I am skipping ahead to my visit of September 20, 2011. While I was taking photographs of my beloved Hotel, I was joined by a local gentleman who was walking with his lovely pooch. I cannot remember his name, unfortunately. It was a beautiful sunny day and he stopped to ask me if I wanted to know some history about the Hotel. I said that I did indeed. He told me a few things that I allready knew but gave me the one piece of info I had really been wondering about.

Why was the Hotel never reopened after World War I?

 I allready knew that the cement for the footings of the Hotel was mixed by hand but later a cement mixer was brought in. However, the job of getting the cement up to the forms remained one for strong backs and aching muscles as each yard was wheeled in barrows up ramps which wound round the walls higher and higher as the building progressed.

So, this very nice man, then tells me that the reason the Hotel never re-opened was because there was no re-bar included when the pioneers built the structure, as described above. That made perfect sense, the structure was deemed unsafe. So unfortunate. At least it was not due to lack of interest. The town of Kaleden started to grow, mostly upward, on the steep hills overlooking the Lake. There was very little lakeshore property available. Robertson Point, which is south of the Hotel, houses a few residences and directly on the Point is the Ponderosa Point Resort. This Resort is one of the best kept secrets in this area. It is a throw back to the days of single family cabins and canoes and relaxing in an Adirondack Chair. It is enjoyed by the owners and their families and they only rent out a few cabins to the public.

I think that it is such a tribute to the local people that they left the Hotel standing. Unless it has been deemed an Historic landmark. I will do some research in that direction.