Keltic Lodge

Keltic Lodge is a resort hotel in the village of Ingonish, Nova Scotia in Canada, on the northeastern coast of Cape Breton Island.[1]

Keltic Lodge at Ingonish, Nova Scotia

Facilities

The Keltic Lodge is owned by the Nova Scotia Provincial Government, and has guest rooms and suites in the Main Lodge, as well as separate rental cottages. Recreation facilities in the surrounding area include Ingonish Beach, hiking wilderness trails, whale watching and boat cruises. Next to the resort is the 18-hole championship Highlands Links golf course.[1]

The Lodge is open from June through October.[1]

History
Scenery surrounding the resort

In 1936, the land was purchased by the Nova Scotia government from Henry and Julia Corson of Akron, Ohio. The Middlehead Peninsula, on which the Corsons' land was situated, was highly desired after the federal government created the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The government built the lodge patterned after the Highland crofter style of dwelling, that fit in with the appearance of the property. At the time the local population was predominantly Gaelic-speaking fishermen and French-speaking descendants of the Acadians.[2] The Keltic Lodge opened in 1941.[3]

The lodge operated for two seasons, but because of wartime shortages and overseas fighting, the government closed it in 1942. In 1946, after the end of the war, the lodge reopened.

On 28 November 1997, when the lodge was closed for the winter, fire destroyed a restaurant and gift shop, located in a free-standing building separate from the main structure.[4] In 1999 the Atlantic Restaurant and Birch Tree Shop opened on the site of the burnt building.

Impact on local area

The Keltic Lodge is a source of employment for Ingonish, and draws tourists to the area.

References
  1. "Overview". Keltic Lodge History. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. Open Two National Parks This Week in Maritimes, National Post (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), July 5, 1941, page 16
  3. Campaigns Turn to Upper Canada, National Post (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), June 28, 1941, page 18
  4. Cape Breton resort damaged by fire, The Gazette, (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), November 29, 1997, page 16


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