Stag Island
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Stag Island is in the middle of the St. Clair River
just West of Corunna, Ontario
. It is located between Canada and Michigan and is a private Canadian island.
Access to the island is by the Stag Island association ferries; the ferries are for the residents of the island and their guests only.
The island currently houses over 100 cottages.
It used to be a resort destination in the Georgian period until Great Lakes cruises went out of favour due to the introduction of cars. As of 1903, there was a beach, 100-room hotel, 6 - 8 room cottages, a dining hall, and sports & amusements. Transport to the island was via Star Line Steamers with rail transit available to the mainland dock. By 1906, another hotel had been built and a pavilion was advertised with a dining room and ball room. (It's not clear if this was an upgrade to the dining hall mentioned initially, or if it was an additional food establishment.) One of these facilities was called "La Salle Hall". Products sold in the dining hall were also offered for purchase at Island Farm. All park buildings by then had electric light and drinking water. A total of 23 cottages were available. Amusements included croquet, tennis, bowling, bathing, boating, and fishing - with accessories and a guide provided. http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/StagPark.html
The island seems to have fallen on harder times after World War I. Although season rates were up to $150, the hotel base rates were $1.00 - $1.50 per day and as low as only $8 per week in 1921. The following year, the park came under new management. Still, business must have declined because cottages and land began to be offered for sale in the area, many at bargain rates. A July 2, 1925 ad states "At Stag Island - 10 Cottages to Rent". Ads on July 12 and July 19 still offered cottages. Although this was for weekends, it shows that accommodations not available in previous years that late after the start of the season, were able to be rented.However, a roller coaster was built there around 1928. http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/StagPark.html
Stag Island is currently an island with cottages that are owned communally by both American and Canadian citizens.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a river in central North America which drains Lake Huron into Lake St Clair, forming part of the international boundary between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan...
just West of Corunna, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It is located between Canada and Michigan and is a private Canadian island.
Access to the island is by the Stag Island association ferries; the ferries are for the residents of the island and their guests only.
The island currently houses over 100 cottages.
It used to be a resort destination in the Georgian period until Great Lakes cruises went out of favour due to the introduction of cars. As of 1903, there was a beach, 100-room hotel, 6 - 8 room cottages, a dining hall, and sports & amusements. Transport to the island was via Star Line Steamers with rail transit available to the mainland dock. By 1906, another hotel had been built and a pavilion was advertised with a dining room and ball room. (It's not clear if this was an upgrade to the dining hall mentioned initially, or if it was an additional food establishment.) One of these facilities was called "La Salle Hall". Products sold in the dining hall were also offered for purchase at Island Farm. All park buildings by then had electric light and drinking water. A total of 23 cottages were available. Amusements included croquet, tennis, bowling, bathing, boating, and fishing - with accessories and a guide provided. http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/StagPark.html
The island seems to have fallen on harder times after World War I. Although season rates were up to $150, the hotel base rates were $1.00 - $1.50 per day and as low as only $8 per week in 1921. The following year, the park came under new management. Still, business must have declined because cottages and land began to be offered for sale in the area, many at bargain rates. A July 2, 1925 ad states "At Stag Island - 10 Cottages to Rent". Ads on July 12 and July 19 still offered cottages. Although this was for weekends, it shows that accommodations not available in previous years that late after the start of the season, were able to be rented.However, a roller coaster was built there around 1928. http://cec.chebucto.org/ClosPark/StagPark.html
Stag Island is currently an island with cottages that are owned communally by both American and Canadian citizens.