the name was changed to The Bala Bay Lodge, and in 1998 to The Bala Bay Inn.
E.B. Sutton died in room #319 of the hotel in 1917 and many of the staff and patrons say the Inn is haunted by him. There are Muskoka ghost tours and even seances that have been held here for you paranormal types.
Please click on the image for a 1280 pixel sized photo
on November 29th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Another fantastic shot, Ed! It was so sad to be there when they shut down for the season!
on November 30th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
That is an impressive shot Ed…very nicely done!!!
Dawn and I stayed there two years ago, can’t remember what room we stayed in but we didn’t come across any ghosts! :0)
The first year we were at the Rosseau Market there was a lady(vendor) beside me whose husband wrote a book about the Bala Bay Inn and conducted tours as well…can’t remember their names?
Cheers
on November 30th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Looks like most of muskoka now, quiet and ghost like
on December 2nd, 2009 at 3:24 am
One of your best HDR shots to date.
on December 13th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
A lovely photo Ed! I hear that there is a good dining room there.