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Wawa Hotel Add languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools Coordinates: 45.224319°N 79.025561°W From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wawa Hotel General information Location Lake of Bays, Ontario Opened August 1908 Destroyed 19 August 1923 Design and construction Architect(s) George Wallace Gouinlock The Wawa Hotel was a large summer resort hotel located at Norway Point on Lake of Bays, in Ontario, Canada. Constructed in 1908, it was entirely destroyed by a fire on August 19, 1923.[1] The name "Wawa" is a native Canadian word for "wild goose".[2] History[edit] A view of Norway Point on Lake of Bays, taken before the 1908 construction of the Wawa Hotel. The settlement in the area was called Gordon's Corners at the time.[1] The land on which the Wawa was later built was originally thickly wooded; First Nations groups knew and likely camped in the area, as evidenced by an arrowhead found on the point itself.[1] In the late 1870s there was already a small community with a church, a schoolhouse and a post office in the area. Around this time, the site of the later Wawa Hotel was cleared and settled by John Wilson Robertson, a coal merchant from Edinburgh, and his family. As other farmers in the region also discovered, the Robertsons found the land to be challenging to work, as the soil consisted primarily of sand with many stones and little humus.[1] By the turn of the 20th century, the main economy of the area had begun to transition from farming to tourism. With steamboats and the Portage Railway of the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Transportation Company connecting Lake of Bays to the Grand Trunk Railway, access from the larger cities of southern Ontario became much easier.[3] As this transition continued, more and more hotels and private cottages continued to spring up. Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson (née Forest) hosted the first guests in her house at the future site of the Wawa around this time, and continued to do so until the land was purchased from her by the Canadian Railway News Company in order to build the Wawa.[1] Description[edit] The Wawa Hotel under Construction, as seen from the cliff behind Norway Point.[1] Built in 1908, the Wawa hotel was a wooden structure consisting of a three-story centre block flanked by a pair of two story wings. The centre block was capped by a five-story tower featuring a powerful electric searchlight (a novelty at the time) and housed the main rotunda and a dining room with capacity for 300 people. The wings had rooms on two floors, with the entire hotel having a total 153 rooms. The accommodations were considered luxurious at the time, with hot and cold running water in every room, electric light throughout the hotel, and many rooms featuring en suite bathrooms. The rooms, the majority of which were 4.3 m x 4.9 m (14 feet x 16 feet), were said to be larger than average for similar summer hotels. Numerous activities were available to the guests, such as sailing, canoeing, swimming, tennis, baseball, football, bowls and quoits.[2] Location[edit] The Wawa Hotel was situated on a piece of property including and extending out to the south of Norway Point, approximately midway between the towns of Baysville and Dorset.[4] The property is flat, with a broad, sandy beach with a western exposure extending along its entire length. A 46 m (150 foot) cliff rises behind the property,[2] upon which foundations for what was likely a water tank can still be found. Access to the Wawa was difficult by modern standards, with a trip from Toronto taking 8.5 hours in 1919. The trip involved taking a train to Huntsville, a steamer to the portage railway between Peninsula Lake and Lake of Bays, and then a second steamer from there to the Wawa dock.[5] For comparison, the same trip today takes approximately 2.5 hours by car. Destruction[edit] On the night of August 19th, 1923, fire broke out in the centre block, originating either in the elevator shaft or the adjacent baggage room.[6] It quickly s **Multiple Choice Questions:** 1. When was the Wawa Hotel destroyed? A) August 1908 B) August 19, 1923 C) August 19, 1919 D) August 19, 1930 **Correct Answer: B) August 19, 1923** **Explanation: The text states, "it was entirely destroyed by a fire on August 19, 1923."** 2. How many rooms did the Wawa Hotel have? A) 100 rooms B) 153 rooms C) 200 rooms D) 50 rooms **Correct Answer: B) 153 rooms** **Explanation: The text mentions, "with the entire hotel having a total 153 rooms."** 3. What was the main economy of the area around Lake of Bays transitioning to by the turn of the 20th century? A) Farming

B) Manufacturing C) Tourism D) Fishing **Correct Answer: C) Tourism** **Explanation: The text states, "the main economy of the area had begun to transition from farming to tourism."** **Fill-in-the-Blank Questions:** 1. The Wawa Hotel was located at Norway Point on __________ of Bays. **Correct Answer: Lake** **Explanation: The text mentions, "The Wawa Hotel was a large summer resort hotel located at Norway Point on Lake of Bays."** 2. The Wawa Hotel was entirely destroyed by a fire on August 19, _______. **Correct Answer: 1923** **Explanation: The text states, "it was entirely destroyed by a fire on August 19, 1923."** 3. The Wawa Hotel was built in _______. **Correct Answer: 1908** **Explanation: The text mentions, "Built in 1908, the Wawa hotel was a wooden structure."** **Works Cited:** 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawa_Hotel 2. https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=18253 3. https://www.muskokaregion.com/community-story/3625734-the-wawa-hotel/ 4. https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wmN0W6_Wawa_Hotel_Lake_of_Bays_Ontario 5. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wawa-hotel

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